Maura Boldrini, MD, PhD1,2; Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD3; Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD4,5,6, JAMA Psychiatry. 2021;78(6):682-683. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0500 COVID-19 has resulted in more than 120 million cases and 2.6 million deaths to date. Respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms are accompanied […]
Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras
Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal […]
Acute Rectal Bleeding in a COVID-19 Patient: Chasing a Diagnosis
Hudson P. Franca • Sahar S. Abdelmoneim • Priscila Sole • et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66596 Abstract Guidelines for managing lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) can vary significantly, posing challenges in clinical settings. This case involves a previously healthy […]
Viral Persistence and Serotonin Reduction Can Cause Long COVID Symptoms, Penn Medicine Research Finds
Components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain in the gut of some long COVID patients, causing persistent inflammation, vagus nerve dysfunction, and neurological symptoms PHILADELPHIA—Patients with long COVID – the long-term symptoms like […]
Resonant breathing improves self-reported symptoms and wellbeing in people with Long COVID
Jessica Polizzi, Jenna Tosto-Mancuso, Laura Tabacof, Jamie Wood, David Putrino Introduction: Long COVID involves debilitating symptoms, many of which mirror those observed with dysautonomia, and care must be taken with rehabilitation […]
Mesenteric Panniculitis and COVID-19: A Rare Association
Authors: Israa A Alyousef,1Zainab A Alsaileek,1Manar A Alabdulsalam,1et. al. Cureus. 2022 Jan; 14(1): e21314. . doi: 10.7759/cureus.21314 PMCID: PMC8849467PMID: 35186573 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically involves the respiratory system, but gastrointestinal involvement is common. […]
COVID-19: First bowel imaging study implicates blood clots
People with COVID-19 often experience gastrointestinal symptoms. An analysis of abdominal scans suggests that blood clots in small arteries may starve bowel tissue of oxygen in the most severely ill […]
Mesenteric thrombosis in patients with coronavirus disease: comprehensive assessment and treatment
Authors: A.R. Stasyshyn , .S. Stadnyk, A.I. Doroshak,I et. al., (Medical perspectives) 27(1):86-91 DOI:10.26641/2307-0404.2022.1.254332 Abstract Acute mesenteric circulatory disorder belongs to the most serious diseases of the abdominal cavity. Being an […]
Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis Following Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
Authors: Abdulhadi A Alali,1Mohammed O Baqais,2Fayez M Albishi,3, et. al. Cureus. (11):19954. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19954PMCID: PMC8713302PMID: 34976537 Abstract Thrombotic events are well-recognized complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The incidence of such complications is highly related […]
‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection
By Isabella Cueto, 2024 Stat Reporting Remember when we thought Covid was a two-week illness? So does Michael Peluso, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He recalls […]