Early anecdotes about Paxlovid’s effects on long COVID are intriguing, but no one’s testing them in clinical trials yet. By Katherine J. Wu In the two years since she caught the coronavirus, 38-year-old Jessica McGovern has cycled through “well over 100 drugs,...
By James Gallagher Image caption,Neil Robinson has had long Covid for two years The initial emergency of Covid may feel like it's over, but thousands of people are still suffering from ongoing symptoms known as long Covid. So are we any closer to understanding the...
By Stephen Ditmore Acute COVID-19 Clinical Trials There are four clinical trials of Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) as an acute COVID-19 therapeutic in the United States, two of which are currently recruiting. Statera BioPharma (formerly Cytocom), which calls its...
After the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the USC-affiliated Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) an $8.3 million grant in January, a team of experts is preparing to kick off a study to assess the long-term effects of COVID-19 (long COVID) in...
— Cognitive tests show "notable reduction" in memory ability by Judy George Seven in 10 people, most of whom said they had long COVID, experienced concentration and memory problems months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and many performed worse than their peers on...
by Laura Pole, RN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner Just in my little circle of friends, several of whom got COVID in the last 3 months, are now having very troubling symptoms, some of which are impacting their ability to work and basically function well. Take my friend,...
— Both groups face scrutiny over long COVID recommendations by Jennifer Henderson IncellDx, a company that's marketing a diagnostic and treatment plan for long COVID, says it's not at all associated with the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) after...
Individuals, providers urge New York to take nation-leading role in fight against long COVID By Bethany Bump It was Halloween 2020 when the first member of the Hogan family got sick. First came excruciating headaches for Rebekah Hogan, a nurse at St. Peter’s...
By Josh Keller BRAINInflammation and low oxygen levels may cause cognitive problems.LUNGSEarly evidence of oxygen limitations.CIRCULATORY SYSTEMVascular damage and blood clots may trigger fatigue.IMMUNE SYSTEMAutoantibodies or viral remnants may set off a chain...
— FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says by Jennifer Henderson As patients with long COVID scour the internet desperate for relief, physicians are concerned they may stumble upon an unproven treatment plan touted by a...
UK health agency notes research that also suggests jabs can improve long Covid symptoms among unvaccinated By Linda Geddes Covid vaccination reduces the risk of developing long Covid, while current sufferers may experience an improvement in symptoms after getting...
And experts have some theories as to why. By Melinda Wenner Moyer When Natalie Hollabaugh tested positive for Covid-19 in March 2020, her recovery felt extremely slow. Eighteen months later, she was still suffering from a litany of symptoms, including fatigue,...
Omicron is popularly reported as ‘mild’, but the possibility of long-term symptoms has not been fully explored. Dr. Bruce Y. Lee, a professor of health policy and management at the City University of New York School of Public...
Massive study shows a long-term, substantial rise in risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. By Saima May Sidik with Commentary from Michael Lerner We read in the media that we're moving past Covid. The word is...
I am an English medical doctor and professor of epidemiology. I became known in media across the world as one of the first people who told their stories of long covid. I went on a roller coaster of symptoms and uncertainty for several months until I learnt some...