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...
By Pam Belluck More than three-quarters of Americans diagnosed with long Covid were not sick enough to be hospitalized for their initial infection, a new analysis of tens of thousands of private insurance claims reported on Wednesday. The researchers...
By Qin Liu, et al. originally published January 26, 2022 in BMJ Gut. Abstract Background Long-term complications after COVID-19 are common, but the potential cause for persistent symptoms after viral clearance remains unclear. Objective To investigate...
by Robert Thomas et al. Originally published March 16, 2022 Download PDF Browse Figures Citation Export Abstract Gut microflora dysbiosis affects the majority of individuals after COVID-19, contributing to both gastro-intestinal (GI) and non-GI symptoms. Natural...
Some research has shown that lingering Covid symptoms are more prevalent in people in their 30s and 40s — when workers are often in the prime of their careers. How will companies support employees with debilitating symptoms that can linger for months or even years...
BY JOSEPH CHOI Public health experts are divided over how many people are getting long COVID-19, a potentially debilitating condition that comes after a patient has recovered from the coronavirus. Ill effects from the condition can include fatigue, pain, neurological...