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Share on Twitter Several health experts are warning the long-term impacts of COVID-19 could further burden the country s health system, and leave many Australians with possibly debilitating side effects. As parts of the world continue to grapple with outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant, harder-hit countries such as the UK and the US are responding to the long-term effects of the virus as more evidence emerges. In February last year, the World Health Organization said that people with mild cases of COVID-19 should usually recover within two weeks. But a WHO brief published one year later said some ten per cent of people still experience persistent ill health 12 weeks after having their initial infection, in what is being referred to as long COVID or post-COVID conditions. ....
Innovating for the invisible ailment: the ASX-listers combatting chronic pain ASX-listed businesses are answering the call for innovation in the chronic pain space, creating new treatments for a condition that impacts more than three million Australians. Millions of people rely on opioids to manage their chronic pain. Imagine living with a persistent, debilitating discomfort for weeks, months, or even years on end. An ailment that impacted your work and livelihood. Unfortunately, this scenario is far from a stretch of the imagination for more than three million Australians who live with some form of chronic pain. Doctors have investigated chronic pain for years, but the recent emergence of long COVID where those infected with COVID-19 experience symptoms long after their diagnosis has brought further attention to this space. ....