Authors: Michael F. Murray MD, Eimear E. Kenny PhD, Marylyn D. RitchiePhD, Daniel J. Rader MD, Allen E. Bale MD, Monica A. Giovanni MS, CGC & Noura S. Abul-Husn MD, PhD Genetics in Medicine volume 22, pages1175–1177 BACKGROUND In the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity to link host genomic factors to the highly variable clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection has been widely recognized.1,2 The overt motivation for […]
Authors: Chris Melore Published APRIL 28, 2021 Study Finds For some COVID-19 patients, getting over their infection is just the beginning of the recovery. Over the last year, COVID “long haulers” have continued experiencing a variety of symptoms months after the virus clears. These include anything from skin problems, to shortness of breath, to losing […]
Authors: Elizabeth Cooney Feb. 8, 2022 STAT How long does long Covid last? And what does it mean to achieve full recovery? If you ask Joni White, she’ll tell you she just wants to feel like herself again — or something close to it. And she’s almost there. Retired from federal law enforcement, White now describes […]
By Jim Hoft Published July 12, 2022 New Zealand medical professionals have penned an open letter to the authorities requesting that an investigation be conducted into the deaths that have occurred since vaccinations for Covid were administered. An unredacted version of the letter from the New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science (NZDSOS) is being prepared […]
The new British research is the first to reveal striking differences in areas of the brain based on scans taken before and after a coronavirus infection. Authors: Benjamin Ryan Posted July 2022, From NBX News During at least the first few months following a coronavirus infection, even mild cases of Covid-19 are associated with subtle tissue damage […]
But scientists warn that the findings do not mean that children should not be vaccinated against COVID-19. Authors: Heidi Ledford July 4, 2022 NATURE Children and adolescents who had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 mounted a long-lasting immune response to infection with the Delta variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a large study of Israeli […]
Authors: Julian Conradson Published July 2, 2022 A peer-reviewed study from researchers in France has concluded that both the experimental Pfizer and Moderna vaccines significantly increase the risk of myocarditis compared to the unvaccinated. While both mRNA therapies were found to be linked to the life-threatening heart condition, the Moderna jabs results were particularly shocking, especially among young adults, as […]
Duke doctors share insights on the illness during a media briefing Authors: STEVE HARTSOE MARCH 9, 2022 IN RESEARCH, MEDICINE Thousands of COVID-19 survivors continue to grapple with symptoms many months after they were first infected. Brain fog, fatigue, even sexual dysfunction are among the symptoms people endure weeks and months after their acute COVID symptoms fade. On […]
Authors: Chansavath Phetsouphanh, David R. Darley, Daniel B. Wilson, Annett Howe, C. Mee Ling Munier, Sheila K. Patel, Jennifer A. Juno, Louise M. Burrell, Stephen J. Kent, Gregory J. Dore, Anthony D. Kelleher & Gail V. Matthews Nature Immunology volume 23, pages210–216 (2022) June 30, 2022 Nature Immunology volume 23, pages210–216 (2022) Abstract A proportion of patients surviving acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection develop post-acute COVID syndrome (long COVID (LC)) lasting longer […]
Authors: William A. Haseltine January 2922 Posted July 2022 Forbes For many Covid-19 patients, the end of the acute stage of infection is only the beginning of another difficult experience: Long Covid. Defined by the persistence of physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms over a period of 12 weeks or longer, the exact causes of long Covid […]
