By StudyFinds Analysis Severe COVID-19 raises lung cancer risk by 24%, study of 76 million Americans finds In A Nutshell Surviving a severe case of COVID-19 or influenza feels like crossing […]
Damage or changes to myelin can slow thinking, movement, and other brain functions.
“This is one of the first studies to report different myelin signal and brain neurochemical changes between long COVID, COVID-recovered-healthy controls, and healthy controls without SARS-CoV-2 infection,” the researchers wrote […]
SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Epithelial Tissues
John Murphy, CEO The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a pleiotropic pathogen with profound effects […]
🧬 The Endothelium as a Viral Interface
John Murphy, CEO The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation The endothelium, a monolayer of cells lining the interior of blood vessels, is often regarded as a passive conduit for blood flow. Yet […]
Pandemic Policy and the Long Shadow of Failure
Government Mismanagement of COVID-19 and the Forgotten Millions of Long-Haul Citizens By John Murphy. M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H, President, The COVID19 Long-haul Foundation I. The Pandemic and the State The COVID-19 […]
COVID-19 and Motor Nerve Involvement: A Neurological Perspective on Post-Viral Neuropathy
John Murphy, CEO The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Introduction The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019 marked the beginning of a global health crisis that has since reshaped the landscape of […]
The Renin-Angiotensin System: A Key Role in SARS-CoV-2-Induced COVID-19
George El-Arif Antonella Farhat haymaa Khazaal Abstract The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first identified in Eastern Asia (Wuhan, […]
Overlapping Clinical Presentation of Long COVID and Postacute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome: Phenotypes, Severity, and Biomarkers Open Access
Lawrence Purpura , Thomas Heisler , Steven Palmer , et. al., Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciaf624, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf624 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also known as long COVID, and postacute COVID-19 vaccination syndrome (PACVS) present overlapping but […]
Long COVID and the Kidney: Etiology, Genomic Susceptibility, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management
John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H., President COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation A Comprehensive Review Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Figure 1: Schematic of systemic organ involvement in long COVID with emphasis on […]
“Sleepless After the Storm: Neuroimmune Mechanisms and Therapeutic Frontiers in COVID-Related Insomnia”
John Murphy, CEO The COVID-Long Haul Foundation Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the landscape of global health, not only through its acute respiratory manifestations but also via its insidious […]