Samantha Anderer, JAMA, doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.1021 Onset of post–COVID-19 condition, also known as long COVID, has become less prevalent in the US since the start of the pandemic, and recovery rates have […]
Sex-Based and Genetic Vulnerabilities: Hormonal Modulation, IL-6 Polymorphisms, HLA Factors, and Personalized Medicine Implications
Author: John Murphy, President, COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), presents with a striking female predominance and heterogeneous symptom profiles. Emerging evidence suggests […]
COVID-19’s hidden impact: Teen brains aged years in just months
By StudyFinds Staff SEATTLE — In the quiet bedrooms and virtual classrooms of the pandemic era, a hidden transformation was taking place. As teens navigated a world suddenly bereft of hallway chatter […]
Long COVID and brain inflammation: unravelling mechanisms and potential therapies
Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari1,2*†Jacob Raber3*†Karem H. Alzoubi1,2 Patients with Long COVID often experience persistent brain-related symptoms, including brain fog, mood changes, and dizziness (1–3), likely driven by neuroinflammation even after the […]
Sex differences in Long COVID
Shah, DP; Thaweethai, T; Karlson, EW; et al.; RECOVER Consortium, JAMA Network Open Abstract Importance: A substantial number of individuals worldwide experience long COVID, or post-COVID condition. Other postviral and autoimmune conditions […]
Long COVID Management: Risk Factors, Distinct Symptom Clusters Identified
Mabel Chan, PharmD, BCACP, Cardiology Advisors Myalgic encephomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome-like symptoms and upper respiratory symptoms in patients with long COVID were associated with not returning to a pre-COVID-19 state of […]
A Pilot Case-Control Study of Muscle and Bone Health Status in Patients Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 Infection
Shital Bhor • Dipali Ladkat • Nikhil Shah • Ketan Gondhalekar • Piyush Chaudhari • Anuradha Khadilkar, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76283 Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), resulting from the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), affects various bodily systems, including […]
COVID-19 may impair men’s sexual performance
BY: SHARON GUYNU, 2021 South Florida urologist Ranjith Ramasamy observed a disturbing trend among his patients as COVID-19 spread across the U.S. in 2020: More and more men were complaining […]
Women, more than men, suffer from long COVID, according to survey
By David ,November 25, 2023 10:59 Newsday When Andrea Maione caught COVID-19 in 2020, the Huntington woman already had sarcoidosis, an immune-system disease. COVID made symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, […]
Unraveling long COVID: Here’s what scientists who study the illness want to find out
September 9, 2023, By Will Stone NPR Newsletter Researchers looking for root causes of long COVID work in the autopsy suite inside the Clinical Center at the National Institute of Health […]