Vagus nerve dysfunction has a central pathogenic role in the pathophysiology of the post-COVID condition

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By Neha Mathur, Jun 2023, The Lancet In a recent study posted to Preprints with The Lancet* server, a team of researchers performed an extensive database search to identify studies providing consistent data on structural and functional alterations in organs and body parts innervated by the vagus nerve in subjects with post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC), […]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual functioning and activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Mojgan Masoudi, Raziyeh Maasoumi & Nicola Luigi Bragazzi; BMC Public Health volume 22, Article number: 189 (2022)  Abstract Background Since December 2019, when it was first reported in Wuhan, province of Hubei, China, the new virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly around the world and has become a global pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the public health measures implemented, people’s sexual activity has […]

COVID Deaths Jump 25% as Hospitalizations Continue to Rise

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Hospital beds are filling fast as the rise in respiratory viruses continues to sweep across the US Published 12/23 02:55, Hannah Murphy; The Messenger Hospitalizations and deaths owed to COVID-19 are rising as the nation heads into the holidays, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s most recent report highlights […]

Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows

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By Amy Goldstein, 2023, The Washington Post People who endured even mild cases of covid-19 are at heightened risk two years later for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of long covid, according to a new studythat casts fresh light on the virus’s true toll. The analysis, published Monday in the journal […]

Long COVID: Is there a kidney link?

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Raymond E. Garrett, Carlos H. Palacio, David Bar-Or: HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY article, Front. Med., 03 April 2023, Sec. Nephrology, Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1138644 Metabolic causes such as altered bioenergetics and amino acid metabolism may play a major role in Long COVID. Renal-metabolic regulation is an integral part of these pathways but has not been […]

FDA System Unable To Identify Risk Of Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccination: Agency

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DEC 10, 2023 – Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration could not provide information on a confirmed side effect of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, according to a newly disclosed document. FDA staffers said in the document, from 2021, that one of the agency’s top surveillance systems was unable […]

Some COVID Vaccines Produce ‘Unintended Immune Response’ In Recipients: Study

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DEC 11, 2023 – Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times Researchers in a landmark new study have discovered a sequence within the Pfizer mRNA vaccine that produces an “unintended immune response” in the body, which experts are calling a massive “developmental and regulatory failure.” Synthetic Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA), such as that used in […]

Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination: community based cohort study

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Daniel Ayoubkhani 1 2, Charlotte Bermingham 3, Koen B Pouwels 4 5, Myer Glickman 3, Vahé Nafilyan 3 6, Francesco Zaccardi 2, Kamlesh Khunti 2, Nisreen A Alwan 7 8 9, A Sarah Walker 4 10 PMID: 35584816, PMCID: PMC9115603 , DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-069676 Abstract Objective: To estimate associations between covid-19 vaccination and long covid symptoms in adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection before vaccination. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting: Community dwelling population, UK. Participants: 28 356 participants in the Office for National Statistics COVID-19 Infection Survey aged […]

Large study provides scientists with deeper insight into long COVID symptoms

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Thaweethai T, Jolley SE, Karlson EW, et al. Development of a Definition of Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.  JAMA. Published online May 25, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.8823 NIH-funded research effort identifies most common symptoms, potential subgroups, and initial symptom-based scoring system – with aim of improving future diagnostics and treatment. Initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans, many […]

Treating COVID in a Shifting Landscape

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SARS-CoV-2 keeps changing. What does this mean for the treatment of COVID-19? By EKATERINA PESHEVA January 3, 2023 Research Harvard As the world enters year four of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have amassed a great deal of knowledge about the biology and behavior of SARS-CoV-2 and about the clinical features of the disease that it causes. They […]