Kan Sakai • Tadahiro Yonaha • Takashi Shinzato • Takahiro Taira, Published: June 11, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62203 Abstract This case report presents a 77-year-old woman who developed subacute thyroiditis following COVID-19. The patient exhibited atypical symptoms, including fever, […]
Coronavirus Disease Olfactory Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Alex Zxi Jian Ho • Nur Izzati B. Ishak • Eugene Hung Chih Wong, Published: June 06, 2024,DOI: 10.7759/cureus.61855 Abstract Introduction Persistent olfactory dysfunction was seen in many patients upon coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection recovery. […]
COVID-19 Presenting as Encephalitis and Myopericarditis: A Report of a Rare Case
Nikolaos Kakaletsis • Ioannis Alevroudis • Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas •et. al., Published: June 10, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62056 Abstract COVID-19 might present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, from mild respiratory distress to severe multi-organ dysfunction. We present […]
Retrospective Analysis of Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Infection: A Single-Center Study From Kerala
Sheela Mathew • Sreejith Ramaswamy • Shiji P V • Aquil Kalanad • Aaron G. John, Published: June 06, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.61772 , Mathew S, Ramaswamy S, P V S, et al. (June 06, 2024) Retrospective Analysis of Acute Kidney Injury in […]
New Comprehensive Review Examines Potential Harms of COVID-19 Vaccination and Intramuscular Vaccination
News Release | April 16, 2024 WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews evidence for 19 potential harms of the COVID-19 vaccines, and for nine potential […]
Low-Dose Naltrexone Could Treat Long COVID Symptoms
By Stephanie Brown Key Takeaways Naltrexone is a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid addiction. Low-dose naltrexone (LDN), usually at a fraction […]
The underlying cause of Long COVID is still a puzzle
The underlying cause of Long COVID is still a puzzle to researchers. But Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and […]
The Concealing Effect of COVID-19: Unveiling the Surge in Community-Acquired Infections and Its Association With Diabetic Ketosis During the Pandemic
Abstract Background Some studies suggest that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has contributed to diverting attention from other community-acquired infections (CAIs), leading to an increase in their incidence and severity. Our study […]
From Infection to Chronic Illness: Learning From Long COVID
May 17, 2024, American Society for Microbiology Since the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has caused unexplained, chronic, post-infection symptoms in survivors. The phenomenon, known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection or […]
Long-COVID improves in 50% of patients after a year in a Midwestern cohort
Grant Stalker, Rosarie Tudas, et. al., doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.30.24306497 Abstract Background: Many of those infected with COVID-19 experience long-term disability due to persistent symptoms known as Long-COVID, which include ongoing respiratory issues, loss of taste and […]