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'We know this is real': New clinics aid virus 'long-haulers' - The Associated Press

'We know this is real': New clinics aid virus 'long-haulers' - The Associated Press

'We know this is real': New clinics aid virus 'long-haulers' - The Associated Press
Jan 19, 2021 1 min, 16 secs

The 54-year-old New York City school secretary didn’t have any underlying health problems when she caught the coronavirus in March, and she recovered at her Queens home.

After eights months of suffering, she made her way to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center — to a clinic specifically for post-COVID-19 care.

She did not feel helped by visits to other doctors.

It’s not clear how prevalent long-term COVID problems are or why some patients keep suffering while others do not.

A highlight has been helping many of them get off it through treatment that can include respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, mental health check-ins and more, Seashore said.

Rather than focusing specifically on patients who still feel sick, St.

John’s aims to schedule a physical exam, a behavioral health visit and monthly follow-ups with everyone who tests positive at one of its clinics, CEO Jim Mangia said.

John’s has helped, she said, by diagnosing and treating a bacterial infection in her digestive system.

“We wanted to create a place that patients could get answers or feel heard,” even if there are still unanswered questions, said Dr.

At the Jamaica Hospital program, patients get mental health assessments, a lung specialist’s attention and physical exams that delve deeper than most into their lifestyles, personal circumstances and sources of stress.

The long-haulers get exercise and diet plans and group or individual mental health sessions.

“We’re not just saying, ‘It’s all in your head, and we’re going to throw herbs and spices at you,’” Roth said.

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