Predictive Role of Biomarkers in COVID-19 Mortality

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Ayşe Yılmaz,1 Öztürk Taşkın,1 Ufuk Demir,1 and Veysel G Soylu2 Cureus. 2023 Jan; 15(1): e34173. Published online 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.7759/cureus.34173 PMCID: PMC9950690PMID: 36843833 Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in high mortality among patients in critical intensive care units. Hence, identifying mortality markers in the follow-up and treatment of these patients is essential. This study aimed to evaluate […]

Accelerated biological aging in COVID-19 patients

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Authors: Xue Cao, Wenjuan Li, Ting Wang, Dongzhi Ran,Veronica Davalos, Laura Planas-Serra, Aurora Pujol, Manel Esteller, Xiaolin Wang & Huichuan Yu  Nature Communications volume 13, 19 April 2022 Article number: 2135 (2022)  Abstract Chronological age is a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19. Previous findings indicate that epigenetic age could be altered in viral infection. However, the epigenetic aging in COVID-19 has not been well studied. In […]

Incidence of New-Onset Hypertension Post–COVID-19: Comparison With Influenza

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Vincent Zhang, Molly Fisher,Wei Hou,Lili Zhang and Tim Q. Duong      Aug 2023 Hypertension. 2023;0 Abstract BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 may trigger new-onset persistent hypertension. This study investigated the incidence and risk factors associated with new-onset persistent hypertension during COVID-19 hospitalization and at ≈6-month follow-up compared with influenza. METHODS: This retrospective observational study was conducted in a major […]

In Long COVID, Doctors Offer Comprehensive Treatment

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SEP 16, 2023 – Authored by Marina Zhang The Epoch Times  COVID-19 and long COVID may be linked to impaired sensory neurons, a recent study Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study finds. Sensory neurons are responsible for smell, taste, touch, pain, and changes in temperature. Damage to them may lead to impaired senses. Surprisingly, the study found […]

Orthostatic Symptoms and Reductions in Cerebral Blood Flow in Long-Haul COVID-19 Patients: Similarities with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Published online 2021 Dec 24. doi: 10.3390/medicina58010028 PMCID: PMC8778312 PMID: 350563 C. (Linda) M. C. van Campen,1,* Peter C. Rowe,2 and Frans C. Visser1 Olli J. Polo, Academic Editor Abstract Background and Objectives: Symptoms and hemodynamic findings during orthostatic stress have been reported in both long-haul COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but little work has directly compared patients from these two […]

‘Statistically Significant Increase’ In Myopericarditis And Single Organ Cutaneous Vasculitis Found After COVID-19 Vaccination

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FRIDAY, SEP 15, 2023 Authored by Megan Redshaw The Epoch Times  A large nationwide study of more than 4 million people in New Zealand identified a statistically significant association in two adverse events following vaccination with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. In the post-marketing safety study recently published in Springer, researchers examining 12 specific adverse events found an increase […]

Can COVID-19 Cause Insomnia and Sleep Problems?

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September 13, 2023  Dr. Anis Rehman Internal Medicine Physician  The Sleep Foundation Key Takeaways Even years after the declaration of a global pandemic in March 2020, studies continue to document the effects of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that COVID-19 can cause both short- and long-term View Source sleep […]

COVID-19 Lung Damage

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Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S. February 28, 2022 Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage. Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S., is an expert on lung disease at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and sees patients with COVID-19. He explains some of the short- and long-term lung problems brought on by the new coronavirus. “As […]

Autonomic dysfunction in ‘long COVID’: rationale, physiology and management strategies

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Melanie Dani, consultant geriatrician,A Andreas Dirksen, specialist nurse in syncope,B Patricia Taraborrelli, specialist nurse in syncope,B Miriam Torocastro, syncope research nurse,C Dimitrios Panagopoulos, clinical research fellow in cardiology,D Richard Sutton, professor of clinical cardiology,E and Phang Boon Lim, consultant cardiologistF Clin Med (Lond). 2021 Jan; 21(1): e63–e67.  doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0896 PMCID: PMC7850225 PMID: 33243837 ABSTRACT The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented morbidity, mortality and global disruption. Following the initial surge of infections, focus shifted […]

Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments

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The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system  Stephani Sutherland   March 1, 2023 Tara Ghormley has always been an overachiever. She finished at the top of her class in high school, graduated summa cum laude from college and earned top honors in veterinary school. She went […]