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

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Roxana Gheorghita1,2Iuliana Soldanescu3Andrei Lobiuc2, et. al., Front. Immunol., 03 March 2024Sec. Viral Immunology Volume 15 – 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.134408 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been defined as the greatest global health and socioeconomic crisis of modern times. While most people recover after being infected with the virus, a significant proportion of […]

Oxford University: Myocarditis and Pericarditis Only Appear After COVID Vaccination, Not After COVID Infection

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By Margaret Flavin Jun. 2, 2024 Epoch Times Researchers at Oxford University evaluated over one million English children aged 5 to 11 and adolescents aged 12 to 15 for incidents of myocarditis and pericarditis in relation to the COVID-19 infection and the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the preprint, myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not […]

State Supreme Courts Take Up COVID-19 Vaccine Cases

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JUN 02, 2024 – Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times  Two state supreme courts are considering whether workers who administered COVID-19 vaccines to minors without parental consent should be shielded by a federal law. The North Carolina Supreme Court agreed to take up an appeal from Tanner Smith, one of the minors, and […]

1 In 9 Children In The US Diagnosed With ADHD, COVID-19 A Potential Factor

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JUN 01, 2024 – Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times  Childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is becoming increasingly common, with a new study revealing that one in nine American kids have been diagnosed with the condition—equating to 7.1 million children. Many more children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with ADHD recently. In […]

Elevated Risk Of Epilepsy, Appendicitis In Children After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

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JUN 01, 2024 – Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times  Children who received the AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines faced an elevated risk of epilepsy and appendicitis, according to a new study. Pfizer recipients were also more likely to suffer from demyelinating disease or heart inflammation, researchers found. Dr. Julia Hippisley-Cox, a professor of […]

The blood holds clues to understanding long COVID

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The search for biomarkers could eventually lead scientists to tests and treatments By Meghan Rosen, MARCH 4, 2024 AT 9:00 AM Science News When I talk to immunologist Paul Morgan, he’s on the hunt for potentially life-altering drugs.  He’s got a call with a pharmaceutical company planned in the next half hour. His goal: persuade the company to […]

Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Dizziness in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  Zahra Jafari, Bryan E. Kolb and Majid H. Mohajerani Abstract: Objectives: Extensive studies indicate that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) involves human sensory systems. A lack of discussion, however, exists given the auditory–vestibular system involvement in CoV disease 2019 (COVID-19). The present systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to […]

COVID-19 and Bone Loss: A Review of Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Future Directions

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Published: 15 January 2024, Volume 22, pages 122–134, (2024), Amy Creecy, Olatundun D. Awosanya, Alexander Harris, et. al. Springer Link Abstract Purpose of Review SARS-CoV-2 drove the catastrophic global phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a multitude of systemic health issues, including bone loss. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent findings related to bone loss and potential […]

SARS-CoV-2 infection modifies the transcriptome of the megakaryocytes in the bone marrow

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Isabelle Allaeys, Guillaume Lemaire, Mickaël Leclercq, et. al. Blood Adv (2024) 8 (11): 2777–2789. Megakaryocytes (MKs), integral to platelet production, predominantly reside in the bone marrow (BM) and undergo regulated fragmentation within sinusoid vessels to release platelets into the bloodstream. Inflammatory states and infections influence MK transcription, potentially affecting platelet functionality. Notably, COVID-19 has been associated […]

The underlying cause of Long COVID is still a puzzle

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The underlying cause of Long COVID is still a puzzle to researchers. But Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and co-lead investigator of the Yale RECOVERY and Yale LISTEN studies, has theories. Iwasaki explains that Long COVID is an “umbrella term” and likely has “multiple mechanisms that are not […]