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  "id": 427718,
  "title": "Long COVID Linked to Lasting Damage in The Brain's Dopamine System",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/long-covid-linked-to-lasting-damage-in-the-brains-dopamine-system",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-10T01:23:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceAlert",
    "slug": "sciencealert",
    "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/long-covid-linked-to-lasting-damage-in-the-brains-dopamine-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The virus can cause serious damage. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}