Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras

Cardiovascular System / Clots & Bleeds / Coagulation / Delta / Fatigue / Gastrointestinal / Kidney / Long-haul Disease / Long-term Effects / Lung / Mental Health / Metabonomics / Musculoskeletal / Neurologic Effects / Omicron / PASC / Pulmonary Arteries Posted on: February 7, 2025August 11, 2024

Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras

Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal […]

Blood / Blood Platelets / Clots & Bleeds / COVID-19 / Fatigue / Headache / leukocyte / Long-term Effects / Malaise-Fatigue / Red Blood Cell / Shortness of Breath Posted on: February 4, 2025February 1, 2025

How a COVID-19 infection changes blood cells in the long run

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Summary: New research suggests that a coronavirus infection alters the biomechanical properties of red and white blood cells, in some cases for months — a possible explanation for long […]

Brain Fog / Exercise / Long-haul Disease / ME/CFS / Mitochondria / Muscle & Joints / Musculoskeletal / Myalgia-Muscle Pain Posted on: February 3, 2025August 10, 2024

A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles

By Will Stone, NPR Hit the gym. Get back in shape. That’s what many patients with long COVID are told when they talk of the crushing fatigue that envelops them after […]

Complement System / Immune System / Long-haul Disease / Long-term Effects Posted on: February 2, 2025February 1, 2025

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

Long Covid impacts some adults’ blood biomarkers, new study finds, By Barbara Mantel Scientists say that drugs that calm a key part of the immune system should be studied in clinical […]

COVID-19 / Long-haul Disease / mRNA / Pro Vaccine / Spike Protein Posted on: February 1, 2025January 31, 2025

Long COVID Breakthrough: Spike Proteins Persist in Brain for Years

Researchers have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein persists in the brain and skull bone marrow for years after infection, potentially leading to chronic inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers from Helmholtz Munich […]

Diarrhea / Dizziness / Dysphagia / Dysphonia / Hypotension / Long-haul Disease / Long-term Effects / Swallowing Difficulty / Tachycardia / Vagus Nerve Posted on: February 1, 2025August 8, 2024

Long COVID could be linked to the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the vagus nerve

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23–26 April) […]

Diagnostics / Immune System / Long-haul Disease / Symptoms Posted on: January 29, 2025August 7, 2024

Distinguishing features of long COVID identified through immune profiling

Jon Klein, Jamie Wood, Jillian R. Jaycox, et. al., Nature volume 623, pages139–148 Abstract Post-acute infection syndromes may develop after acute viral disease1. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can result in the development of a post-acute infection syndrome […]

Blood / COVID-19 / Diagnostics / Long-haul Disease Posted on: January 28, 2025August 7, 2024

A blood test for long Covid is possible, a study suggests

Scientists can now show key differences in the blood of those who recover from Covid — and those who don’t. Sept. 25, 2023, 11:01 AM EDT By Erika Edwards, NBC News […]

Atrial Fibrillation / Heart / Long-haul Disease / Long-term Effects / Thyroid Posted on: January 25, 2025August 6, 2024

New-Onset Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in a Healthy Male With Post-COVID-19 Painless Thyroiditis: A Case Report

Valerie Chavez-Flores • Andro Sharobiem • Steven Kim • et. al.DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66288 Abstract Painless thyroiditis is a variant of thyroiditis without the typical neck pain and is otherwise similar to subacute thyroiditis, which is a known post-viral […]

Adrenal Gland / Angiotensin converting enzyme / Arterial thrombosis / Clots & Bleeds / Cortisol / Endothelium / Epstein Barr / Hemorrhage / Histopathology / Long-haul Disease / Long-term Effects / Micro vessels / mRNA / Necrosis / Pathology Posted on: January 23, 2025August 5, 2024

Long Covid: Hormone Imbalances and/or Rather Complex Immune Dysregulations?

Christian A Koch, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024, bvae043, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvae043 Approximately 5% of all individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) do […]