By Lynn C. Allison, A newly released study finds that one in four Americans may suffer from long COVID, a much higher rate than typically cited. Scientists at Mass General Brigham used a sophisticated AI tool for the peer-reviewed study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that in 2022 roughly 6.9% of Americans […]
Authors: Steven Reinberg, US News & World Report As doctors learn more about COVID-19 infection, they are finding that in rare cases, it appears tied to a disturbing eye condition. Retinal vein occlusion is a blockage of the small veins that carry blood away from the retina, which causes blurred vision. It usually occurs in people […]
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 the chronic MSK pain and associated symptoms in PCS have similarities to Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). This study aimed to characterise PCS related new-onset chronic MSK […]
Fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms continue to plague more than 5% of Wisconsin residents BY MEL HAMMOND , JULY 9, 2024 Autumn Bonner struggled with long COVID symptoms for a year and a half before a diagnosis. Fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms continue to plague more than 5% of Wisconsin residents “It was like somebody […]
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 […]
Sriya A. Reddy • Natalie Rivera Vargas • Aarushi Varshney • Olga Karasik, Published: July 10, 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64267 Peer-Reviewed Abstract SARS-COVID-19 is known to manifest with a wide variety of symptoms, most of which are respiratory. Myalgias are a common symptom of COVID-19, but cases of severe virus-induced inflammatory muscle injury leading to rhabdomyolysis and polymyositis have also been reported. Here, we present and […]
People with COVID-19 often experience gastrointestinal symptoms. An analysis of abdominal scans suggests that blood clots in small arteries may starve bowel tissue of oxygen in the most severely ill patients. In the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, doctors believed the main symptoms to be fever, cough, muscle pain, and fatigue. As […]
Doctors say there is not enough evidence for recovered patients of Covid-19 to begin worrying about losing sight, but urge caution and advise early intervention. Authors: SONIYA AGRAWAL The Print Dinesh Gupta, 56, of Ahmedabad has lost his vision partially and says it happened after he contracted Covid-19 in June. “On 10 June, I was […]
By Lynn C. Allison | Tuesday, 09 July 2024 Newsmax Patients are reporting severe symptoms from the current COVID-19 subvariants, collectively named FLiRT, that account for about 70% of new cases this summer. Some are experiencing extreme sinus pressure and headache, painful sore throats, and “uncontrollable body-shaking chills,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Experts say that this reality […]
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 from the common symptoms of Covid-19, pink eye or conjunctivitis is seen in 1-3% of people suffering from the deadly virus. The eyes of the […]