Is It Normal to Have Shortness of Breath After COVID-19?

February 25, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Is It Normal to Have Shortness of Breath After COVID-19?

Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, M.D., MPH — Written by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. on April 10, 2023 COVID-19 can damage the tissue in your lungs and may also affect your breathing patterns, which can cause shortness…[...]

February 20, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Autonomic Imbalance and Elevated Inflammatory Cytokines in Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study

Lakshmi Jatiya • Jothi Marie Feula • Latha R, et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66971 Abstract Introduction: Following an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many individuals fully recover. On the other…[...]

February 19, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19-Vaccination-Induced Localized Lichen Planus Successfully Treated With Phototherapy

Mahdi Al Dhafiri,, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66907 Abstract Lichen planus (LP) is an inflammatory autoimmune mucocutaneous disease with different forms and presentations. It mainly affects the skin and oral mucosa but could also…[...]

February 8, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

A GABA-receptor agonist reduces pneumonitis severity, viral load, and death rate in SARS-CoV-2-infected mice

Jide Tian1*Barbara J. Dillion2Jill Henley3et. al. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and GABA-receptors (GABA-Rs) form a major neurotransmitter system in the brain. GABA-Rs are also expressed by 1) cells of the innate…[...]

January 31, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

The Circadian Clock, the Brain, and COVID-19: The Cases of Olfaction and the Timing of Sleep

Rachel S. Herz, , Erik D. Herzog,, Martha Merrow, et. al., Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, † Abstract Daily…[...]

January 21, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

New studies point to nerve damage as a cause of long COVID

By Rich Haridy, The neuropathy study was published in the journal Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. Early indications show treatment for nerve damage may improve long COVID symptoms in some patients New research…[...]

January 18, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

A Root Cause for ME/CFS, Long Covid, and Post-Vaccine COVID-19 Syndrome: Damaged Pituitary Glands

Dr. Bruno Paiva and Mr. Manuel Ruiz-Pablos, Hypocortisolemic ASIA: a vaccine- and chronic infection–induced syndrome behind the origin of Long Covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis (Frontiers in Immunology “The Solve Ramsay Research Grant…[...]

January 17, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Long COVID Breakthrough: Spike Proteins Persist in Brain for Years

By Helmholtz Zentrum München, Facebook Twitter Pinterest Telegram Researchers have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein persists in the brain and skull bone marrow for years after infection, potentially leading to chronic inflammation…[...]

January 14, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Lung Damage

Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage. Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S., is an expert on lung disease at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center “As we continue to learn…[...]

January 11, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Musculoskeletal Manifestations of COVID-19: Currently Described Clinical Symptoms and Multimodality Imaging Findings

Imran M. Omar , Jennifer S. Weaver, Jonathan D. Samet, et. al. https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.220036 Abstract COVID-19, the clinical syndrome produced by infection with SARS-CoV-2, can result in multisystem organ dysfunction, including respiratory failure and hypercoagulability,…[...]