Category: Fatigue

More than 50 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Authors: López-León S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Perelman C, Sepulveda R, Rebolledo PA, Cuapio A, Villapol S Preprint from SSRN, 20 Jan 2021 Abstract  Background: COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can involve sequelae that last weeks to months after initial recovery. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to identify studies assessing the long-term effects of COVID-19 and estimate the prevalence of each symptom, […]

Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

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Authors: Ani Nalbandian, Kartik Sehgal, Elaine Y. Wan Nature Medicine volume 27, pages601–615 (2021) Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the pathogen responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has resulted in global healthcare crises and strained health resources. As the population of patients recovering from COVID-19 grows, it is paramount to establish an understanding of […]

Long-Haul COVID

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 Authors: Avindra Nath Modern medicine has faced its biggest challenge from the smallest of organisms. It is becoming increasingly apparent that many patients who recovered from the acute phase of the SARS-CoV-2 infection have persistent symptoms. This includes clouding of mentation, sleep disturbances, exercise intolerance and autonomic symptoms (table 1). Some also complain of persistent […]

The Problem of ‘Long Haul’ COVID

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More and more patients are dealing with major symptoms that linger for months Authors: By Carolyn Barber on December 29, 2020 It was just a couple of months into the pandemic when patients in online support groups began describing the phenomenon. In some emergency departments, they said, their complaints were largely being dismissed—or at the very least diminished—by […]

Reactogenicity Following Receipt of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines

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Authors: Johanna Chapin-Bardales, PhD, MPH1; Julianne Gee, MPH1; Tanya Myers, PhD, MSc1 In December 2020, 2 mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) were granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration as 2-dose series and recommended for use by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.1–3 In late February 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization for a […]

How to combat ‘COVID fatigue’: Medical experts on what works — and doesn’t

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Authors: Meredith Deliso “Throughout pandemics, the psychological footprint is often way bigger than the medical footprint,” Dr. Claude Mellins, a medical psychologist who co-leads a pandemic initiative called CopeColumbia for the Columbia University Irving Medical Center community, told ABC News. One of the challenges is the pandemic makes it hard to turn to our normal […]

Chronic Fatigue May Be Long-Term Effect of COVID

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Authors: Carolyn Crist A large number of people who contract the coronavirus don’t fully recover in a few weeks, and many of them are experiencing chronic fatigue. More than a third of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have symptoms don’t feel like they’re back to normal, even weeks later, according to a new […]

What Is COVID Fatigue?

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Authors: Paul Thagard Ph.D. Pandemic fatigue is a complex of emotions that includes sadness and boredom. The scientific study of pandemics requires the cooperation of many medical fields including virology, epidemiology, and pulmonology. The impact of behavior on disease spread shows that psychology belongs in the collaboration. Here are some of the questions that psychology should […]

More than half of Covid-19 patients have lasting fatigue, research suggests

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Authors: Erika Edwards Covid-19 can leave many people with potentially debilitating fatigue months after they’ve recovered from the illness, research released Thursday found. The long-term lethargy was reported in patients with symptoms from mild to severe. “Fatigue is a common symptom in those presenting with symptomatic Covid-19 infection,” Dr. Liam Townsend, an infectious disease doctor at St. […]