John Murphy, CEO, The COVID-19 Long haul Foundation An evidence-based examination of what scientists now know about the biology of post-COVID illness—and why the search for a single cause may […]
Long COVID Is Real. The Mystery Is Why It Takes So Many Forms
Six years after the pandemic began, researchers are no longer asking whether patients are sick. They are trying to understand why the virus seems to leave behind such radically different […]
Long COVID Is Real. The Mystery Is Why It Takes So Many Forms?
Six years after SARS-CoV-2 emerged, researchers are no longer asking whether patients are sick. They are trying to understand why the same infection can leave one person with debilitating fatigue, […]
Autoimmunity and Long COVID
Abstract Background. Long COVID, also termed post-COVID-19 condition or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is a heterogeneous multisystem disorder that may follow mild or severe acute infection. Increasing evidence […]
COVID may reactivate dormant viruses hidden in the bodies of otherwise healthy people
McKenzie Beard A new study suggests that COVID-19 can flip the switch on long-dormant viruses quietly hiding inside the bodies of people who were otherwise healthy before they fell ill. Researchers at […]
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 Reservoirs and the Pathobiology of Long COVID
Etiology, Tissue Persistence, Genomics, Clinical Manifestations, Biomarkers, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies John Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Background More than four years after the emergence of […]
Long COVID Following Mild or Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection
John Murphy, CEO The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), commonly termed long COVID, is increasingly recognized as a heterogeneous, multisystem disorder that may occur after […]
Living With Long COVID: Ten Stories of an Ongoing Illness That Reshaped Lives, Work, and Medicine
Introduction: The Illness That Didn’t End For millions of Americans, COVID-19 ended with a negative test and a return to normal life. But for others, the infection marked the beginning […]
Long COVID Far More Common Than Records Show, and It’s Getting Worse
By StudyFinds Analysis Research led by Hossein Estiri (Massachusetts General Hospital) Estimated 15 Million Americans — Twice As Many As Thought — Still Battling Effects From Coronavirus Years After Diagnosis In […]
Recognition of Long COVID as a Heterogeneous Post-Infectious Syndrome
Toward a Multisystem Endotype Framework for Post–Acute SARS-CoV-2 Disease John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H. President Covid-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID (post–acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, PASC) has emerged as […]