Northwestern Medicine study shows neurologic symptoms of long COVID differ based on severity of initial COVID-19 infection


Patients previously hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia showed broad cognitive impairment, while those with mild initial infection not requiring hospitalization mainly had difficulties with attention tasks. A new Northwestern Medicine study…[...]

An Observational Study on the Analysis of Vitamin D Deficiency in COVID-19 Patients With No Comorbidities: A Retrospective Analysis


Manish Gaba • Ramnivas Vishnoi • Naveen Kumar • et. al. , DOI: 10.7759/cureus.74737  Abstract Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is an important problem when facing a viral disease. Vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent in India and plays…[...]

CD56+ Monocytes and CD31+ Endothelial Cells Are Increased in Severe COVID-19 Disease 


Abstract Immune response dysregulation plays a key role in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogenesis. In this study, we evaluated immune and endothelial blood cell profiles of patients…[...]

Liver injury in COVID-19: an insight into pathobiology and roles of risk factors


Abbas Tazarghi, Sahar Bazoq, Mohammad Hosein Taziki Balajelini, et. al. Virology Journal volume 21, Article number: 65 (2024)  Abstract COVID-19 is a complex disease that can lead to fatal respiratory failure with extrapulmonary complications, either as a…[...]

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


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…[...]

New-onset chronic musculoskeletal pain following COVID-19 infection fulfil the Fibromyalgia clinical syndrome criteria


Omar Khoja, Matthew Mulvey, Sarah Astill,  et. al. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.10.24310234 Abstract Background: New-onset chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain (> 3 months duration) is one of the commonest persistent symptoms of Post-COVID syndrome (PCS). There is emerging evidence that…[...]

Cutting Edge: Hyperinflammatory Monocytes Expressing CD56 Abound in Severe COVID-19 Patients 


Stefania Campana; Claudia De Pasquale; Giacomo Sidoti Migliore;, et. al. J Immunol (2022) 209 (4): 655–659. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2200021 Abstract Proinflammatory monocytes play a preponderant role in the development of a cytokine storm…[...]