UCSF Medical Grand Rounds talks treatments and lingering symptoms

Michael Peluso, a clinical fellow at UCSF who is working on the Long-Term Impact of Infection with Novel Coronavirus (LIINC) study, outlined several key questions the UCSF study is hoping to answer, including the prevalence of biomedical and psychosocial conditions from COVID-19 and if reinfection is possible. The study includes COVID-19 patients from diverse backgrounds, who are asked to answer detailed medical questionnaires and allow a variety of biospecimens to be collected at regular visits in the weeks and months following their recovery. Peluso noted that the study has found “a small but significant proportion of people who have persistent or recurrent symptoms” similar to Morrison’s…