What, Exactly, Is ‘Paxlovid Mouth’ and How Do You Get Rid of It?


The Covid-19 antiviral drug can leave a foul taste. The afflicted are scouring for remedies online. Authors: Alex Janin Aug. 16, 2022 Wall Street Journal Jeanette Witten recently rummaged through her…[...]

Potential pharmacologic treatments for COVID-19 smell and taste loss: A comprehensive review


Authors: Elnaz Khani,aSajad Khiali,aSamineh Beheshtirouy,a and Taher Entezari-Malekia,b,∗ Eur J Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 5; 912: 174582.Published online 2021 Oct 19. doi:  10.1016/ j.ejphar.2021.174582 PMCID: PMC8524700PMID: 34678243 Abstract The acute loss of taste and smell following COVID-19…[...]

Smell and Taste Loss Recovery Time in COVID-19 Patients and Disease Severity


Authors: Athanasia Printza,1,*Mihalis Katotomichelakis,2Konstantinos Valsamidis,1Symeon Metallidis,3Periklis Panagopoulos,4Maria Panopoulou,5Vasilis Petrakis,4 and Jannis Constantinidis1 J Clin Med. 2021 Mar; 10(5): 966.Published online 2021 Mar 2. doi: 10.3390/jcm10050966 PMCID: PMC7957474PMID: 33801170 Abstract A significant proportion of people infected with SARS-CoV-2…[...]

Coronavirus and the Nervous System


What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19?What do we know about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 on the nervous system?What are the immediate (acute) effects of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 on the brain?What is…[...]

Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Anosmia 1 Year After COVID-19 Diagnosis


Authors: Marion Renaud, MD1; Claire Thibault, MD1; Floriane Le Normand, MD1; et al Introduction Since the pandemic was declared in early 2020, COVID-19–related anosmia quickly emerged as a telltale sign of infection.1,2 However, the time course and reversibility of COVID-19–related…[...]

Parosmia post COVID-19: an unpleasant manifestation of long COVID syndrome


As we begin to slowly unravel the mystery hidden behind the current pandemic, novel clinical manifestations are emerging ceaselessly following SARS-CoV-2. Olfactory dysfunction, which has become one of the sought-after…[...]

Age-dependent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 entry sites in mouse chemosensory systems reflects COVID-19 anosmia-ageusia symptoms


Authors: Julien Brechbühl,Ana Catarina Lopes,Dean Wood,Sofiane Bouteiller,Aurélie de Vallière,Chantal Verdumo, and Marie-Christine Broillet Abstract COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a collective scientific effort to study its viral causing agent SARS-CoV-2. Research…[...]

Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2


Authors: Muge Cevik, clinical lecturer1 2,  Krutika Kuppalli, assistant professor3,  Jason Kindrachuk, assistant professor of virology4,  Malik Peiris, professor of virology5 What you need to know SARS-CoV-2 is genetically similar to…[...]