by University of East Anglia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Smell loss is a prominent symptom of COVID-19, and the pandemic is leaving many people with long-term smell loss. But a new study published today shows that corticosteroids—a class of drug that lowers inflammation in the body—are not recommended to treat smell loss due to COVID-19. Instead, the team...
Author Julie Walsh-Messinger, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Dayton Disclosure statement Julie Walsh-Messinger does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Editor’s note: Julie Walsh-Messinger is a clinical psychologist who studies the...
