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“The true toll of long COVID may be double that of current estimates and hidden
from current surveillance systems that rely on capturing diagnostic codes,
according to new research led by Mass General Brigham. Investigators used a
novel AI algorithm to comb through medical records of nearly 460,000 patients
with COVID-19 across 58 U.S. hospitals, finding approximately 1-in-6, or
roughly 16%, developed long COVID. These rates, which translate to more than 18
million Americans, are twofold higher than current estimates and reflect the
growing cumulative burden of chronic conditions following COVID-19 infection.
Results are published in
JAMA Network Open.
"Over 10 million people with long COVID would go entirely undetected by the
diagnostic code that health systems and policymakers rely on to track the
disease burden," said study corresponding author Hossein Estiri, PhD, a faculty
member in the Mass General Brigham Department of Medicine. "The figures we
uncovered are almost certainly an undercount."
Current diagnostic coding, including the ICD code U09.9 designated for
post-COVID conditions, captures fewer than 7% of patients with long COVID.”
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Ebola - Hantavirus - Covid: May 28, 2026
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ebola-hantavirus-159447492
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
