Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease and Other Lung Sequelae

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Mark Barash, DOa,∗ and Vijaya Ramalingam, MD, FCCPa,b Clin Chest Med. 2023 Jun; 44(2): 263–277. Published online 2023 Mar 3. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.11.019 PMCID: PMC9983785 PMID: 37085219 Author information Copyright and License information PMC Disclaimer As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians and researchers across the world are trying to understand the sequelae in patients recovered from COVID-19 infection. In this article, the […]

Unlocking capacities of genomics for the COVID-19 response and future pandemics

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Sergey Knyazev, Karishma Chhugani, Varuni Sarwal, Ram Ayyala, Harman Singh, Smruthi Karel O. Wertheim, Braden T. Tierney, Charles Y. Chiu, Ren Sun, Aiping Wu, Malak S. Abedalthagafi, Victoria M. Pak, Shivashankar H. Nagaraj, Adam L. Smith, Pavel Skums, Bogdan Pasaniuc, Andrey Komissarov, Serghei Mangul  Nature Methods volume 19, pages374–380 (2022) Cite this article 9048 Accesses,17 Citations, 41 Altmetric, Metrics details During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomics and bioinformatics have emerged as essential public health tools. The genomic data acquired […]

Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease—The Tip of the Iceberg

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Namrata Kewalramani, MD,a,b,∗ Kerri-Marie Heenan, MB Bch, BAO,c Denise McKeegan, MB Bch, BAO, MSc,c and Nazia Chaudhuri, MD, PhDd Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2023 May; 43(2): 389–410. Published online 2023 Mar3. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2023.01.004 PMCID: PMC9982726PMID: 37055095 The proportion of symptomatic patients with post-coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) condition (long COVID) represents a significant burden on the individual as well as on the health care systems. […]

Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease: What you Need to Know

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Apr 28, 2023 Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation After being hospitalized for three months with COVID-19 and double pneumonia in 2020, Houston police officer Hito Bazan awoke one morning to discover that he couldn’t talk, eat, walk, or most importantly, breathe. Bazan was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease (ILD) known as pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Three years into […]

Skin reactions to COVID-19 vaccines?  

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2020-January 18 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the development and approval of vaccines against the responsible virus — severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). More than 100 companies and institutions worldwide have developed vaccine candidates.  How do the COVID-19 vaccines differ? Current approved vaccines rely on a nucleic-acid-based vaccine platform Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) eg, Pfizer/BioNTech + Fosun Pharma, Moderna + National Institute […]

Long Covid linked to multiple organ changes, research suggests

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23/09/2023 The authors of the new study, which was published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, said it marks a “step forward” in helping long Covid sufferers. The study is the first to look at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of multiple organs — the brain, heart, liver, kidneys and lungs — after being hospitalised […]

COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help

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BY LAURAN NEERGAARD  August 10, 2023  The Associated Press Health and Science Department ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk. “This is, like, not a […]

COVID infections and vaccinations lengthen menstrual cycles: study

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By Adriana Diaz  August 17, 2023 Amid ‘summer surge’ of new COVID variant — should we be wearing masks? Sen. Ron Johnson demands watchdog probe of NIH over COVID records CDC tracking highly mutated new COVID variant in 3 countries, including US Oregon’s decriminalization disaster, DeSantis’ debate game plan and other commentary A new study […]

Study identifies link between COVID-19 and Parkinson’s

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2/11/2022 Morgan Liotta News GT Researchers say the virus aggravates brain cells similar to neurodegenerative conditions, flagging potential future risk, but also treatments. Researchers say the virus aggravates brain cells similar to neurodegenerative conditions, flagging potential future risk, but also treatments. Often characterised primarily as a respiratory disease, SARS-CoV-2 is also linked to neurological symptoms as evidence continues to […]

4 Ways COVID Leaves Its Mark on the Eye

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By Reena Mukamal Apr. 24, 2023 An analysis of 121 patients dating back to the beginning of the pandemic unveils COVID’s most common effects on the eye. Share this information and remember: Widespread vaccination is key to ending the pandemic. How does COVID reach the eyes? People respond in different ways to COVID-19 infections. While some people develop mild to severe […]