Can’t Taste Like You Used To? COVID-19 May Be the Reason — Even Years Later

Scientists are finding that COVID-19 didn’t just dull taste — it caused lasting changes in some people, with about 60% of ...
MedPage Today

Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds

Taste dysfunction was gone 1 year after acute COVID-19, but smell loss remained for some people. Olfactory dysfunction was present in 30% of people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and 21% of ...
Gizmodo

Ozempic and Wegovy Might Be Supercharging Your Taste Buds

A small proof-of-concept study has found evidence that semaglutide can improve people's taste sensitivity, particularly to sweetness. Reading time 3 minutes Semaglutide, the active ingredient in ...
Reuters

Bariatric surgery may alter taste buds, aid weight loss

(Reuters Health) – Stomach-shrinking bariatric surgery may also foster changes in a person's taste buds, which could help them lose weight and keep it off, according to a new study. Researchers at ...