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Experts have been tracking the long-term health outcomes of Australians recovering from severe COVID-19 disease, and early results show roughly two in three people have ongoing issues.
Key points:
Researchers are trying to figure out if the long-term impacts of severe COVID-19 disease are different to other illnesses
Long stays in hospital with other critical illnesses can have long-lasting consequences
It’s not known if, or when, people will recover completely from infection
The study is being conducted across 30 different hospitals in Australia and is a collaboration between researchers, physiotherapists, doctors, and nursing staff who work in intensive care units (ICUs).
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Prestigious US scholarship for Burnet researcher
A Burnet public health researcher has been awarded a prestigious scholarship, which will allow him to pursue further study and hepatitis C research in the United States.
Burnet Viral Hepatitis Group Research Assistant, Dr Ned Latham, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, which he will use to undertake a Master of Public Health at Columbia University in New York City.
Dr Latham said he was thrilled at the prospect of being able to study in the United States and further his interest in addressing hepatitis C and other infectious diseases in Australia and abroad.