Category: Risk Factors

Predicting the Need for Advanced Respiratory Support in COVID-19 Patients During the Initial Pandemic Phase: A Retrospective Analysis

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Tuğba Çiçek • Melahat Uzel Sener • Ayperi Öztürk, Published:, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64678  Abstract Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), led to high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. It is known that some patients, initially hospitalized in general wards, deteriorate over time and require advanced respiratory support (ARS). This study […]

The Risk Factors For Long COVID Have Finally Been Revealed

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2024, By DAVID NIELD, Science Alert For many, catching SARS-CoV-2 means an unpleasant few weeks of aches, coughs, and fatigue. In roughly one in every five cases, however, the discomfort endures for months on end. What puts some individuals at greater risk of an acute infection lingering as long COVID has been far from clear. A team of experts […]

Evidence on Long COVID Diagnosis, Risk, Symptoms, and Functional Impact for Patients

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News Release |  2024, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents conclusions about Long COVID diagnosis, symptoms, and impact on daily function — including that Long COVID can cause more than 200 symptoms, and that a positive COVID-19 test is not necessary to […]

The Link Between Blood Types And Risks of COVID-19, Cancer, And Other Diseases

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Authored by Ellen Wan via The Epoch Times Blood types play a crucial role not only in ensuring safe blood transfusions but also in influencing various health risks. Numerous studies suggest that genetically determined blood types may increase susceptibility to both infectious and non-infectious diseases, including COVID-19, heart disease, and allergies. Blood is categorized into four main types—A, […]

What Does Recovery From COVID-19 Look Like?

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By Colleen Doherty, MD, 2024, Medically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MD, Very Well Health COVID-19—an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus—first appeared in late 2019 and can manifest in several ways, ranging from no or mild symptoms to severe or critical illness. While most people with COVID-19 fully recover, the timeline for this recovery process varies. Also, […]

New Report Reviews Evidence on Long COVID Diagnosis, Risk, Symptoms, and Functional Impact for Patients

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June 5, 2024 WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents conclusions about Long COVID diagnosis, symptoms, and impact on daily function — including that Long COVID can cause more than 200 symptoms, and that a positive COVID-19 test is not necessary to make a Long COVID diagnosis.  Since the […]

The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Post-COVID-19 Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Wangjuan Hu • Rongzhu Tang • Siyuan Gong • Jihong Liu • Jia Li • Chunlian Liao, Published: July 02, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.63656  Abstract After the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, numerous individuals experienced the enduring consequences of infection. One of the psychological symptoms that patients report most frequently is persistent fatigue, which is also called post-COVID-19 fatigue. This persistent fatigue can prolong recovery time for hospitalized patients and reduce exercise motivation for […]

Three-year outcomes of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

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Miao Cai, , Yan Xie, Eric J. Topol & Ziyad Al-Aly Nature Medicine volume 30, pages1564–1573 (2024) Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causes post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PASC) in many organ systems. Risks of these sequelae have been characterized up to 2 years after infection, but longer-term follow-up is limited. Here we built a cohort of 135,161 […]

Mini-Strokes, Gut Problems: Scientists See Links to an Old Bout of Covid

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Feeling ill? The cause might be years old By Sumathi Reddy July 2, 2024 5:30 am WSJ Scientists suspect that one culprit behind your new illness might be the infection you got a couple of years ago.  The link between new health problems and your past health history appears to be particularly prevalent with Covid. A new […]

Study identifies risk factors for long-haul COVID disease in adults

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Researchers surveyed more than 3,000 adults over the age of 18 who were treated via Mayo Clinic’s virtual COVID-19 clinics in Florida, Arizona and Minnesota between March 2020 and March 2021. They reviewed the patients’ symptoms, the incidence of long-haul COVID in the group and how many were hospitalized due to COVID-19. The patients were […]