A Chinese patent for a COVID-19 vaccine filed just weeks after the virus emerged in the United States is drawing fresh scrutiny from U.S. investigators examining the origins of the pandemic […]
Is Covid Rewriting the Rules of Aging? Brain Decline Alarms Doctors
Millions of long-Covid patients continue to struggle with cognitive difficulties Sumathi Reddy, WSJ Ken Todd stopped working in 2023 after experiencing long-Covid symptoms, including cognitive difficulties. Five years after the […]
Incidence of Neurological Manifestations in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Sasa Dragic • Andrea Dolencuk • Danica Momcicevic • et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.85616 Abstract Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not primarily a neurotropic virus. However, since angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors are present […]
New Report Reviews Evidence on Long COVID Diagnosis, Risk, Symptoms, and Functional Impact for Patients
News Release | 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 […]
Inflammatory and Coagulation Marker Changes -Treated COVID-19 Patients
Akinari Tsukada • Daisuke Katagiri • Shinyu Izumi et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78836 Abstract Introduction Direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin B-immobilized polystyrene fiber column (PMX-DHP) removes endotoxin and inflammatory mediators from the blood. This study aimed to evaluate […]
Biden FDA Knew About COVID Vaccine Stroke Risk And Kept Americans In The Dark
Senate investigators spent months reviewing roughly 2,000 pages of federal records. What they found is damning. FDA and CDC officials under the Biden administration identified a significant stroke risk tied to […]
COVID-19-Associated Encephalopathy: A Case Series Demonstrating the Rapid Deterioration of Mental Status and a Review of the Literature
Jacky Reny • Usman Siddiqui • Andrew Cox • et. a., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76005 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is known for its severe inflammatory response, often leading to […]
Northwestern Medicine study shows neurologic symptoms of long COVID differ based on severity of initial COVID-19 infection
Patients previously hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia showed broad cognitive impairment, while those with mild initial infection not requiring hospitalization mainly had difficulties with attention tasks. A new Northwestern Medicine study […]
COVID-19 targets human adrenal glands
Waldemar Kanczkowskia ∙ Katja Everte ∙ Marlena Stadtmüllerb ∙ et. al. COVID-19 develops due to infection with SARS-CoV-2, which particularly in elderly with certain comorbidities (eg, metabolic syndrome)1 can cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Some patients with […]
The Growing Understanding of the Pituitary Implication in the Pathogenesis of Long COVID-19 Syndrome: A Narrative Review
by Ach Taieb , Ben Haj Slama Nassim , Gorchane Asma 1,2, et. al. Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Farhat Hached Sousse, Sousse 4000, TunisiaAdv. Respir. Med. 2024, 92(1), 96-109; https://doi.org/10.3390/arm92010013 Highlights What are the main […]