— 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...