SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank

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Gwenaëlle Douaud, Soojin Lee, Fidel Alfaro-Almagro, Christoph Arthofer, Chaoyue Wang, et. al. Nature volume 604, pages697–707 (2022)Cite this article Abstract There is strong evidence of brain-related abnormalities in COVID-191,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13. However, it remains unknown whether the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection can be detected in milder cases, and whether this can reveal possible mechanisms contributing to brain pathology. Here we investigated brain changes in 785 […]

Long Covid is hard — here are five tips to help

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By Andrea Kane, CNN, November 9, 2023 (CNN) — Brain fog, fatigue, heart palpitations, post-exertional malaise and dizziness are a handful of the symptoms associated people with long Covid in adults. They are among the 12 symptoms identified as part of the National Institute of Health’s RECOVER initiative that can be reliably used to classify someone as having long […]

Certain COVID-19 Vaccines Linked To Elevated Risk Of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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NOV 2023 – Authored by Ellen Wan via The Epoch Times  As the vaccination rate continues to rise, an increasing number of side effects are being reported. Research indicates that COVID-19 viral vector-based vaccines increase the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) by three to four times compared to mRNA-based vaccines. The Link Between Vaccines and Guillain-Barré Syndrome […]

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection during Early Weeks of Gestation with Situs Inversus

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TO THE EDITOR: Nov 2023 update Situs inversus, including situs inversus totalis (with dextrocardia) and partial situs inversus (with levocardia), is a rare congenital condition in which visceral organization is inverted as compared with normal organ development. We noted a striking increase in the number of cases of fetal situs inversus that were diagnosed by […]

SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in the human body and brain at autopsy

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Sydney R. Stein, Sabrina C. Ramelli, Alison Grazioli, Joon-Yong Chung, Manmeet Singh, Claude Kwe Yinda, Clayton W. Winkler, Junfeng Sun, James M. Dickey, Kris Ylaya, Sung Hee Ko, et. al. Nature volume 612, pages758–763 (2022)Cite this article Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is known to cause multi-organ dysfunction1,2,3 during acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), with some patients experiencing prolonged symptoms, termed post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 […]

Long Covid: Three years and no magic bullet

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Published 2023 BBC, By Lucy Adams I have had long Covid for three years. Even though I have made huge progress I still suffer most days with chronic pain in my joints, a rolling sense of vertigo, fatigue and brain fog. To look at me you might think I’m fine but it is achingly painful […]

COVID Long Haulers Are Calling Attention to Chronic Illnesses

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But society is not prepared for the growing crisis of long COVID and the Medical Profession has abdicated its responsibility to treat Long haul patients. A Year has passed and NOTHING HAS CHANGED! By Meghan O’Rourke , Originally published March 1, 2022 Scientific American, updated Nov 2023 When the first wave of coronavirus infections hit the U.S. in […]

Long Covid symptoms create a greater burden of disability than heart disease or cancer, new study shows

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By Brenda Goodman, CNN, August 2023 People who survived Covid-19 early in the pandemic, before there were vaccines, continued to be at higher risk for a slew of health problems for up to two years after they got over their initial infections, compared to others who didn’t test positive, a new study finds, and that was […]

The Long History of Long COVID and Other Chronic Illnesses

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October 31, 2023, by Isabella Backman Yale School of Medicine Long COVID is by no means unique in causing a wide array of symptoms that persist for weeks, months, or even years after a person has recovered from the acute infection. “Post-acute infection syndromes have been going on for decades—or maybe hundreds of years—but we […]

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection during Early Weeks of Gestation with Situs Inversus

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Situs inversus, including situs inversus totalis (with dextrocardia) and partial situs inversus (with levocardia), is a rare congenital condition in which visceral organization is inverted as compared with normal organ development. We noted a striking increase in the number of cases of fetal situs inversus that were diagnosed by means of ultrasonography at our hospital […]