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 […]

Study: Long COVID Rates Are Expected to Decline

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July 2024 Newsmax Health People’s odds for long COVID appear to be declining with the advent of new variants of the virus, along with repeat infections and vaccinations, new research shows. That suggests that the average person’s chances of developing long-term symptoms is falling over time, concluded a team from Germany. “Although the cause of […]

COVID-19 infections may actually shrink cancerous tumors, shock study reveals

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By The Conversation, Research led by Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University A fascinating new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has revealed an unexpected potential benefit of severe COVID infection: it may help shrink cancer. This surprising finding, based on research conducted in mice, opens up new possibilities for cancer treatment and sheds light on the complex interactions […]

New-onset chronic musculoskeletal pain following COVID-19 infection fulfil the Fibromyalgia clinical syndrome criteria

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Omar Khoja,  Matthew Mulvey, Sarah Astill,  et. al. ,doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.10.24310234 ABSTRACT Background New-onset chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain (> 3 months duration) is one of the commonest persistent symptoms of Post-COVID syndrome (PCS). There is emerging evidence that the chronic MSK pain and associated symptoms in PCS have similarities to Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). This study aimed to characterize PCS related new-onset chronic MSK pain […]

Ideological diversity of media consumption predicts COVID-19 vaccination

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Marrissa D. Grant, David M. Markowitz, David K. Sherman, et. al., Scientific Reports volume 14, Article number: 28948 (2024)  Abstract This study examines the relationship between respondents’ vaccine hesitancy, reported media consumption patterns, ideological leanings, and trust in science. A large-scale survey conducted in the US in 2022 (N = 1,646) assessed self-reported COVID-19 vaccination, trust in science, and reported media consumption. Findings […]

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

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News Release |  2024, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 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 — including that Long COVID can cause more than 200 symptoms, and that a positive COVID-19 test is not necessary to […]