Category: COVID
New clues about long covid’s cause could unlock treatments
Washington Post The latest research signals progress in understanding a condition that is afflicting millions of people. Why some people experience long-lasting physical and mental effects from covid-19 could be linked to chronic inflammation, according to new research that experts say could help develop new treatments for the confounding condition that continues to afflict millions. […]
Dec 17, 2025
Getting a COVID Vaccine while Pregnant Slashes Risk of Premature Birth, Major New Study Finds
American Scientific Pregnant people who receive a COVID vaccine are 60 percent less likely to experience severe disease and around 30 percent less likely to give birth prematurely, according to new research. Pregnant people who get a COVID vaccine are dramatically less likely to experience severe symptoms of the disease or to give birth prematurely, […]
Dec 17, 2025
Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?
The Conversation COVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet it hasn’t gone away. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still with us. It continues to infect thousands of Australians each month, still puts vulnerable people into hospital, sadly still causes deaths and leaves a steady stream of people living with disability […]
Dec 17, 2025
Break in the case for long COVID investigators
Harvard Gazette Research highlighting chronic inflammation opens path to treating illness that affects millions of Americans A new study from investigators at Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sheds light on why some people never fully recover from COVID-19. In research that analyzed blood samples from more than 140 participants, scientists led by Dan […]
Dec 17, 2025
Hidden infections may play a key role in driving long COVID symptoms
Medical News.Net For millions suffering from long COVID, their persistent breathlessness, brain fog and fatigue remain a maddening mystery, but a group of leading microbiologists think they may have cracked the case. The culprit for some long COVID cases, they suggest, might be other infections that accompany SARS-CoV-2. A review published in eLife by 17 experts, including […]
Dec 10, 2025
Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments?
Nature The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes. In a major boost to research on long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), the German government has announced that it will provide €500 million (US$582 million) in research funding […]
Dec 10, 2025
Work Performance May Be Impaired Years After COVID
MedScape Individuals with post-COVID condition reported lower work ability than those without the condition, with no meaningful change over the 3 years following infection; a higher proportion of those with post‑COVID condition experienced worsening physical and mental work performance. METHODOLOGY: Physical and mental work performance and COVID-related sick leave were assessed at 36 months post-infection. […]
Dec 3, 2025
Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Significantly Lowers Risk for COVID-19-Related Hospitalization
Infectious Disease Advisor Real-world use of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was associated with substantially lower rates of COVID-19-related hospitalization among high-risk outpatients during the Omicron BA.2 and BA.4/BA.5 surges, according to study findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. With earlier evidence for nirmatrelvir-ritonavir largely generated in unvaccinated populations infected with the Delta variant, updated data have been needed to evaluate its […]
Dec 3, 2025
There are 8 patterns for long COVID symptoms. Here’s what they are
Axios There are eight different ways people experience long COVID symptoms, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health’s research initiative. The big picture: The new study represents one of the most substantive findings on long COVID from the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) project, launched by the NIH in 2021. Driving the news: In the […]
Nov 26, 2025
Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing.
NYT With similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell which illness is which. Here’s what to know. Early clues suggest that this flu season could be particularly brutal. And while national Covid rates currently appear to be low, researchers expect the virus to circulate more widely in the coming months as people gather for the holidays. If […]
Nov 26, 2025