Five bold predictions for Long Covid in 2024 (25 January 2024)

Summary

With a number of large-scale clinical trials underway and researchers on the hunt for new therapies, Long Covid scientists are hopeful that this is the year patients will finally see improvements in treating their symptoms. This article in Medscape makes five research-based predictions that could happen in 2024. They provide promising signs of progress in treating a debilitating and frustrating disease. The predictions are:

1. We'll gain a better understanding of each Long Covid phenotype
2. Monoclonal antibodies may change the game
3. Paxlovid could prove effective for Long Covid
4. Anti-inflammatories like metformin could prove useful
5. Serotonin levels may be keys to unlocking Long Covid