People with a history of hospitalization, diabetes, and higher body mass index were most likely to develop long COVID. (Photo: Shutterstock.com)

While debate continues about what, exactly, "long COVID" means, new research from the University of California, Los Angeles, suggests that about one-third of all people treated for coronavirus develop what is now known as Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (or PASC).

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