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 constellation of neurological symptoms including brain fog, memory loss, and […]
Neuroinflammatory and Glutamatergic Dysregulation in Long COVID: Treating Brain Fog, Confusion, and Depression
John Murphy, – President, COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Pathophysiology of Long COVID Neurocognitive Sequelae Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is increasingly recognized as a chronic, multisystemic condition […]
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, […]
Persistent Shadows: Depression, Long COVID, and the Future of Mental Health Care
Author: John Murphy Affiliation: COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID has emerged as a multifaceted syndrome with profound neuropsychiatric consequences. Among its most persistent and disabling sequelae is depression, which […]
Platelet-Rich Plasma for COVID-19-Related Olfactory Dysfunction
Ebraheem Albazee • Saad A. Alajmi • et, al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.94386 Abstract A notable rise in olfactory dysfunction (OD) prevalence has been observed since the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19-related OD is associated with several consequences, especially […]
Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with COVID-19 infection
Ismail Ibrahim Ismail 1,✉, Ehab A Abdelnabi 2, Jasem Y Al-Hashel 1,3, et. al., PMCID: PMC7980790 PMID: 33745038 Introduction Since the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) around the world, and the declaration of […]
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Adults Hospitalized for COVID-19 Pneumonia
Ivan O. Rosas , Alejandra Benitez, James A. McKinnell, et. al., Cite This Article Abstract We conducted a multicenter, observational, 12-month follow-up study to identify the extended health burden of severe […]
🌬️ Idiopathic Dyspnea in Long COVID: Mechanisms, Diagnostics, and Emerging Therapies
🧠 Introduction Idiopathic shortness of breath—dyspnea without a clear structural or functional cause—is a perplexing symptom in many Long COVID patients. Despite normal imaging and pulmonary function tests, individuals report […]
Title: Melatonin as a Therapeutic Agent in Long COVID Sleep Disorders: A Multidimensional Review
John Murphy, The Covid-19 Long haul Foundation Abstract Sleep disturbances have emerged as one of the most persistent and debilitating symptoms of Long COVID, affecting up to 76% of patients […]
🧠 Association Between Long COVID and Sleep Apnea
🔗 Key Findings from NIH RECOVER Initiative 📊 Epidemiology Population Group OSA Prevalence Long COVID Risk Increase Adults (N3C) ~5% +75% Adults (PCORnet) ~5% +12% Children <2% No significant increase […]