The COVID-19 Long Haul Foundation

Treatment, Referral & Educational Support for COVID-19 Illnesses & Vaccine Injury

Chalder Fatigue Scale / Chronic Fatigue / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Cytokine Storm / Fatigue / Fatigue / IFN-γ / Malaise-Fatigue / Mitochondrial depletion / Mitochondrial dysfunction / Mitochondrial Effects / Oxydative stress Posted on:

Energy depletion in long-COVID: etiology, physiology, pathology, and clinical findings of exhaustion

John Murphy, M.D., MPH, DPH, President COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Persistent, debilitating fatigue and exertional intolerance are among the most frequent and disabling features of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection […]

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Autonomic nervous system disruption / Chronic Fatigue / Fatigue / Immune dysregulation / Long-haul Disease / Malaise-Fatigue / ME/CFS / Microvascular damage / Mitochondrial dysfunction / Viral persistence Posted on:

The Lingering Pandemic: Mapping the Arc of Long COVID and the Search for Recovery

By John Murphy, The COVID 19 Long-haul Foundation Introduction: A Pandemic That Didn’t End When the world first confronted SARS-CoV-2 in early 2020, the prevailing narrative was one of acute […]

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Circadian Rhythm / Cortisol / Glymphatic system / Melatonin / Mitochondrial dysfunction / Narcolepsy / Sleep & Dreams / Sleep Deprivation / Sleep Disturbance Posted on:

🧠 Long COVID and Sleep Disorders: Mechanisms, Brain Centers, and Therapeutic Advances (2025 Review)

Sleep disturbances have emerged as one of the most persistent and disruptive symptoms of Long COVID, affecting up to 40–76% of patients months after infection2. This article synthesizes 2025 peer-reviewed […]

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Acute tubular injury (ATI) / Mitochondria / Mitochondrial dysfunction / Mitochondrial Effects / Renal tubular cells / Spike Protein Posted on:

🧪 COVID Spike Protein and Kidney Damage: Stage 3B Illness, Fluid Retention, and Electrolyte Recovery

As research into Long COVID and post-vaccination syndromes deepens, 2025 peer-reviewed studies have identified a troubling link between spike protein persistence and kidney damage, particularly in patients progressing to Stage […]

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