New health concerns emerge post-pandemic

As the spread of COVID-19 slows in Iowa, health professionals are voicing concerns about post-pandemic health issues.

The main concerns in the state are still related to the pandemic, both physically — with post-COVID syndrome and inflammation issues — and mentally.

With hospitals, medical centers, and health clinics returning to full volumes, they are still receiving COVID positive patients. They are also seeing more patients with “Long COVID” or post-COVID syndrome, said Dr. Nicole Gilg Gachiani, the chief physician quality officer at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines.

“We continue to diagnose patients with COVID, but now we see more patients with post-COVID syndrome, which is tricky because the symptoms can be quite vague,” she said. “It’s difficult to tell if it’s actually related to a previous COVID infection.”

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