Understanding long COVID: A call for better diagnosis and treatment


By Vijay Kumar Malesu,Mar 7 2024 In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Microbiology, a group of authors summarized recent advancements in understanding long coronavirus disease (COVID) 's mechanisms, impacts,…[...]

From Infection to Chronic Illness: Learning From Long COVID


May 17, 2024, American Society for Microbiology Since the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has caused unexplained, chronic, post-infection symptoms in survivors. The phenomenon, known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection or…[...]

Factors influencing long-term recovery in critically ill COVID-19 survivors: A prospective multicentre cohort study


Ingrid Didriksson, Attila Frigyesi, Martin Spångfors, et. al. Abstract Background Long-term outcomes after critical COVID-19 have not been sufficiently studied. This study aimed to describe changes in functional outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessed at…[...]

Long-COVID improves in 50% of patients after a year in a Midwestern cohort


Grant Stalker, Rosarie Tudas, et. al., doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.30.24306497 Abstract Background: Many of those infected with COVID-19 experience long-term disability due to persistent symptoms known as Long-COVID, which include ongoing respiratory issues, loss of taste and…[...]

Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments


The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system BY STEPHANI SUTHERLAND, MARCH 1, 2023 March 2023 Neuroscience Tara Ghormley has always been…[...]

Long Covid explanation in new study possibly paves way for tests and treatments


Scientists say that drugs that calm a key part of the immune system should be studied in clinical trials as potential long Covid treatments. Long Covid impacts some adults’ blood…[...]