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…[...]

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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…[...]

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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,…[...]

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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…[...]

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Coronavirus Disease Olfactory Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Alex Zxi Jian Ho • Nur Izzati B. Ishak • Eugene Hung Chih Wong, Published: June 06, 2024,DOI: 10.7759/cureus.61855  Abstract Introduction Persistent olfactory dysfunction was seen in many patients upon coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection recovery.…[...]

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COVID-19 Presenting as Encephalitis and Myopericarditis: A Report of a Rare Case

Nikolaos Kakaletsis • Ioannis Alevroudis • Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas •et. al., Published: June 10, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62056  Abstract COVID-19 might present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, from mild respiratory distress to severe multi-organ dysfunction. We present…[...]

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