For most patients, the loss faded within weeks or months. But for a smaller group, taste never fully returned. Even years after infection, certain flavors remain muted or completely absent.

A new study provides the first direct biological evidence explaining why some people continue to experience taste loss long after recovering from COVID-19.

Your brain has a built-in mechanism designed to prevent you from eating too much of any single food, but modern eating habits have found ways to outsmart this ancient protection system. The result is ...