Long COVID

3 articles published between February 9, 2026 and August 27, 2026.

Covered in Women's Health, Science and Tech & Medicine.

WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYS

Long COVID before or during pregnancy was not linked to preterm birth in a US cohort

Among 603 RECOVER participants, 118 were classified as likely having Long COVID. The primary analysis found no association with preterm delivery, and one secondary signal that only appeared in a sensitivity analysis.

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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYS

Longer Paxlovid courses did not beat placebo for long COVID in a 964-person trial

Results posted to ClinicalTrials.gov show 15- and 25-day nirmatrelvir-ritonavir regimens produced no meaningful edge over placebo on cognitive, autonomic, or exercise-intolerance symptoms.

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ANALYSIS

An app that nudged long COVID patients to pace themselves did not reduce crashes

A 250-person randomised trial paired a wearable tracker with just-in-time energy-management messages. Post-exertional malaise fell in both arms, and the difference between them was trivial.

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