Long Covid: An Anthropological Perspective

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About Emily Mendenhall

Emily Mendenhall is a medical anthropologist, Guggenheim Fellow, and professor at Georgetown University. She is the author of "Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long Covid" (2025).

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