Viral Persistence and Serotonin Reduction Can Cause Long COVID Symptoms, Penn Medicine Research Finds

Components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain in the gut of some long COVID patients, causing persistent inflammation, vagus nerve dysfunction, and neurological symptoms PHILADELPHIA—Patients with long COVID – the long-term symptoms like…[...]

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Stony Brook study: Long COVID risk increases with multiple infections, vaccination status in 9/11 essential workers

By Lisa L. Colangelolisa.colangelo@newsday.com@lisalcolangelo, Newsday People who have had multiple bouts of COVID-19, had it severely, and those who were unvaccinated when first infected had an increased risk of developing long COVID,…[...]

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Taste loss as a distinct symptom of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Mackenzie E Hannum, Riley J Koch, Vicente A Ramirez, Sarah S Marks, et. al., Chemical Senses, Volume 48, 2023, bjad043, https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjad043 Abstract Chemosensory scientists have been skeptical that reports of COVID-19 taste loss are…[...]

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Vascular Consequences: A Case Report on Posterior Circulation Infarction as a Sequela of COVID-19

Anil M. Philip • Lina J. George • Shubhashis Saha • Sethu Sadanandan, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65837  Abstract This case report presents a posterior circulation infarction in a previously healthy 39-year-old male, three months post-severe COVID-19. He presented with…[...]

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COVID-19 and Intractable Hiccups: An Apparently Harmless Yet Misleading Manifestation

Asma Albtoosh • Nizar S. Alkhlaifat • Ahmad Aldurgham • et. al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65966  Abstract COVID-19 infection typically presents with various symptoms encompassing fever, cough, and shortness of breath, with occasional reports of less common manifestations such…[...]

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