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Members of GW s clinic have worked with other clinics around D.C. to gather information and form hypotheses about the patterns of disease that occur as a result of COVID-19.
Two professors of medicine have helped treat about 100 COVID-19 patients at a clinic in the Medical Faculty Associates to help those with symptoms lingering months after their initial infection.
The heads of the COVID-19 Recovery Clinic, which began operations in October, said they’ve found patients with initially mild cases of COVID-19 typically have had the most severe long-term symptoms. Hana Akselrod, the co-director of the clinic and an assistant professor of medicine, said she has seen patients with long-term effects ranging from cardiac damage and pneumonia to lung scarring and cognitive issues.
Patti Ghezzi knows the risks posed by the pandemic. She also knows that her 14-year-old daughter thrives in the company of her friends. So Ghezzi and her family did something many other Americans have attempted: They became part of a “pod,” or “social bubble,” with two other Atlanta families. All agreed to limit their exposure to the outside world, and their girls rotate among three homes to do remote schooling. Ghezzi, who works in nonprofit communication, said the
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