News & Stories for Oregonians
A conversation with OHSU’s Dr. Aluko A. Hope, medical director at OHSU’s Long COVID-19 Program The medical mysteries associated with Long COVID are frustrating for many. For the patients who suffer the effects of Long COVID, as well as their doctors, it has largely been a matter of managing the various symptoms, rather than the […]
Available in Spanish One of the most curious symptoms of COVID-19 is loss of smell. It can occur during the illness and linger for weeks, months or years. It can also crop up after the infection goes away. This makes loss of smell a common symptom of long COVID-19. Long COVID can affect vaccinated or […]
Available in Spanish We know how COVID-19 affects many parts of the body, such as the lungs and heart. But scientists are still trying to understand how COVID-19 affects the brain. COVID-19 can make you feel dizzy, give you a headache or make you less able to focus—all symptoms that involve the brain. But the […]
Desde el comienzo de la pandemia por COVID-19, millones de personas en los Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo han experimentado síntomas continuos o nuevos después de semanas o meses de haber tenido una infección por COVID-19. Aunque aún no se comprende completamente, esta condición se conoce como COVID-19 prolongado. Ahora, tres años después, […]
Available in Spanish Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people across the United States and the world have experienced lingering or new symptoms in the weeks and months after recovering from a COVID-19 infection. Although not fully understood yet, this condition is known as long COVID-19. Now three years in, researchers are […]
Available in Spanish Over the last two and a half years of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical experts have found that the virus can cause damage to many parts of the body. Although most people experience symptoms in their nose, throat and lungs, the virus also can damage other organs, such as the heart. “COVID-19 can […]
Available in Spanish A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows people who survive COVID-19 are significantly more likely to have certain health complications than those who have no evidence of ever having COVID-19. These types of lingering health complications linked to a COVID-19 infection are commonly referred to as […]
Si aún puede contraer COVID-19 después de la vacunación, ¿cuál es el punto de vacunarse? Esta es una pregunta común, y tiene una respuesta simple. Como la mayoría de las medidas preventivas, las vacunas contra el COVID-19 no pueden brindar una protección absoluta. Sin embargo, estas vacunas claramente reducen el riesgo de infectarse y, lo […]
To read this story in Spanish, click here. If you can still get COVID-19 after vaccination, what’s the point of getting vaccinated? This is a common question, and it has a simple answer. Like most preventive measures, the COVID-19 vaccines can’t provide absolute protection. However, these vaccines clearly reduce the risk of getting infected, and […]
Ahora que la mayoría de los requisitos de cubrebocas para interiores y otros requisitos de salud pública se han levantado en Oregon, lidiar con el COVID-19 está cambiando la toma de decisiones a nivel personal y comunitario. Esta noticia ha sido un alivio para muchos, especialmente para aquellos que están vacunados y cuentan con sus […]
