February 21, 2022 Jane E. Dee Advanced testing of the heart and lungs may reveal why some people who have recovered from COVID-19 still have shortness of breath. This testing […]
How To Manage Fatigue and Other Long COVID Symptoms
You can feel tired and exhausted for months after your initial infection August 19, 2022 / Infectious Disease You had COVID-19 a few weeks — or even months — ago. But you’re still dealing […]
Is it safe to exercise if you have shortness of breath after COVID-19?
When you’re dealing with shortness of breath due to COVID-19, you may be wondering when you can safely return to exercise. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. A 2022 reviewTrusted […]
Is It Normal to Have Shortness of Breath After COVID-19?
COVID-19 can damage the tissue in your lungs and may also affect your breathing patterns, which can cause shortness of breath to linger. It’s possible for this symptom to persist […]
Long COVID and the digestive system: Mayo Clinic expert describes common symptoms
Sharon Theimer June 21, 2022 ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Long COVID syndrome, also known as post-COVID, is more than fatigue and shortness of breath. Symptoms such as headaches, brain fog and ringing in the ears have been […]
What Is Long COVID?
By Rachael Zimlich, BSN, RN August 08, 2023 By the end of February 2022, nearly 60% of the U.S. population had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies indicating they had been infected with COVID-19.1 Even for those […]
Cognitive disorders and sleep disturbances in long COVID]
Authors: Claudia Schilling 1, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg 2, Janina Isabel Schweiger 2PMID: 35576015 PMCID: PMC9109661 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-022-01297-z Background: During the last 2 years of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, knowledge about the long-term effects of the disease, the so-called […]
Researchers fear people of color may be disproportionately affected by long Covid
Blitshteyn worries about the low rate of full recovery she observed in a March 2021 case series of 20 patients with new-onset postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (a condition affecting blood flow that […]
Doctor’s Checklist for Treating Long COVID Patients
Written by Hallie Levine April 4, 2023 Lisa McCorkell had a mild bout of COVID-19 in March 2020. Young and healthy, she assumed that she would bounce back quickly. But when […]
Weight-loss drug can reverse heart failure symptoms, study finds
Semaglutide injections trigger ‘very large improvements’ in patients with hearts too stiff to fill properly. Andrew Gregory Amsterdam 25 Aug 2023 05.55 EDT Weight-loss jabs can reverse the symptoms of […]