by Isabella Backman New research offers evidence that autoimmunity—in which the body’s immune system targets its own tissues—is a driver in some cases of Long COVID. Why COVID-19 sometimes leads […]
Long Covid: Persistent Shortness of Breath Due to Treatable Nerve Injury
By Jonathan Aviv M.D. & Suiana Chandrasekhar M.D. Some COVID-19 long haulers have persistent shortness of breath but normal lung imaging. (Photo source: iStock) Persistent shortness of breath in COVID-19 long […]
COVID is still around and a risk to vulnerable people. What are the symptoms in 2025? And how long does it last?
by Meru Sheel, The Conversation Five years ago, COVID was all we could think about. Today, we’d rather forget about lockdowns, testing lines and social distancing. But the virus that sparked […]
Serious Bacterial Infection Risk in Febrile Infants Aged ≤90 Days With COVID-19
Rufu Furuya • Shun Kishibe • Takahiro Itagaki • et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.87938 Abstract Background This retrospective cohort study compared the risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile infants aged ≤90 days with and without COVID-19. […]
New study links obesity to long COVID symptoms
Story by Science X staff Reported neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms related to Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC). Credit: PLOS One (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314892 New research by Edith Cowan University (ECU) Center of Precision […]
Discovery Explains Long COVID Breathing Problems
UVA Health researchers have made a discovery about the immune system that explains breathing problems in Long COVID. From left: Alexandra Kadl MD; Sepideh Dolatshahi, PhD; Lyndsey Muehling, PhD; Judith […]
Immune system shifts may explain why some long COVID patients struggle to breathe
by University of Virginia Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed crucial new insights into the immune systems of COVID-19 survivors, particularly those struggling with persistent breathing […]
COVID Long-Haul Illnesses: Five Years of Recovery, Research, and Hope
Five years after the global onset of COVID-19, long-haul illnesses—collectively known as long COVID—remain a complex and evolving public health challenge. Affecting millions worldwide, long COVID is now recognized as […]
CDC Releases Update On ‘Long COVID’ Symptoms
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an update on July 24 urging health care providers and public health officials […]
COVID-19 symptom load as a risk factor for chronic pain: A national cross-sectional study
Jamie L. Romeiser , Christopher P. Morley, Sunitha M. Singh, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287 Abstract Introduction Emerging evidence suggests that a COVID-19 infection with a high initial severity may be associated with development of […]