Maura Boldrini, MD, PhD1,2; Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD3; Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD4,5,6, JAMA Psychiatry. 2021;78(6):682-683. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0500 COVID-19 has resulted in more than 120 million cases and 2.6 million deaths to date. Respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms are accompanied […]
Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras
Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal […]
How a COVID-19 infection changes blood cells in the long run
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Summary: New research suggests that a coronavirus infection alters the biomechanical properties of red and white blood cells, in some cases for months — a possible explanation for long […]
A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles
By Will Stone, NPR Hit the gym. Get back in shape. That’s what many patients with long COVID are told when they talk of the crushing fatigue that envelops them after […]
Long COVID could be linked to the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the vagus nerve
by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23–26 April) […]
“Long COVID”: COVID-19’s lasting effects on speech, language, and cognitive function
Constant Therapy | Clinician, General health We’ve heard from more and more COVID-19 survivors that the virus’ impact lasts beyond the first few weeks of immediate symptoms. For some patients, COVID-19 has […]
Vasculitis Symptoms Inside and Outside the Body
By Ashley Olivine, Ph.D., MPH, Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Vasculitis symptoms range depending on the type of vasculitis and its underlying cause. This condition can affect various areas of the body […]
Distinguishing features of long COVID identified through immune profiling
Jon Klein, Jamie Wood, Jillian R. Jaycox, et. al., Nature volume 623, pages139–148 Abstract Post-acute infection syndromes may develop after acute viral disease1. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can result in the development of a post-acute infection syndrome […]
Long Covid and Impaired Cognition — More Evidence and More Work to Do
Authors: Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, and Clifford J. Rosen, M.D., N Engl J Med 2024;390:858-860, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2400189, VOL. 390 NO. 9 During the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports emerged that persons who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 were having […]
Long Covid: Hormone Imbalances and/or Rather Complex Immune Dysregulations?
Christian A Koch, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024, bvae043, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvae043 Approximately 5% of all individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) do […]