— Continued efforts to reduce ambient air pollution levels are needed, researchers say by Elizabeth Short Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with an increased risk of long COVID among young adults, according to a Swedish population-based cohort...
Made-in-Israel anti-viral nasal spray found effective against COVID
Enovid, a spray developed in Canada by SaNOtize and manufactured in Israel has been found to reduce viral loads in confirmed COVID-19 cases by 95% in 24 hours and 99% in 72 hours An anti-viral nasal spray called Enovid that was developed in Canada and tested...
The haunting brain science of long Covid
By E. Wesley Ely Matt Fitzgerald used to bike up and down 3,500 feet through the Santa Ana Mountains on three-hour rides just for fun. Now, nine months after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, he can’t muster walking on flat surfaces for...
Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Linked to Lower Long COVID Risk
— Healthy BMI and adequate sleep both independently associated with risk of long COVID by Ingrid Hein A healthy lifestyle before COVID-19 infection was associated with a substantially lower risk of a post-COVID condition (PCC), or long COVID, a prospective cohort...
Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments
The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system By Stephani Sutherland Tara Ghormley has always been an overachiever. She finished at the top of her class in high school, graduated summa cum laude from college and...
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
by Hannah E. Davis, et al. Abstract Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems....
For most mild infections, long Covid symptoms clear after a year, large study finds
By Elizabeth Cooney Since long Covid emerged, how best to define it, predict it, and treat it has been up for debate, but perhaps the most urgent question for patients and providers alike has been how long it lasts. A new study analyzing nearly 2 million patient...
Death certificate records of long Covid are a ‘floor of an estimate,’ experts say
By Elizabeth Cooney Long Covid has begun appearing on death certificates for a small percentage of people who have died during the pandemic, but that tiny fraction of records only hints at the whole story, two experts told STAT, while another has doubts about drawing...
Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients
by Isabella Backman Individuals with long COVID, sometimes referred to as “long-haulers,” experience symptoms that may persist for weeks, months, or even years after their acute viral infection. While symptoms vary widely, a common complaint among patients is “brain...
Paxlovid May Reduce Risk of Long Covid in Eligible Patients, Study Finds
The research looked at patients who qualified for the antiviral through age or health conditions. Those who took it shortly after infection were 26 percent less likely to have symptoms 90 days later. By Pam Belluck People who took the antiviral drug Paxlovid within a...
Long covid: Hair loss and sexual dysfunction are among wider symptoms, study finds
Originally published in The British Medical Journal, July 27, 2022 By Jacqui Wise Electronic health records of 2.4 million people in the UK from January 2020 to April 2021 were analysed for a study published in Nature Medicine.1 The cohort included 486 149...
Twice-daily nasal irrigation reduces COVID-related illness, death, study finds
Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Summary: Starting twice daily flushing of the mucus-lined nasal cavity with a mild saline solution soon after testing positive for COVID-19 can significantly reduce hospitalization and death, researchers report....
One of Long COVID’s Worst Symptoms Is Also Its Most Misunderstood
Brain fog isn’t like a hangover or depression. It’s a disorder of executive function that makes basic cognitive tasks absurdly hard. By Ed Yong On March 25, 2020, Hannah Davis was texting with two friends when she realized that she couldn’t understand one of their...
COVID and the Heart: It Spares No One
Research now tells us that COVID doesn’t discriminate when it comes to heart problems. This and other studies are showing heart problems persisting for up to a year or more with even mild Covid. This demonstrates just how serious Covid infections remain.Michael...
New private venture tackles the riddle of Long Covid—and aims to test treatments quickly
Initiative focuses first on hypothesis that coronavirus lingers in patients BY JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL Grateful to see Long Covid research. I wonder what resources will be devoted to integrative therapies such as those endorsed by the Institute for Functional...