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.

COVID is known to cause changes in taste, and they can linger even after other symptoms have resolved.

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

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you've ever lost your taste or smell, whether due to COVID or not, some Philadelphia researchers want to hear from you. Monell Chemical Senses Center is conducting the ...

Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 infection.

I am a 49-year-old woman who recently had COVID. When I was sick with it, I lost my sense of taste and smell. I no longer ...