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, […]
Severe COVID-19 may be linked to long-haul symptoms
Byline: May 22, 2024 By Nardy Baeza Bickel Michigan NewsTopics: People who experience very severe COVID-19 illness have a higher prevalence of persistent symptoms, according to a new University of […]
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 still has no cure — so these patients are turning to research
With key long COVID trials yet to yield results, people with the condition are trying to change how clinical trials are done. When Lisa McCorkell got COVID-19 in March 2020, […]
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: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
Hannah E. Davis, Lisa McCorkell, Julia Moore Vogel & Eric J. Topol Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 21, pages133–146 (2023) Abstract Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory […]
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 […]
The long haul: When COVID-19 symptoms don’t go away
Long COVID symptoms can include brain fog, shortness of breath, and fatigue. *This article is an update to the original article, published on July 6, 2021. It was updated in […]