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Photo of Drs Baratta and King in front of UNC HospitalUnder the leadership of PM&R department chair Joshua Alexander, MD, and assistant professor JM Baratta, MD, UNC PM&R has led the way for the creation of the UNC COVID-19 Recovery Clinic, a new and collaborative approach to serve the growing number of patients facing multiple health issues following their COVID-19 Infection.

The clinic is co-directed by UNC PM&R Assistant Professor, John M. Baratta, MD, and Louise King, MD, Assistant Professor, with the Department of Internal Medicine.


Read news coverage about the clinic here:

New Data: Long COVID Cases Surge

Long COVID: The Latest on Treatment and Recovery

Recovering from long Covid could be a long journey

With relaxed pandemic attitudes, experts at UNC Health worry about long COVID

Could an antiviral pill treat long COVID? UNC wants your help with a clinical trial

16% of all North Carolinians have long COVID. Here’s an updated guide to the condition.

Charlotte-area mom says long COVID cost her the life she once had: ‘It has changed everything’

Amid the trials of long COVID, glimmers of hope at UNC clinic

Paula Poundstone’s podcast Ep 212: So Long, Long Covid!

7 Reasons You’re Always Tired

Those with long COVID need more treatment and support

Local News ‘Like you are carrying around extra weight on your body’: UNC treats 1,000th COVID long hauler

‘It is a developing crisis’: Doctors see increase in long-haul COVID-19 cases

How long-haul COVID continues to impact some North Carolinians: ‘It has been very perplexing’

News & Observer March 30, 2022 COVID Series

UNC clinic offers hope and support for those battling long COVID’s mysterious symptoms

https://www.newsobserver.com/article259053988.html

‘As far as I’m concerned, I still have it,’ says long-haul COVID patient

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article259775040.html

Long COVID patients work to regain control of their breathing — and their lives

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article259375699.html

‘I remain faithful’: Therapists and patients learn that recovery can’t be rushed

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article259333554.html

‘My mind just goes blank’: When ‘brain fog’ comes, patients find that therapy helps

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article259174098.html

Battling brain fog at UNC’s COVID recovery clinic

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article259777550.html

Battling brain fog at UNC’s COVID recovery clinic

NC COVID long-haulers hopeful as access to medical treatment increases

‘Good, not great’: Some long Covid patients see their symptoms improve, but full recovery is elusive

Q&A: Long COVID Symptoms, Management, and Where We’re Headed

Talking to long-haul COVID: How an NC doc and patient fight the mysterious syndrome

Charlotte author’s journey with ‘long COVID’ symptoms discussed in latest Instagram post

Brain Fog Caused by Long COVID and Chemo Appear Similar

In ‘chemo brain,’ researchers see clues to unravel long Covid’s brain fog

NC man still battles COVID symptoms 16 months later; will omicron create as many ‘long COVID’ cases?

10 to 30% of COVID-19 patients experience lingering symptoms

Seizures, extreme fatigue: Children struggle with COVID-19 long-haul symptoms

She’s 8 and living with long haul COVID. ‘I can’t just be a kid.’

12-year-old getting treatment at UNC has been dealing with COVID effects for more than a year

‘Long haul’ COVID-19 may qualify as disability

At UNC’s COVID-19 recovery clinic, a 12-year-old girl is still battling symptoms a year later

‘This is life-changing’: Month after hospitalization, Moore Co. man struggles with long-haul COVID

Nearly 10 months later, Johnston County woman still dealing with COVID-19 symptom

The Long Haul: 10 Months After COVID, Symptoms Linger for Mom of 2

When COVID Doesn’t Go Away

As Vaccines Do Their Work, Focus Moves to Long Covid

Bloomberg News: Long Covid Exposes U.S. Health-Care Gaps as U.K. Sprints Ahead

North Carolina Academy of Family Medicine Podcast

Scientific American: New Long-Haul COVID Clinics Treat Mysterious and Ongoing Symptoms

PM&R Bringing Collaborative Care To COVID-19 Recovery Clinic

Hearts, brains, energy sapped: Long-COVID sufferers beg for answers

Dr Baratta presented “Post-Acute Sequela of COVID-19 Infection” for the North Carolina-Moldova Nursing Collaborative Webinar

I figured you were OK”: Black patients’ COVID symptoms more often dismissed, downplayed

For us COVID long-haulers, disease hardships could last years

‘It’s like I’m falling into dementia’: COVID effects linger for some NC long-haulers

CBS 17

Chapelboro.com

dailytarheel.com/article/2021/03/university-post-covid-syndrome-clinic

thewell.unc.edu/2021/03/24/in-it-for-the-long-haul

8 months since testing positive, COVID-19 ‘long-hauler’ describes the daily struggle

UNC Health clinic treats COVID-19 long haulers

In It for the Long Haul