Exploring the Link Between COVID-19 and Liver Abscess Formation

November 17, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Exploring the Link Between COVID-19 and Liver Abscess Formation

Ramlakhan S. Verma • Shailendra Pal Singh • Gaurav Mishra • Vikas K. Patel • Vipin Gupta, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.94136 Abstract Background Liver abscess is a potential concern among liver health complications. With severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2)…[...]

November 13, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Persistent Shadows: Depression, Long COVID, and the Future of Mental Health Care

Author: John Murphy Affiliation: COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID has emerged as a multifaceted syndrome with profound neuropsychiatric consequences. Among its most persistent and disabling sequelae is depression, which…[...]

October 30, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Corticosteroid Strategies in Long COVID: Evaluating Prednisone and Dexamethasone for Persistent Inflammation

John Murphy, The COVID 19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), presents with a constellation of symptoms including fatigue, dyspnea, cognitive dysfunction, and systemic…[...]

September 27, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Transcriptomic analysis reveals shared deregulated neutrophil responses in COVID-19 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Georgios Divolis, Evgenia Synolaki, Rodoula Tringidou, et.al., Respiratory Research volume 26, Article number: 213 (2025) Cite this article Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease linked with deregulated immune responses, leading to hyperinflammation, acute respiratory…[...]

September 19, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Research reveals new clues to the mysteries of long COVID

Don Bell, University of Alabama Three groundbreaking studies pinpoint immune cells and proteins linked with the lingering condition — and suggest a possible cause. Immunologist Shokrollah Elahi led three recent…[...]

August 27, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Long covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help.

By Richard Sima The Washington Post Five years since the pandemic began, millions of people are still grappling with long COVID, even as new patients are joining their ranks. “Considering…[...]

August 11, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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…[...]

August 8, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 coagulopathy, thrombosis, and bleeding

Noel C. Chan, Jeffrey I. Weitz, Blood (2020) 136 (4): 381–383.https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2020007335 In this issue of Blood, Al-Samkari et al expand our understanding of thrombosis and bleeding risks and their predictors in hospitalized patients with…[...]

August 3, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Hidden heart and lung damage detected in patients with long COVID

Mount Sinai Health System Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection-even when standard medical tests…[...]

July 26, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

🦠 Long COVID and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): 2025 Insights into Etiology, Symptoms, Progression, and Renal Complications

Emerging 2025 research reveals a compelling link between Long COVID and urinary tract infections (UTIs), with implications for kidney damage, bladder dysfunction, and chronic urinary symptoms. This article synthesizes findings…[...]