By Kingman Strohl, MD, Innovations in Pulmonology, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine | Spring 2025 University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is Northeast Ohio’s only site participating in the national RECOVER-SLEEP clinical trial, sponsored by […]
Post-COVID-19 Inflammatory Arthritis Treated With Upadacitinib: A Case Report
Cherie S. Zhi • Ami Ben-Artzi, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78799 Abstract Two patients who developed inflammatory arthritis following COVID-19 infection are presented, characterized by arthralgias, arthritis, and elevated markers of inflammation (C-reactive protein). Both patients […]
Scientists find clues on why COVID vaccine causes chronic health problems in some
By Melissa Rudy, Fox News For a majority of people, the COVID vaccine doesn’t cause adverse health effects — but a small percentage experience chronic symptoms that can last for months or even […]
Study: Long COVID ‘brain fog’ linked to inflammation, stress markers
Crystal Bonvillian, The Hill A new study indicates the debilitating “brain fog” suffered by millions of long COVID patients is linked to changes in the brain, including inflammation and an impaired ability […]
A Long-haul Near Death Experience
John Murphy: To Die is Not What I Thought It Would Be! So, Long-haul COVID took me to another dimension. Twice, I almost died and both times experienced a separation […]
Long COVID: damaged mitochondria in muscles might be linked to some of the symptoms
Caroline Dalton, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Genetics, Sheffield Hallam University It’s estimated around 3% of people in the UK experience long COVID – persistent, long-lasting symptoms after a COVID-19 infection. Long […]
New Evidence Supports Autoimmunity as One of Long COVID’s Underlying Drivers
by Isabella Backman New research offers evidence that autoimmunity—in which the body’s immune system targets its own tissues—is a driver in some cases of Long COVID. Why COVID-19 sometimes leads […]
A Pilot Case-Control Study of Muscle and Bone Health Status in Patients Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 Infection
Shital Bhor • Dipali Ladkat • Nikhil Shah • Ketan Gondhalekar • Piyush Chaudhari • Anuradha Khadilkar, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76283 Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), resulting from the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), affects various bodily systems, including […]
How COVID can disturb your sleep and dreams – and what could help
By the end of 2022, more than 650 million COVID infections had been reported to the World Health Organization. With the true number likely much higher, and the tally increasing by […]
How To Manage COVID Fatigue and Regain Your Energy
It’s important to connect with a healthcare provider, get quality sleep and balance your activities with your energy levels You had COVID-19 a few weeks or even months ago. But you’re still […]