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 […]
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 […]
COVID-19 symptom load as a risk factor for chronic pain: A national cross-sectional study
Jamie L. Romeiser , Sunitha M. Singh, et. al. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0287554 Abstract Introduction Emerging evidence suggests that a COVID-19 infection with a high initial severity may be associated with development of […]
A Systematic Review of Case Reports of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in COVID-19 Patients
Rocio Barriga Guzman • Oluwaremilekun Tolu-Akinnawo • Toluwalase Awoyemi • et. al DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78938 Abstract The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic posed a significant global public health challenge, affecting millions of individuals. While some […]
Lower back pain could affect up to a quarter of COVID-19 survivors
by: Linda Geddes Clinics should prepare for an increase in people seeking treatment for lower back pain in the aftermath of COVID-19 infection, researchers warn. Up to a quarter of […]
The first major set of genetic associations found in long COVID
PrecisionLife’s Dr Sayoni Das, a computational biologist who leads the research and development of bioinformatics pipelines that generate biological insights from PrecisionLife’s core technology and support drug discovery programs, details […]
Is It Normal to Have Shortness of Breath After COVID-19?
COVID-19 can damage the tissue in your lungs and may also affect your breathing patterns, which can cause shortness of breath to linger. It’s possible for this symptom to persist […]
Why COVID-19 Can Affect the Inner Ear and What that Means for People with Long COVID
Hearing loss after COVID-19 has already been observed, but new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear has been able to break down what is […]
How COVID-19 Affects the Brain
Maura Boldrini, MD, PhD1,2; Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD3; Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD4,5,6, JAMA Psychiatry. 2021;78(6):682-683. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0500 COVID-19 has resulted in more than 120 million cases and 2.6 million deaths to date. Respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms are accompanied […]
Long COVID impacting more than 1 million children: CDC study suggests
By: Mary Kekatos and Dr. Christopher Wachuku, ABC News For these people, surviving the coronavirus was the just beginning of fighting long-term symptoms and the road to recovery. More than 1 million […]