Rutgers University Summary: Scientists are uncovering a new possibility behind long COVID’s stubborn symptoms: hidden infections that awaken or emerge alongside SARS-CoV-2. Evidence is mounting that viruses like Epstein-Barr and […]
Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation in COVID-19 Long-Haul Syndrome: Etiology, Immune Dysfunction, and Genomic Vulnerability
John Murphy, CEO, COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation I. Abstract The persistence of symptoms following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection—commonly referred to as long COVID—has emerged as a global health crisis. Among the most […]
🧠 Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation
John Murphy, CEO The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation 📄 Abstract Background: Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), commonly referred to as long COVID, is characterized by persistent symptoms beyond 12 weeks […]
Long COVID 2025: Symptoms, diagnosis, post-COVID treatments and the latest long COVID research
Welcome to the AMA Update video and podcast. Today, we’re talking about the latest on long COVID with Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, the Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University in […]
Long COVID 2025: Symptoms, diagnosis, post-COVID treatments and the latest long COVID research
What is long COVID? What are the signs of long COVID? Does getting COVID multiple times increase long COVID risk? What long COVID treatments are available? Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling […]
New Evidence Supports Autoimmunity as One of Long COVID’s Underlying Drivers
by Isabella Backman New research offers evidence that autoimmunity—in which the body’s immune system targets its own tissues—is a driver in some cases of Long COVID. Why COVID-19 sometimes leads […]
Long Covid: Hormone Imbalances and/or Rather Complex Immune Dysregulations?
Christian A Koch, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024, bvae043, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvae043 Approximately 5% of all individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) do […]
Clinical Significance of CBC and WBC Morphology in the Diagnosis and Clinical Course of COVID-19 Infection
Olga Pozdnyakova, MD, PhD, Nathan T Connell, MD, MPH, Elisabeth M Battinelli, MD, PhD, Jean M Connors, MD, Geoffrey Fell, MS, Annette S Kim, MD, PhD, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 155, Issue 3, […]
Long Covid Defined
Authors: E. Wesley Ely, M.D., M.P.H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3957-2172, Lisa M. Brown, M.P.H., and Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Examining the Working Definition for Long Covid, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb2408466 The Covid-19 pandemic has […]
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 […]