Pathophysiological, immunological, and inflammatory features of long COVID


Karen Bohmwald1,2†Benjamín Diethelm-Varela1†Linmar Rodríguez-Guilarte1, et. al. Front. Immunol., 27 February 2024, Volume 15 - 2024, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1341600 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause severe global disruption, resulting in significant excess mortality,…[...]

The Prevalence of Dizziness and Vertigo in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review


George Korres,1,* Dimitrios K. Kitsos,2 Diego Kaski,3 et. al. Abstract Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 include symptoms of vertigo and dizziness, which is rather unsurprising, since SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism may inflict a broad spectrum of…[...]

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


Roxana Gheorghita1,2Iuliana Soldanescu3Andrei Lobiuc2, et. al. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been defined as the greatest global health…[...]

Neurological Complications of COVID-19 Infection: A Comprehensive Review


Travis Brauer • Sulaiman Paika • Roshni Kotwani • Deepesh Khanna, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65192  Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is well on its way to reaching endemic status across the globe. While the medical community’s understanding of the…[...]

Liver injury in COVID-19: an insight into pathobiology and roles of risk factors


Abbas Tazarghi, Sahar Bazoq, Mohammad Hosein Taziki Balajelini, et. al. Virology Journal volume 21, Article number: 65 (2024)  Abstract COVID-19 is a complex disease that can lead to fatal respiratory failure with extrapulmonary complications, either as a…[...]

Long-Term Taste and Smell Outcomes After COVID-19


Ryan Sharetts, BS1,2; Shima T. Moein, MD, PhD1,2; Rafa Khan, BS1; et alRichard L. Doty, PhD1, JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(4):e247818. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7818 Key Points Question  What is the association of COVID-19 with long-term outcomes in taste and smell function as measured by state-of-the-art psychophysical…[...]

Is Low-Dose Lung Radiotherapy for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia a Therapeutic Alternative?


Fatima Safini • Bouchra Amaoui • Kenza Oqbani • et. al. , 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6503 Abstract Low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT) has historically been used to treat severe bacterial and viral pneumonia due to its immunomodulatory properties. However, this technique…[...]

Nerve Palsy With Positive Asialo-GM1 Antibody After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination


Ifeanyichukwu Ozobu • Ethan Salter • Sophia Salter • et. al. 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65045  Abstract mRNA vaccines have been a critical tool in combating the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and demonstrated a high safety profile. However,…[...]

Researchers discover that tiredness experienced by long COVID patients has a physical cause


by Amsterdam University Medical Center Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44432-3 Researchers from Amsterdam UMC and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) have discovered that the persistent fatigue in patients with long COVID has…[...]