Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease—The Tip of the Iceberg

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Namrata Kewalramani, MD,a,b,∗ Kerri-Marie Heenan, MB Bch, BAO,c Denise McKeegan, MB Bch, BAO, MSc,c and Nazia Chaudhuri, MD, PhDd Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2023 May; 43(2): 389–410. Published online 2023 Mar3. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2023.01.004 PMCID: PMC9982726PMID: 37055095 The proportion of symptomatic patients with post-coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) condition (long COVID) represents a significant burden on the individual as well as on the health care systems. […]

Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease: What you Need to Know

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Apr 28, 2023 Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation After being hospitalized for three months with COVID-19 and double pneumonia in 2020, Houston police officer Hito Bazan awoke one morning to discover that he couldn’t talk, eat, walk, or most importantly, breathe. Bazan was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease (ILD) known as pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Three years into […]

Skin reactions to COVID-19 vaccines?  

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2020-January 18 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the development and approval of vaccines against the responsible virus — severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). More than 100 companies and institutions worldwide have developed vaccine candidates.  How do the COVID-19 vaccines differ? Current approved vaccines rely on a nucleic-acid-based vaccine platform Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) eg, Pfizer/BioNTech + Fosun Pharma, Moderna + National Institute […]

Long Covid linked to multiple organ changes, research suggests

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23/09/2023 The authors of the new study, which was published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, said it marks a “step forward” in helping long Covid sufferers. The study is the first to look at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of multiple organs — the brain, heart, liver, kidneys and lungs — after being hospitalised […]

COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help

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BY LAURAN NEERGAARD  August 10, 2023  The Associated Press Health and Science Department ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk. “This is, like, not a […]

COVID infections and vaccinations lengthen menstrual cycles: study

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By Adriana Diaz  August 17, 2023 Amid ‘summer surge’ of new COVID variant — should we be wearing masks? Sen. Ron Johnson demands watchdog probe of NIH over COVID records CDC tracking highly mutated new COVID variant in 3 countries, including US Oregon’s decriminalization disaster, DeSantis’ debate game plan and other commentary A new study […]

Study identifies link between COVID-19 and Parkinson’s

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2/11/2022 Morgan Liotta News GT Researchers say the virus aggravates brain cells similar to neurodegenerative conditions, flagging potential future risk, but also treatments. Researchers say the virus aggravates brain cells similar to neurodegenerative conditions, flagging potential future risk, but also treatments. Often characterised primarily as a respiratory disease, SARS-CoV-2 is also linked to neurological symptoms as evidence continues to […]

4 Ways COVID Leaves Its Mark on the Eye

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By Reena Mukamal Apr. 24, 2023 An analysis of 121 patients dating back to the beginning of the pandemic unveils COVID’s most common effects on the eye. Share this information and remember: Widespread vaccination is key to ending the pandemic. How does COVID reach the eyes? People respond in different ways to COVID-19 infections. While some people develop mild to severe […]

COVID-19 and neurological disorders: what might connect Parkinson’s disease to SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Salvatore Iacono1† Giuseppe Schirò1† Chiara Davì1 Sergio Mastrilli2 Michelle Abbott3 Fabrizio Guajana1 Valentina Arnao4 Paolo Aridon1 Paolo Ragonese1 Cesare Gagliardo1 Claudia Colomba3 Nicola Scichilone5 Marco D’Amelio1* SARS-CoV-2 infection leading to Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) rapidly became a worldwide health emergency due to its elevated infecting capacity, morbidity, and mortality. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder and, nowadays the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and […]

‘Spikeopathy’: COVID-19 Spike Protein Is Pathogenic, from Both Virus and Vaccine mRNA

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Peter I. Parry, Astrid Lefringhausen, Conny Turni, Christopher J. NeilRobyn Cosford, Nicholas J. Hudson  and, Julian Gillespie Children’s Health Research Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Biomedicines 2023, 11(8), 2287; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11082287 Received: 17 June 2023 / Revised: 17 July 2023 / Accepted: 24 July 2023 / Published: 17 August 2023 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic caused much illness, many deaths, and profound […]