By LifeZette News Staff CVS and Walgreens are reducing access to updated COVID-19 vaccines in multiple states after federal regulators narrowed eligibility to seniors and high-risk groups. CVS confirmed it has halted distribution […]
Metformin and Long COVID: Rethinking an Old Drug for a New Syndrome
By John Murphy, The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation As the global medical community continues to grapple with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of its most elusive challenges remains long […]
Mitigating fatigue in long COVID patients: a clinical observation
Yu-Jin Choi, Jin-Seok Lee, Jin-Yong Joung, BMC Infectious Diseases volume 25, Article number: 611 (2025) Cite this article Abstract Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of a secondary public health crisis known as Long COVID. It […]
Long covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help.
By Richard Sima The Washington Post Five years since the pandemic began, millions of people are still grappling with long COVID, even as new patients are joining their ranks. “Considering […]
Ivermectin Prophylaxis Used for COVID-19: A Citywide, Prospective, Observational Study of 223,128 Subjects Using Propensity Score Matching
Lucy Kerr • Flavio A. Cadegiani • Fernando Baldi • et. al.,, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21272 This article has been corrected. See Kerr L, Cadegiani F A, Baldi F, et al. (March 24, 2022) Correction: Ivermectin Prophylaxis Used for COVID-19: […]
Kidney disorders as serious adverse drug reactions of remdesivir in coronavirus disease
Laurent Chouchana 1,∗, Laure-Hélène Preta 1, Mylène Tisseyre 1, et. al., PMCID: PMC7907730 PMID: 33647327 Remdesivir is a novel adenosine-like nucleotide analogue, representing the first drug approved for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), albeit an uncertain clinical relevance. In […]
🧠 Long COVID and Edema: A 2025 Clinical Overview
📚 Background and Etiology Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), affects 10–30% of individuals post-infection, with symptoms persisting beyond three months. Edema—fluid accumulation in tissues—has emerged as […]
Remember Social Distancing? It Doesn’t Really Protect You From Infections, Study Shows
By StudyFinds Analysis, Reviewed by Steve Fink During the COVID-19 pandemic, most public indoor spaces required people to stand six-feet apart for social distancing when standing in line. (Photo by Prostock-studio on […]
COVID Long-Haul Illnesses: Five Years of Recovery, Research, and Hope
Five years after the global onset of COVID-19, long-haul illnesses—collectively known as long COVID—remain a complex and evolving public health challenge. Affecting millions worldwide, long COVID is now recognized as […]
Low Vitamin D Increases Risk for Severe COVID
Low vitamin D levels might increase a person’s odds of a severe bout with COVID-19, a new study says. People with a vitamin D deficiency are 36% more likely to require […]