Authors: Christopher E Brightling Rachael A Evans Published:August 06, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01385-X The Lancet Mortality rates following SARS-CoV-2 infection have decreased as a consequence of public health policies, vaccination, and acute antiviral […]
Long COVID after breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection
Authors: Ziyad Al-Aly, Benjamin Bowe & Yan Xie Nature Medicine volume 28, pages1461–1467 (2022) Abstract The post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection—also referred to as Long COVID—have been described, but whether […]
Long COVID after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: Persistent heart inflammation might explain heart symptoms
Authors: Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Nature Medicine September 3,2022 After recovering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection, many people complain of persistent heart complaints, such as poor exercise tolerance, palpitations or […]
WHO report: 17 million in EU may have suffered long COVID-19
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 Journal information:Nature Medicine New research suggests at least 17 million people in the European Union may have experienced long COVID-19 symptoms during the first two years of […]
First Diagnostic Test for Long Covid, Detecting Spike Protein in Blood, to Launch in September. Or is it ‘Long Vaccine’?
Authors{ WILL JONES 3 SEPTEMBER 2022 The first diagnostic designed to identify patients with Long Covid has received CE-IVD marking in Europe, meaning it is ready for its formal launch […]
A Key to Long Covid Is Virus Lingering in the Body, Scientists Say
Virus remaining in some people’s bodies for a long time may be causing longer-term complications, recent research suggests Authors: Sumathi Reddy Sept. 8, 2022 The Wall Street Journal The virus […]
Blood-clotting imbalance persists in Long COVID, research finds
Date: :August 23, 2022Source:RCSI Summary: New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has provided greater insight into the causes of Long COVID syndrome. The findings, which further […]
Unraveling the Interplay of Omicron, Reinfections, and Long Covid
Authors: Liz Szabo AUGUST 26, 2022 KHN The latest covid-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to […]
Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID’s puzzling symptoms?
Scientists debate evidence for a micro-clot hypothesis that has some people pursuing potentially risky treatments Authors: Cassandra Willyard Nature 608, 662-664 (2022)doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02286-7 When Lara Hawthorne, an illustrator in Bristol, UK, […]
Opinions | How long covid reshapes the brain — and how we might treat it
Authors: Wes Ely August 25, 2022 The Washington Post The young man pulled something from behind both ears. “I can’t hear anything without my new hearing aids,” said the 32-year-old husband […]