{
  "id": 15605763,
  "title": "Scientists discover why some people still can’t taste food after COVID-19",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/scientists-discover-why-some-people-still-cant-taste-food-after-covid",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T12:03:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261018205033.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have uncovered a possible explanation for why some people struggle to taste food more than a year after recovering from COVID-19. By examining taste buds from patients with lingering symptoms, researchers discovered molecular abnormalities that weaken the signals responsible for detecting sweet, bitter, and savory flavors.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}