Studies: Covid-19 Lung Disease Causes & Risks

American Thoracic Society (February 24, 2023): A new American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine study suggests that COVID-19 lung disease leads to overproduction of mucus in the distal parts of the lungs.

The study investigated airway mucus and mucins in COVID-19 autopsy lungs and showed that both were elevated due to infection, especially during subacute and chronic stages of the disease.

Read more here: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.11…

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