Diagnostic Biomarkers and Imaging Modalities in Long COVID: Toward Precision Detection and Monitoring

Author: John Murphy, President, COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), presents with a complex array of symptoms affecting multiple organ systems. Accurate diagnosis…[...]

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COVID-19 infection risk cut ‘significantly’ with simple nasal spray, research finds

Azelastine nasal spray reduces coronavirus infection by two-thirds, researchers find  By Angelica Stabile Fox News FDA official announces COVID-19 vaccine mandates are no longer ‘legally possible’ for healthy subjects Fox News senior…[...]

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A Symptom-Based Algorithm for Rapid Clinical Diagnosis of COVID-19 in Adults With High-Risk Exposure

Shinji Inaba • Shuntaro Ikeda • Naoki Tsuda • et. al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.89589  Abstract Objectives In Japan, clinical diagnosis based solely on symptoms, without the use of test kits, has been adopted to enable the rapid identification…[...]

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Intra- and Inter-host Transmission Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Through Viral Load Data Analysis

Sofia Liossi • Evangelos Tsiambas • Sotirios Maipas • et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.82955  Abstract Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are the gold standard for confirming COVID-19. Test results provide the cycle threshold (Ct) value, which is correlated…[...]

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Neurological sequelae of long COVID: a comprehensive review of diagnostic imaging, underlying mechanisms, and potential therapeutics

Grant McGee Talkington, Paresh Kolluru, Timothy E. Gressett, et. al. One lingering effect of the COVID-19 pandemic created by SARS-CoV-2 is the emergence of Long COVID (LC), characterized by enduring…[...]

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Post-COVID-19 Inflammatory Arthritis Treated With Upadacitinib: A Case Report

Cherie S. Zhi • Ami Ben-Artzi, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78799  Abstract Two patients who developed inflammatory arthritis following COVID-19 infection are presented, characterized by arthralgias, arthritis, and elevated markers of inflammation (C-reactive protein). Both patients…[...]

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