OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Six years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, researchers at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals in Omaha are using specialized machines to better understand the effects of long COVID.
Jake Massey, a physical therapist and researcher at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals in Omaha, said long COVID presents with a range of symptoms, including brain fog, fatigue, and changes in sleep. Researchers at the facility are using multiple machines to study how long COVID is impacting patients.
Data from the CDC in 2024 found that about 1 in 5 Nebraskans have experienced long COVID. The CDC also reports more than 4,500 COVID-19 deaths in Nebraska…