Phase-resolved functional lung MRI reveals ventilation and perfusion concerns In addition to poor blood flow, a subgroup of long COVID patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms, such as shortness of breath, also […]
🧬 COVID-19 Vaccines and Interstitial Lung Fibrosis: What the Research Shows
Introduction Interstitial lung disease (ILD), including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), represents a group of chronic, progressive lung disorders characterized by inflammation and scarring of lung tissue. Since the rollout of […]
Long COVID May Cause Long-Term Changes in the Heart and Lungs and May Lead to Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
Mount Sinai study suggests COVID-19 infection should be considered a risk factor for future cardiopulmonary conditions Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs […]
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 […]
Hidden heart and lung damage detected in patients with long COVID
Mount Sinai Health System Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection-even when standard medical tests […]
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-19 Vaccines and Lung Health: What Rare Studies Reveal
While COVID-19 vaccines have played a pivotal role in reducing severe disease and death, a small number of peer-reviewed studies have documented serious pulmonary complications—particularly interstitial lung disease (ILD)—following vaccination. […]
🫁 Long COVID and Gas Exchange Dysfunction: Interstitial Fibrosis, Therapeutic Strategies, and Reversibility
Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), continues to affect millions globally, with shortness of breath and impaired gas exchange among its most persistent symptoms. Recent peer-reviewed studies […]
🧬 COVID-19 Vaccination and Postmortem Findings: Insights into Lung and Heart Pathology
As global vaccination efforts continue, a small number of autopsy-based studies have investigated fatal adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination. These cases are some of the emerging harms, and they offer […]
Research at St. Paul’s Hospital uncovers cause of lung long COVID
New research from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) at St. Paul’s Hospital has identified inflammation in the lungs’ smallest airways as the cause of pulmonary long COVID. A […]