John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H. President COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID, also termed post-COVID condition or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), has emerged as one of the most […]
Persistent Viral Reservoirs and Immune Dysregulation in Long COVID
John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H., President Covid-19 Long-haul Foundation The Central Discovery Reshaping Post-Acute Sequelae Research Abstract Long COVID (post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, PASC) has emerged as a multisystem […]
Long-COVID: assessment of circulating markers suggests no cerebral neuronal damage, neuroinflammation or systemic inflammation–a controlled study
Roald Omdal, Ole Bernt Lenning, Grete Jonsson, Scientific Reports , Article number: (2026) Cite this article We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access to its findings. Before final publication, the manuscript […]
A case of cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2
Mai Yamakawa 1, Sharon Lynch 1, Ryan Townley 1,⁎ , PMCID: PMC9308493 Abstract Background Cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation (CAA-RI) is a neuroinflammatory disease that is associated with perivascular amyloid- deposition. Case presentation A middle-aged […]
Scientists uncover biological cause of Long COVID brain fog in major breakthrough
By Theo Farrant New research offers what scientists describe as the first biological evidence of Long COVID brain fog. Scientists in Japan have identified a potential biological cause of Long COVID brain fog, […]
Research highlighting chronic inflammation opens path to treating illness that affects millions of Americans
A new study from investigators at Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sheds light on why some people never fully recover from COVID-19. In research that analyzed blood samples […]
Blackout Syndromes in Long-COVID: Etiology, Physiology, Pathology, and Clinical Determinants
John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., DPH, President The Covid Long-haul Foundation AbstractPersistent transient loss of consciousness and pre-syncope (“blackout phenomena”) are increasingly recognized sequelae in patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 […]
Inflammation: The Molecular Convergence of Gout, COVID-19, and Uric Acid Metabolism
Inflammation is not merely a symptom—it is a biological imperative. It orchestrates the body’s defense against infection, injury, and metabolic imbalance. Yet when dysregulated, inflammation becomes a crucible for chronic […]
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 […]
COVID-19 coagulopathy, thrombosis, and bleeding
Noel C. Chan, Jeffrey I. Weitz, Blood (2020) 136 (4): 381–383.https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2020007335 In this issue of Blood, Al-Samkari et al expand our understanding of thrombosis and bleeding risks and their predictors in hospitalized patients with […]