Category: Kidney

COVID Vaccines Could Trigger Vasculitis, Damaging Multiple Organs

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Several case reports indicate the COVID vaccines may be associated with vasculitis, a condition that inflames and damages blood vessels. By Ellen Wan, 2024 The Epochtimes Various diseases associated with COVID-19 vaccines have been reported. A recent case study indicated that COVID-19 vaccination may trigger the development of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, potentially damaging multiple organs. […]

Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows

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By Amy Goldstein, 2023, The Washington Post People who endured even mild cases of covid-19 are at heightened risk two years later for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of long covid, according to a new studythat casts fresh light on the virus’s true toll. The analysis, published Monday in the journal […]

Long COVID: Is there a kidney link?

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Raymond E. Garrett, Carlos H. Palacio, David Bar-Or: HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY article, Front. Med., 03 April 2023, Sec. Nephrology, Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1138644 Metabolic causes such as altered bioenergetics and amino acid metabolism may play a major role in Long COVID. Renal-metabolic regulation is an integral part of these pathways but has not been […]

Long COVID: Know the cardiac, pulmonary, musculoskeletal symptoms

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By: Jennifer Lubell, Contributing News Writer AMA News APR 2023 A multitude of cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal symptoms can appear in patients with long COVID, often within a three-month window. Dealing with this complicated issue requires a team-based approach, according to Carlo Milani, MD, a physiatrist with the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Advancing […]

Study Identifies Four Major Subtypes of Long COVID

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DECEMBER 21, 2022, Nature Medicine SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the virus which causes COVID-19, scientifically accurate 3D illustration showing surface spikes of the virus. Credit: Shutterstock The post-COVID syndrome known as long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters of symptoms, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The study, published Dec. […]

Endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19: an overview of evidence, biomarkers, mechanisms and potential therapies

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Suo-wen Xu, Iqra Ilyas & Jian-ping Weng  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica volume 44, pages695–709 (2023) Cite this article 17 October 2022 Abstract The fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection is still raging. However, the pathophysiology of acute and post-acute manifestations of COVID-19 (long COVID-19) is understudied. Endothelial cells are sentinels lining the innermost layer of blood vessel that […]

Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms

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September 24, 2023 By Dominic Hughes, Health correspondent, BBC News People living with long Covid after being admitted to hospital are more likely to show some damage to major organs, according to a new study. MRI scans revealed patients were three times more likely to have some abnormalities in multiple organs such as the lungs, […]

Serum vitamin D levels can be predictive of psoriasis flares up after COVID-19 vaccination: a retrospective case control study

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Emmanouil Karampinis1 George Goudouras1 Niki Ntavari1 Dimitrios Petrou Bogdanos2† Angeliki-Victoria Roussaki-Schulze1† Efterpi Zafiriou1*† Front. Med., 25 May 2023 Sec. Dermatology Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1203426 Introduction: Many patients with chronic inflammatory dermatosis such as psoriasis usually ask about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination and if it would affect the course of their disease. Indeed, many case reports, case series and clinical […]

Endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19: an overview of evidence, biomarkers, mechanisms and potential therapies

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Suo-wen Xu, Iqra Ilyas & Jian-ping Weng Acta Pharmacologica Sinica volume 44, pages695–709 (2023) Nature Abstract The fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection is still raging. However, the pathophysiology of acute and post-acute manifestations of COVID-19 (long COVID-19) is understudied. Endothelial cells are sentinels lining the innermost layer of blood vessel that gatekeep micro- and macro-vascular health by […]

Detrimental effects of COVID-19 in the brain and therapeutic options for long COVID: The role of Epstein–Barr virus and the gut–brain axis

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Kenji Hashimoto, Molecular Psychiatry (2023) Published: 04 July 2023 Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in a serious public health burden worldwide. In addition to respiratory, heart, and gastrointestinal symptoms, patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience a number of persistent neurological and psychiatric symptoms, known as […]