Dr. William Li, founder of The Angiogenesis Foundation and author of Eat to Beat Disease, co-authored a must-read Opinion piece in The Washington Post, addressing the potential for long-term organ damage from covid-19.

Dr. Li writes:

“New cases of covid-19 are declining across the country, so it’s tempting to wonder whether the worst of the pandemic is behind us.

Not by a long shot. Even as cases decline, it is possible we could soon be grappling with the burden of prolonged or permanent organ damage among the millions of people who have survived covid-19. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the long-term effects of this disease, but they could cripple not just these “survivors” but also our health-care system and our economy, too.”

Read the full article on The Washington Post online.