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Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response
Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19.
Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19.
Nature sent a reporter to find out as part of an investigation into dud events.