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...
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...