Long Covid Defined


Authors: E. Wesley Ely, M.D., M.P.H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3957-2172, Lisa M. Brown, M.P.H., and Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Examining the Working Definition for Long Covid, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb2408466 The Covid-19 pandemic has…[...]

The knowns and unknowns of long COVID-19: from mechanisms to therapeutical approaches


Roxana Gheorghita1,2Iuliana Soldanescu3Andrei Lobiuc2Olga Adriana Caliman Sturdza2,4et. al., Front. Immunol., 03 March 2024, Sec. Viral Immunology, Volume 15 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1344086 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2…[...]

Long covid: Hair loss and sexual dysfunction are among wider symptoms, study finds


BMJ 2022; 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1887 (Published 27 July 2022): BMJ 2022;378:o188, Jacqui Wise People experiencing long covid have reported a wider set of symptoms than previously thought, including hair loss and sexual dysfunction. Electronic health records of…[...]

Evidence Mounts That About 7% of US Adults Have Had Long COVID


Zhengyi Fang, MS1; Rebecca Ahrnsbrak, MPS2; Andy Rekito, MS3, JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11370 New data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component support prior findings that about 7% of US adults have had post–COVID-19…[...]

New Report Reviews Evidence on Long COVID Diagnosis, Risk, Symptoms, and Functional Impact for Patients


News Release | June 5, 2024, National Academies WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents conclusions about Long COVID diagnosis, symptoms, and impact on daily function…[...]

Subacute Thyroiditis Following COVID-19: A Case of Diagnostic Challenge in the Absence of Neck Pain


Kan Sakai • Tadahiro Yonaha • Takashi Shinzato • Takahiro Taira, Published: June 11, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62203  Abstract This case report presents a 77-year-old woman who developed subacute thyroiditis following COVID-19. The patient exhibited atypical symptoms, including fever,…[...]

Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis in COVID-19-Positive Patients: A Rare Coincidence


Rushabh Parekh • Virendra Athavale • Saili Kelshikar, Published: June 11, 2024 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62136  Abstract Since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which is otherwise known as the worldwide coronavirus disease, 2019, has had a well-established…[...]