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 […]
Is It Normal to Have Shortness of Breath After COVID-19?
Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, M.D., MPH — Written by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. on April 10, 2023 COVID-19 can damage the tissue in your lungs and may also affect your breathing patterns, which can cause shortness […]
Is It Normal to Have Shortness of Breath After COVID-19?
COVID-19 can damage the tissue in your lungs and may also affect your breathing patterns, which can cause shortness of breath to linger. It’s possible for this symptom to persist […]
A GABA-receptor agonist reduces pneumonitis severity, viral load, and death rate in SARS-CoV-2-infected mice
Jide Tian1*Barbara J. Dillion2Jill Henley3et. al. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and GABA-receptors (GABA-Rs) form a major neurotransmitter system in the brain. GABA-Rs are also expressed by 1) cells of the innate […]
Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras
Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal […]
COVID-19 Lung Damage
Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage. Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S., is an expert on lung disease at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center “As we continue to learn […]
Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response
Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19. Helena Kudiabor, Nature A signalling molecule that helps to kick-start inflammation in the lungs could play […]
Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response
Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19. Helena Kudiabor, Nature A signalling molecule that helps to kick-start inflammation in the lungs could play […]
Efficacy and safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long COVID: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Yuxin Li, Jingnan Lin, Jiazhu Gao et. al., http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2874-1861 Abstract Introduction There is still a lack of therapeutic options for long COVID. Several studies have shown the benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on […]