Three years on, we still don't know what causes it or how to treat it. Professor Katherine Haymans is an astrophysicist and the astronomer Royal for Scotland. She has long COVID - a condition that affects people who have previously been able-bodied but not fully functional. In the absence of treatments, how are patients managing their condition?
In this episode from March 2023, Ian Sample hears from Scotland’s Astronomer Royal, Prof Catherine Heymans, about her experience of long Covid and how it has affected her life. He also speaks to Prof Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, about the scientific understanding of the condition, and whether we’re any closer to a treatment. Help support our independent journalism at
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