{"id":19947,"date":"2024-05-29T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19947"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:20:00","slug":"gphc-urges-lifestyle-changes-to-combat-long-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gphc-urges-lifestyle-changes-to-combat-long-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"GPHC Urges Lifestyle Changes to Combat Long COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The long-term effects of COVID-19 continue to affect the population, with symptoms such as shortness of breath, severe headaches, and breathing problems persisting in many individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Dr. Mahendra Carpen, Head of Medical Services and Cardiology at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), is advocating for improved lifestyle changes to address these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Carpen explained that COVID-19 has impacted nearly all organs in the body, resulting in several post-COVID complications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there is no definitive diagnosis for long COVID yet, Dr. Carpen has provided advice for those experiencing lingering symptoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasizes the importance of training the brain to cope with these symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Dr. Carpen advises individuals, particularly those with chronic diseases, to adopt healthier diets and engage in regular exercise to manage their conditions better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research indicates that approximately 10 to 20 percent of people who contracted COVID-19 will experience persistent symptoms for months after the initial illness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To improve the detection and treatment of long COVID, about 400 local physicians are being trained by experts from Mount Sinai Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick The long-term effects of COVID-19 continue to affect the population, with symptoms such as shortness of breath, severe headaches, and breathing problems persisting in many individuals. In&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19949,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19947\/revisions\/19949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}