Research Flaws Suggest Overstated Long COVID Risk
Overly broad definitions and lack of comparator groups have distorted risk, say researchers
Leading to increased public anxiety and healthcare spend; misdiagnoses; diversion of funds
Major flaws in the current body of published research on ‘long COVID’ have likely greatly exaggerated the true risks of developing the condition, suggests an analysis published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
Overly broad definitions, a lack of appropriate, or any, comparison groups, among other things, in studies looking at the incidence, prevalence, and control of the condition-epidemiology-have distorted the risks, say the researchers. … [read more]
