Abstract Background Hypertension significantly contributes to the severity, prolonged hospitalization, the need for intensive care, and mortality of COVID-19 patients. However, the data is still evolving. This study investigated the […]
Persistent symptoms and clinical findings in adults with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome in the second year after acute infection: population-based, nested case-control study
Raphael S. Peter, Alexandra Nieters, Siri Göpel, et. al.,doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.22.24307659 Abstract Objective To assess risk factors for persistence vs improvement and to describe clinical characteristics and diagnostic evaluation of subjects with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) persisting […]
Brain abnormalities in survivors of COVID-19 after 2-year recovery: a functional MRI study
Yimiao Zhao , Qiongdan Liang , Zhendong Jiang, et. al, May 09, 2024DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.lanwpc.2024.101086 Summary Background A variety of symptoms, particularly cognitive, psychiatric and neurological symptoms, may persist for a long […]
Cognition and Memory after Covid-19 in a Large Community Sample
Authors: Adam Hampshire, Ph.D., Adriana Azor, Ph.D, et. al. Published February 28, 2024, N Engl J Med 2024;390:806-818, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2311330 VOL. 390 NO. 9 BACKGROUND Cognitive symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 […]
People with long COVID have distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood, which could potentially be targeted with immune therapies.
Findings from the largest UK study of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection show that long COVID leads to ongoing inflammation which can be detected in the blood. In an analysis […]
Reanalyzing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Kidneys
February 26, 2024, by Serena Crawford In a new study, Yale researchers found that adults with COVID-19 who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) have a lower risk of kidney disease […]
COVID-19−Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Outcomes
Abinet M. Aklilu, MD, MPH1,2; Sanchit Kumar, MD, MBBS1; James Nugent, MD, MPH1,3; et al JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(4):414-423. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8225 Key Points Question Are hospitalized patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with COVID-19 at risk of worse kidney function […]
COVID and Leukemia: What’s the Connection?
Written by Lisa Mulcahy, May 31, 2023 – WebMD Once you test negative after a bout with COVID-19, it’s a great idea to get a full health screening. This is especially […]
People with Long COVID Have Distinct Hormonal and Immune Differences From Those Without This Condition
Research conducted at Mount Sinai and Yale confirms long COVID is a biological disease by showing blood biomarkers that can predict who has it (September 25, 2023) Nature Long COVID […]
Immune damage in Long Covid
Links between the complement and coagulation systems could lead to Long Covid therapies WOLFRAM RUF Authors Info & Affiliations, SCIENCE, 18 Jan 2024, Vol 383, Issue 6680, pp. 262-263, DOI: 10.1126/science.adn1077, BY CARLO CERVIA-HASLER, SARAH C. […]