Pain in Long-Haul Illnesses: A Comprehensive Clinical and Molecular Review

January 28, 2026 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Pain in Long-Haul Illnesses: A Comprehensive Clinical and Molecular Review

🧠 Abstract Pain in long-haul illnesses—particularly post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or long COVID—represents a complex, multifactorial syndrome that transcends traditional diagnostic boundaries. This article synthesizes current evidence from…[...]

July 9, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Hematoma Associated With Anticoagulation in a Patient With Moderate COVID-19 Pneumonia

Hikaru Murooka • Natsumi Yamamoto • Shiho Amano •, et. al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.87395 Abstract We report a case of idiopathic retroperitoneal hematoma in an 82-year-old man with moderate COVID-19 pneumonia receiving prophylactic anticoagulation therapy. The patient…[...]

July 6, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Single-Organ Vasculitis Following COVID-19 Infection Resulting in Visceral Arterial Rupture: A Case Report

Yasutaka Saito • Shinichiro Irabu • Hirotaka Yamamoto, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.87335 Abstract We present the case of a male in his 50s who developed sudden abdominal pain two days after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019…[...]

December 25, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

New research points to possible reason for long COVID

A Spanish study suggests that SARS-CoV-2 mediated vagus nerve dysfunction (VND) could be responsible for long COVID. By SHIRA SILKOFF, FEBRUARY 2022 - The Jerusalem Post Many symptoms of post-COVID syndrome…[...]

August 29, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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…[...]

April 13, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Intestinal Damage in COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Intestinal Thrombosis

Authors: Xiaoming Wu1, Haijiao Jing1, Chengyue Wang1, Yufeng Wang1, Nan Zuo1, Tao Jiang2*, Valerie A. Novakovic3 and Jialan Shi1,3,4* Front. Microbiol., 22 March 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.860931 The intestinal tract, with high expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), is a…[...]

April 13, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Review of Mesenteric Ischemia in COVID-19 Patients

Authors: Amit Gupta, Oshin Sharma, Kandhala Srikanth, Rahul Mishra, Amoli Tandon & Deepak Rajput Indian Journal of Surgery (2022) Published: 11 March 2022 Abstract The new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019 has become…[...]

April 13, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

SARS-CoV-2 and acute diverticulitis: The expanding gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 infection

Authors: Simcha Weissman,Anna Belyayeva,Sachit Sharma,Muhammad Aziz, J Transl Int Med. 2021 Mar; 9(1): 59–60.Published online 2021 Mar 31. doi: 10.2478/jtim-2021-0019PMCID: PMC8016353PMID: 3385080 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus which emerged in late 2019, has spread rapidly and…[...]

March 31, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Prevalence of organ impairment in Long COVID patients 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms

Authors: Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMar 24 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the prevalence of organ impairment in long coronavirus disease 2019…[...]

March 21, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Massive gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with COVID-19

Authors: Mahmoud Mohamed,a,⁎Mahmoud Nassar,bNso Nso,b and Mostafa Alfishawyc Arab J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jun; 22(2): 177–179.Published online 2021 May 14. doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2021.05.00 8PMCID: PMC8118668PMID: 34090835 Abstract Despite the emerging data about the thrombophilic effect of the novel…[...]