Authors: E.J. Mundell The coronavirus isn’t just attacking the lungs: New research shows it’s causing harm to the gastrointestinal tract, especially in more advanced cases of COVID-19. A variety of imaging […]
Intestinal Damage in COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Intestinal Thrombosis
Authors: Xiaoming Wu1, Haijiao Jing1, Chengyue Wang1, Yufeng Wang1, Nan Zuo1, Tao Jiang2*, Valerie A. Novakovic3 and Jialan Shi1,3,4* Front. Microbiol., 22 March 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.860931 The intestinal tract, with high expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), is a […]
A closer look at long-haul COVID-19
Authors: Mayo Clinic Press Editors and Joey Keillor Women’s Health April 12, 2022 Caring for people with long-haul COVID-19 is helping to bring increased attention and legitimacy to conditions such […]
Warning to anyone who’s had Covid over ‘irreversible’ damage to the brain
Authors: Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter Apr 11 2022 COVID survivors have been warned that the brain could be irreversibly harmed by the virus. The major organ has been shown […]
Male infertility may be a new symptom of long COVID
Authors: John Anderer STUDY FINDS April 8. 2022 Long COVID symptoms like brain fog or lingering heart issues are becoming common ailments coronavirus patients deal with after their infection. Now, […]
Indiana University researchers study long-term effects of COVID-19 on bone growth
Authors: Caitlin VanOverberghe SARS-CoV-2 can cause quick and significant bone loss—even when infections of the virus that causes COVID-19 appear to be mild. Researchers in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at […]
COVID can cause lingering brain damage — even in mild cases
Authors: Chris Melore Study Finds APRIL 1, 2022 COVID-19 started as a serious threat to the lungs, but it’s become just as synonymous with brain issues throughout the pandemic. Now, […]
Long COVID from rheumatology perspective — a narrative review
Authors: Hem Raj Sapkota1 and Arvind Nune2 Clin Rheumatol. 2022; 41(2): 337–348.Published online 2021 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-06001-1PMCID: PMC8629735PMID: 34845562 Abstract Long-term sequel of acute COVID-19, commonly referred to as long COVID, has affected millions of patients […]
Long-term complications of COVID-19
Authors: Amar D. Desai,*Michael Lavelle,*Brian C. Boursiquot, and Elaine Y. Wan Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2022 Jan 1; 322(1): C1–C11.Published online 2021 Nov 24. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00375.2021PMCID: PMC8721906PMID: 34817268 Abstract SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread across […]
Prevalence of organ impairment in Long COVID patients 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms
Authors: Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMar 24 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the prevalence of organ impairment in long coronavirus disease 2019 […]