Cutbacks Force Long-COVID Clinic Closures: What Now?

Since 2021, the UNC COVID Recovery Clinic served thousands of patients struggling with post-COVID symptoms. But the loss of multiple funding sources forced it to shutter its doors for good over the summer of 2025. This closure underscores the precarious outlook facing other COVID rehabilitation facilities across the US and elsewhere. Directors of other clinics say they may be next, with federal officials drastically cutting funding for health programs. Many clinics are still experiencing waitlists and backlogs, doctors say, even as burned-out staff grapple with worries over the future of its operations.

COVID-19, Coronavirus, Health, Long COVID, MedscapeS HoOctober 2, 2025Long COVID Clinics, Post-COVID Conditions, Health Care, Public Health, Health Funding CutsComment

For Some MDs, Long COVID Burnout Is a New Reality

Dhaval Desai is one of thousands of physicians across the United States who have experienced burnout and depression, exacerbated by the pandemic. After 4 years, the impact is still being felt. I spoke with Desai about his experiences, a journey he documented in his book, Burning Out on the Covid Front Lines. Read the full story here.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health, Long COVID, Medscape, Society, U.S.S HoApril 6, 2024Dhaval Desai, Physician Burnout, Depression, Anxiety, Pandemic, Pandemic Burnout, Long COVID ClinicsComment