Eyal Shahar, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9066 Abstract Introduction: Two strong biases, immortal time and healthy vaccinee, have not received the attention they deserve in observational studies of Covid vaccines. The former arises from […]
COVID-19 Infection Induces Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury
Mohamad Rababah • Amer Rababah • Baha Alsmadi, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.91153 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 mainly affects the respiratory tract, and it can also lead […]
COVID linked to heart problem in women, study reveals
By Maddison Brennan-Mills, News.com.au COVID-19 could leave behind a hidden problem that lingers in women’s bodies for years, a new study has found. The research revealed the virus can prematurely age women’s blood […]
Long COVID and brain inflammation: unravelling mechanisms and potential therapies
Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari1,2*†Jacob Raber3*†Karem H. Alzoubi1,2 Patients with Long COVID often experience persistent brain-related symptoms, including brain fog, mood changes, and dizziness (1–3), likely driven by neuroinflammation even after the […]
Why NIH is pivoting from MRNA vaccines
BY JAY BHATTACHARYA The writer is director of the National Institutes of Health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to wind down its MRNA vaccine development activities […]
Long COVID Sleep Disturbances: Phenotypes and Risk Factors from a Safety-Net Hospital
Angela Sohng , Ariana Rauch , Neoreet Braha , et. al., Sleep, Volume 48, Issue Supplement_1, May 2025, Page A605, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaf090.1407 Abstract Introduction Millions globally suffer from long-term functional and cognitive impairment from post-acute-SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or […]
Mitigating fatigue in long COVID patients: a clinical observation
Yu-Jin Choi, Jin-Seok Lee, Jin-Yong Joung, BMC Infectious Diseases volume 25, Article number: 611 (2025) Cite this article Abstract Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of a secondary public health crisis known as Long COVID. It […]
How Covid lies radicalized so many of us
A reader – a physician, a mother of two – emailed with her story. It’s short and sharp and I had to share it, I suspect it will resonate with […]
Long covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help.
By Richard Sima The Washington Post Five years since the pandemic began, millions of people are still grappling with long COVID, even as new patients are joining their ranks. “Considering […]
Five Years Post-Pandemic: Here’s What We’ve Learned About Long COVID
The year 2025 marks five years since the COVID-19 pandemic went global. Among the many who contracted COVID-19 and recovered from the acute infection, some feel as though the disease […]