Why Long COVID Causes Shortness of Breath—and What We’re Learning to Do About It

November 15, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Why Long COVID Causes Shortness of Breath—and What We’re Learning to Do About It

Author: John Murphy Affiliation: COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation 🌬️ Introduction: When Breathing Doesn’t Bounce Back For many people recovering from COVID-19, the virus doesn’t simply go away. Weeks or months later,…[...]

August 23, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19-Related Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report

Thamer AlAifan • Aisha Halawani • Nora Shalabi • et. al.. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84265 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is associated with various vascular complications, including arterial dissections. This…[...]

August 22, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Gain-of-Dysfunction: COVID-19 May Increase Aging Of Blood Vessels Among Women: Study

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times Women infected with COVID-19 were more likely to have aged blood vessels, according to a new study. Rosa Maria Bruno, a professor…[...]

January 11, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Musculoskeletal Manifestations of COVID-19: Currently Described Clinical Symptoms and Multimodality Imaging Findings

Imran M. Omar , Jennifer S. Weaver, Jonathan D. Samet, et. al. https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.220036 Abstract COVID-19, the clinical syndrome produced by infection with SARS-CoV-2, can result in multisystem organ dysfunction, including respiratory failure and hypercoagulability,…[...]

October 31, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Covid-19 Complications Can Lead To Total Vision Loss, Eye Damage. Ophthalmologist Gives Treatment Tips

Not just conjunctivitis, Covid-19 may lead to a variety of eye complications which may result total vision loss if not treated on time Authors: Parmita Uniyal Only My Health Apart…[...]

December 12, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Cerebral blood flow in patients recovered from mild COVID-19

Souvik Sen, Roger Newman-Norlund, Nicholas Riccardi, Christopher Rorden, Sarah Newman-Norlund, Sara Sayers, Julius Fridriksson, Makenzie Logue, June 2023 Journal of Neuroimaging Volume 33, Issue 5 p. 764-772 Abstract Background and Purpose Cerebral hypoperfusion has been described in both…[...]

October 9, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Is COVID-19 a Respiratory or Vascular Disease?

Authors: Medically reviewed by Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP — By S. Behring Health Line COVID-19 is normally associated with the lungs and respiratory system. Most people think of symptoms such as coughing and shortness…[...]

January 28, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Elevated Expression of Serum Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules in COVID-19 Patients

Authos: Ming Tong,1Yu Jiang,2Da Xia,3Ying Xiong,3Qing Zheng,4Fang Chen,2Lianhong Zou,2Wen Xiao,2 and Yimin Zhu2 J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 15; 222(6): 894–898.Published online 2020 Jun 24. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa349 PMCID: PMC7337874PMID: 32582936 Abstract In a retrospective study of 39…[...]

January 27, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

What Role does Endothelial Infection Play in SARS-CoV-2 Infection?

Authors: By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause inflammatory lung disease, including clot formation and hyper-permeability of the lung…[...]

January 21, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

The novel coronavirus’ spike protein plays additional key role in illness

Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular disease April 30, 2021 LA JOLLA—Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s distinctive…[...]