Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients

Recent research found that one in eight people who have been infected with COVID-19 will have at least one symptom of long COVID. TCM restores body functions and reduces the symptoms of long COVID by regulating qi, blood, yin, and yang. Shutterstock

Memory and concentration problems haunt 7 in 10 patients with long COVID, a pair of new studies indicate.

The findings suggest that COVID-19 has a notable impact on brain health, even if the precise underlying mechanisms remain unclear, British researchers said.

“We set out to explore whether some of the long-lasting issues in COVID — things like inflammation and abnormal blood clotting—had an impact on people’s ability to remember and make decisions,” explained senior study author Lucy Cheke.