Vagus nerve stimulation for long COVID


By Bhavana Kunkalikar, Jun 2022; News Medical Life Sciences In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed the effectiveness of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in managing long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While the various manifestations of COVID-19 have been extensively studied, research is still required to understand the persistent neuropsychiatric […]

Study points to vagus nerve dysfunction as a central pathophysiological feature of long COVID


by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Feb 2022 News Medical Life Sciences New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 April) suggests that many of the symptoms connected to post-COVID syndrome (PCC, also known as long COVID) could be linked to the effect of the virus on […]

Another covid wave hits U.S. as JN.1 becomes dominant variant


Story by Fenit Nirappil, Lena H. Sun The United States is in the throes of another covid-19 uptick, cementing a pattern of the virus surging around the holidays as doctors and public health officials brace for greater transmission after Americans return to school and work this week. Coronavirus samples detected in wastewater, the best metric for […]

Pfizer mRNA Vaccine Makes ‘Aberrant Proteins’, Experts Concerned About Autoimmunity Events


DEC 15, 2023 – Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times There may be around a 1 in 10 chance that Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccines will not generate spike proteins but something else, a new Cambridge study finds, raising concerns about autoimmune response among experts. The study authors found that 8 percent of the time, […]

Can a COVID-19 Vaccine Increase Your Risk of Shingles?


Medically reviewed by Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP — By Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D., October 2022 HealthLine Shingles is a reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV), the virus that causes chickenpox. It can lead to a painful, blistering skin rash. Shingles is also called herpes zoster. You may have read that some people develop shingles after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. While this is possible, it’s […]

Long-Term Brain Issues In COVID Patients May Be Linked To Disease Severity: Study


JAN 01, 2024 – Amie Dahnke The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study reports that brain function can be impaired for 18 months after a person has recovered from COVID-19, especially if the individual was hospitalized. However, COVID-induced cognitive impairment is no more severe than impairment due to other diseases causing hospitalization. The prospective cohort study, published in […]

Top 10 COVID Events of the Year: Revealing the Facts Unspoken and Unknown


Here are the top 10 major events that took place in relation to COVID in 2023 according to Epic Health.. By Marina Zhang, Dec 26, 2023 Epic Health Dec 29, 2023 COVID-19 in 2023 has been full of revelations and controversy. Most health leaders involved in the U.S. pandemic response have resigned or been replaced, with […]

COVID Vaccine Causes Tumor in Man


A man, 65, developed a tumor linked to his COVID-19 vaccine Published 12/29/23 Mansur Shaheen Aman developed a tumor on his left shoulder linked to his receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new report. Published earlier this month in the American Journal of Case Reports, researchers at the University of California Riverside (UCR) […]

Study Finds COVID Vaccination Independently Associated With Long COVID Syndrome


DEC 30, 2023 – Authored by Megan Redshaw The Epoch Times  People who receive two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine may be more likely to develop long-COVID, a new study finds. In the study published in PLOS One, researchers examined data from 487 and 371 individuals at four weeks and six months post-SARS-CoV-2 infection, respectively, to estimate […]

COVID-19 Can Remain Undetected In Lungs For 18 Months: Study


DEC 14, 2023 – Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times  The COVID-19 virus can remain in the lungs for months after an individual has been infected—even though it may be undetected by over-the-counter (OTC) tests, a new study finds. The findings, established by a research team from the Institut Pasteur in France and […]