Acute post-COVID-19 infection increases the risk of new-onset autoimmune disease

According to a recent study published in Clinical Rheumatology, patients with COVID-19 have a 43% higher chance of developing new autoimmune disorders in the 3 to 15 months after an acute infection.  Dr. Tesch and colleagues used routine patient healthcare information from Germany to conduct a matched cohort research to investigate the risk for new-onset … Read more