Large COVID autopsy study finds SARS-CoV-2 all over the human body


By Rich Haridy January 04, 2023 Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases A study found traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in over 80 different sites in the body In the most comprehensive autopsy tissue study conducted to date, researchers have found traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus throughout the entire body, from the brain and the […]

Long Covid linked to multiple organ changes, research suggests


23/09/2023 The authors of the new study, which was published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, said it marks a “step forward” in helping long Covid sufferers. The study is the first to look at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of multiple organs — the brain, heart, liver, kidneys and lungs — after being hospitalised […]

‘Statistically Significant Increase’ In Myopericarditis And Single Organ Cutaneous Vasculitis Found After COVID-19 Vaccination


FRIDAY, SEP 15, 2023 Authored by Megan Redshaw The Epoch Times  A large nationwide study of more than 4 million people in New Zealand identified a statistically significant association in two adverse events following vaccination with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. In the post-marketing safety study recently published in Springer, researchers examining 12 specific adverse events found an increase […]

Exercise is the Most Important Medicine for COVID-19


Torres, Georgia PhD; Constantinou, Demitri MBChB, FACSM; Gradidge, Philippe PhD; Patel, Deepak MD; Patricios, Jon MBBCh, MMedSci Current Sports Medicine Reports 22(8):p 284-289, August 2023. | DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001092 Abstract COVID-19 infection and long COVID affect multiple organ systems, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, digestive, neuroendocrine, musculoskeletal systems, and sensory organs. Exerkines, released during exercise, have a potent crosstalk effect […]

Even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to long-term health problems, study finds


A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine has found that even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to an increased risk of long-term health problems two years later. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, looked at data from nearly 139,000 military veterans […]

Coronavirus: Kidney Damage Caused by COVID-19


Authors: C. John Sperati, M.D., M.H.S. Posted May 28, 2022 John’s Hopkins Health COVID-19 Kidney Damage: A Known Complication Some people suffering with severe cases of COVID-19 will show signs of kidney damage, even those who had no underlying kidney problems before they were infected with the coronavirus. Signs of kidney problems in patients with […]

Prevalence of organ impairment in Long COVID patients 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms


Authors:  Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMar 24 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the prevalence of organ impairment in long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) six months and a year post-COVID-19 at London and Oxford. Multi-organ impairment associated with long COVID-19 is a significant health burden. Standardized multi-organ evaluation […]

Pancreatic damage in COVID‐19: Why? How?


Authors: Ferhat Bacaksız, 1 Berat Ebik, 1 Nazım Ekin, 1 and Jihat Kılıc 2 Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Aug 6 : e14692.doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14692 [Epub ahead of print] PMCID:  PMC8420122PMID: 34331821 Abstract Object We aimed to evaluate the elevation of amylase and lipase enzymes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patients and their relationship with the severity of COVID‐19. Method In this study, 1378 patients with COVID‐19 infection […]

Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19


Authors: Marta Głowacka, Sara Lipka, Ewelina Młynarska,*Beata Franczyk, and Jacek RyszHajime Nagasu, Academic Editor Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Aug; 22(15): 8081.Published online 2021 Jul 28. doi: 10.3390/ijms22158081 PMCID: PMC8347536PMID: 34360866 Abstract COVID-19 is mainly considered a respiratory illness, but since SARS-CoV-2 uses the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 receptor (ACE2) to enter human cells, the kidney is also a target of the viral infection. […]

COVID-19 vaccination followed by activation of glomerular diseases: does association equal causation?


Authors: Nicholas L. Li,1P. Toby Coates,2 and Brad H. Rovin1,∗ Kidney Int. 2021 Nov; 100(5): 959–965.Published online 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.09.002 PMCID: PMC8437826PMID: 34534551 To date, >4 billion doses of the various severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines have been administered worldwide in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even as widespread vaccination campaigns have contributed to […]