PennCIL Lab PhD candidates Bingyu Zhang and Yiwen Lu were recently interviewed by The Daily Pennsylvanian about a RECOVER EHR study published in Journal of Infection linking body mass index to Long COVID symptoms in youth. This research highlights that higher BMI increases certain gastrointestinal and cardiovascular risks, underscoring the value of careful follow up when new or persistent symptoms appear..
Read more about the interview:
https://www.thedp.com/article/2026/02/penn-medicine-long-covid-body-mass-index-impacts-research.