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...
By Damian McNamara, MA A disturbing finding that repeated Covid infections are linked to long Covid. One real limitation of the study is that the definition of long Covid is too brief to be optimal.Also, this is a sample of veterans who may be less healthy than...
By Brendan M. Price ~ Originally posted to FederalReserve.gov on August 5, 2022 in FEDS Notes Introduction Long COVID encompasses a suite of long-term symptoms that commonly include fatigue, shortness of breath, and so-called brain fog, along with many others....
The condition may be common, but issues like fever, shortness of breath, and fatigue can also be signs of other illnesses. By GRACE HUCKINS This points to the infinite complexity of what is Long Covid, what is a pre existing condition exacerbated or triggered by...
— Action plan has merit, but condition needs its own Operation Warp Speed, advocates say by Shannon Firth More than 2 years after patients started reporting long-lasting symptoms after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, the U.S. announced its national long COVID plan....
By Elizabeth Cooney Among the many worrying consequences of Covid-19, neuropsychiatric conditions rank high. A year ago researchers from Oxford University reported that 1 in 3 patients experienced mood disorders, strokes, or dementia six months after Covid...
Study implicates lack of key hormone, battle-weary immune cells, and reawakened viruses BY JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL An ambitious study of people with Long Covid, the mysterious, disabling symptoms that can trail a SARS-CoV-2 infection, has turned up a host of...
Some studies suggest long Covid could affect as much as 30 percent of people who are infected. By DANIEL PAYNE Thousands of long Covid patients across the globe are urging their governments to provide more help for the growing number of people facing lingering...
— AAPM&R calls for greater awareness of post-COVID cardiovascular complications among clinicians by Michael DePeau-Wilson Risks for cardiovascular complications, including pulmonary embolism, arterial and venous thromboses, myocardial infarction, and stroke, are...
Researchers still don’t know precisely how many get long Covid, what causes it or how best to treat it By Eric Berger Many long haulers report fatigue, brain fog, and a range of other symptoms for months after their infection. Photograph: VioletaStoimenova/Getty...
In a new study of long COVID published March 13, 2022, in the Annals of Neurology, UC San Francisco researchers identified biomarkers present at elevated levels that may persist for many months in the blood of study participants who had long COVID with...
Researchers identified lasting health problems in many different organ systems, including the heart, lungs and kidneys. By Pam Belluck One in five adult Covid survivors under the age of 65 in the United States has experienced at least one health condition that could...
There is no universal definition of the complex condition, but clues about causes and potential treatments are beginning to emerge. By Knvul Sheikh and Pam Belluck Among the many confounding aspects of the coronavirus is the spectrum of possible symptoms, as well...