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APRIL 9, 2025

Long COVID Disproportionately Affects Women, Study Says


Women are significantly more likely to develop long COVID than men, with middle-aged women being at the highest risk, according to findings from a recently released study.

The study focused on data from the RECOVER (Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery) project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, which is researching the long-term effects of COVID-19. RECOVER consists of a cohort of U.S. adults from 83 sites in 33 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico (JAMA Netw Open