Impact of Elevated Screen Time on School-Age Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analytical Study

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Roshni Manuja • Tanuja P. Pattankar • Mallikarjun C. Yadavannavar • Rekha S. Udgiri, Published: 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64689  Abstract Introduction: The rise in digital technology use, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has heightened concerns about extended “screen time” (ST) among adolescents. Excessive screen use is linked to negative physical and cognitive effects, yet digital media also offers educational and social advantages. Cultivating healthy […]

Predicting the Need for Advanced Respiratory Support in COVID-19 Patients During the Initial Pandemic Phase: A Retrospective Analysis

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Tuğba Çiçek • Melahat Uzel Sener • Ayperi Öztürk, Published:, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64678  Abstract Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), led to high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. It is known that some patients, initially hospitalized in general wards, deteriorate over time and require advanced respiratory support (ARS). This study […]

Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update

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Samantha Polly, MD and Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 89 (3) 161-167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.2112 ABSTRACT Cutaneous findings can be clues to diagnosis and infection severity in viral illnesses, including COVID-19. The authors provide an update on the diagnostic and prognostic value of the 5 most common cutaneous abnormalities associated with COVID-19 in adult patients: morbilliform rash, urticaria, vesicles, pseudo-chilblains, and […]

Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover

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2024, By DAVID NIELD, Science Alert Some form of brain injury could be behind the symptoms reported by those with long COVID, according to a new study, and adapting tests and treatments to match could aid progress in tackling the condition. Analyzing 203 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or its associated symptoms, and comparing the results with 60 people […]

The Risk Factors For Long COVID Have Finally Been Revealed

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2024, By DAVID NIELD, Science Alert For many, catching SARS-CoV-2 means an unpleasant few weeks of aches, coughs, and fatigue. In roughly one in every five cases, however, the discomfort endures for months on end. What puts some individuals at greater risk of an acute infection lingering as long COVID has been far from clear. A team of experts […]

Scientists discover the only treatment that could cure long Covid

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By EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE Therapy may be the only treatment to successfully cure lingering Covid symptoms, landmark new research has suggested.  Canadian scientists found talking therapies and physical and mental rehabilitation ‘probably improve symptoms’ among those struck down with the virus. But there was ‘no compelling evidence’ that certain drugs, dietary supplements […]

New Study Finds Potential Cause of Long COVID Symptoms—Experts Explain

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Researchers say this could lead to diagnostic tests and treatments. Global Center for Health Security Long COVID has mystified the medical community for years, making it a tough condition to diagnose, let alone treat. However, a growing body of research has found more information on what may be behind long COVID, with the hope of eventually finding an […]

Resonant breathing improves self-reported symptoms and wellbeing in people with Long COVID

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Jessica Polizzi, Jenna Tosto-Mancuso, Laura Tabacof, Jamie Wood, David Putrino Introduction: Long COVID involves debilitating symptoms, many of which mirror those observed with dysautonomia, and care must be taken with rehabilitation for autonomic dysfunction to avoid post-exertional malaise/post-exertional symptom exacerbation. Resonant breathing (breathing slowly at a defined rate of breaths per minute) requires less exertion and […]

Risk factors for long COVID revealed

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2024Source: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Summary: A new study sheds light on factors that may have predisposed some patients to recover more slowly after COVID.   Early in the pandemic, many people who had SARS-Cov-2 infection or COVID-19 began to report that they couldn’t shake off their symptoms even after a month or more — […]

Research Reveals Long COVID Hits the Young Harder Than the Old

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It might sound counterintuitive, but new research shows that when long COVID strikes, younger patients appear more prone to severe symptoms than older folks. That’s tough on society as a whole, the study’s lead author said. “The impact of Long COVID is causing disproportionate morbidity [illness] and disability in younger adults in their prime who […]