COVID-19 not linked to increased long-term risk for CVD or diabetes

People infected with COVID-19 do not have increased long-term risks for developing cardiovascular disease or diabetes, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine.

In findings from a population-based cohort study conducted in the U.K., the increased risk for CVD in people who contract COVID-19 begins to decline 5 weeks after infection, whereas the risk for diabetes remains elevated up to 23 weeks after infection before dropping back to preinfection levels. Read more in Healio.