Mayuri Kizawa 1, Yasushi Iwasaki, PMCID: PMC9791501 PMID: 36579089 Abstract BACKGROUND Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been effective in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, a variety of post-vaccination neurological complications have been reported worldwide. […]
COVID-19–Associated Gustatory Dysfunction: Pathophysiology, Clinical Trajectory, and Therapeutic Strategies
A Comprehensive Clinical and Mechanistic Review Author: John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H.Affiliation: COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Background: Alterations in taste perception (dysgeusia and ageusia) emerged as a hallmark symptom of […]
US FDA blocked publication of COVID, shingles vaccine safety studies
By Padmanabhan Ananthan May 5 (Reuters) – Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against COVID-19 and […]
Long-COVID: assessment of circulating markers suggests no cerebral neuronal damage, neuroinflammation or systemic inflammation–a controlled study
Roald Omdal, Ole Bernt Lenning, Grete Jonsson, Scientific Reports , Article number: (2026) Cite this article We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access to its findings. Before final publication, the manuscript […]
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy – Related inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination: Case or causality?
Francesco Rossato a, Gianmarco Gazzola a, Valentina Carlucci a, et. al. PMCID: PMC8498485 Background and aims Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is characterized by microangiopathy with increased susceptibility to hemorrhages. Some patients may develop an inflammatory form […]
Saliva and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Molecular, Immunologic, and Clinical Perturbations of the Salivary System in COVID-19
John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H. Abstract Background: Saliva has emerged as a central biological medium in SARS-CoV-2 infection, functioning simultaneously as a diagnostic fluid, a viral reservoir, and a reflection […]
A case of cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2
Mai Yamakawa 1, Sharon Lynch 1, Ryan Townley 1,⁎ , PMCID: PMC9308493 Abstract Background Cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation (CAA-RI) is a neuroinflammatory disease that is associated with perivascular amyloid- deposition. Case presentation A middle-aged […]
COVID-19 and Nail Unit Pathology: Fingernail and Toenail Manifestations, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance
Abstract COVID-19 is a multisystem infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 with well-documented respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, and dermatologic manifestations. Increasing evidence indicates that the nail unit represents a delayed and visually […]
Long COVID and Chronic Diffuse Pruritus
John Murphy, MD., M.P.H., D.P.H., President COVID Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID, also termed post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), has emerged as one of the defining chronic illnesses of […]
FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up
By MATTHEW PERRONEU WASHINGTON (AP) — A Food and Drug Administration official involved in scrutinizing the safety of antidepressants, COVID-19 vaccines and other widely used therapies has been removed from her role leading the agency’s drug program. […]