Associate Professor of Medicine at @IUMedSchool. COVID-19, patient experiences, computational data analytics, health communication. Opinions my own.
Sep 26, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1. Many people suffering from long-term #COVID19 symptoms are being told - it's just anxiety, it's acid reflux, there's nothing wrong with you - even as research shows COVID-19 damages the heart, brain, & vascular system. Why is this happening?
2. This is the first time this virus has invaided the human body. We are just learning how it spreads, how it attacks the body, and the damage it does to our health. COVID-19 patients are first-hand experts in this new disease. So why do they encounter so much disbelief?