Chronic Illness

It is time for medical researchers to investigate these long-contested illnesses with the full force of science’s power and for medical educators to train doctors in how to effectively care for chronically ill patients - Meghan O’Rourke

Chronic Illness

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 COVID Long Haulers Are Calling Attention to Chronic Illnesses

It is time for medical researchers to investigate these long-contested illnesses with the full force of science’s power and for medical educators to train doctors in how to effectively care for chronically ill patients. If they do not, they will be failing not only this generation of patients but many millions more to come.

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