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Some kids, teens have long-term lung damage after COVID-19

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals lung damage in nonhospitalized children and teens who either had COVID-19 up to a year earlier or have long-COVID symptoms, according to a single-center clinical trial published this week in Radiology. Researchers in Germany evaluated changes in lung structure and function in 54 pediatric COVID-19 survivors and nine healthy controls aged 5 to 17 years using low-field MRI, which doesn’t require children to hold their breath during imaging. Participants also contributed blood samples. The study was conducted from August to December 2021. Related study in Radiology

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