Category: Long COVID
Study of Patients With a Chronic Fatigue Condition May Offer Clues to Long Covid
NYT N.I.H. researchers found notable differences between the immune systems and other physiological functions of patients with ME/CFS and those of healthy patients. Jennifer Caldwell was active and energetic, working two jobs and taking care of her daughter and her parents, when she developed a bacterial infection that was followed by intense lightheadedness, fatigue and […]
Feb 27, 2024
Shining a Light on Long Covid, a ‘Vicious Affliction’
NYT Opinion Like one of the people you interviewed, I, too, was an “Energizer bunny” before I contracted Covid. I worked as many as 18 hours a day for an aerospace company, got A’s in my grad school classes, ran my own nonprofit and served on the board of directors of several other nonprofits. However, […]
Feb 27, 2024
Research shows 1 in 10 infected pregnant women develop long COVID
CIDRAP New research presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting this week suggests that 1 in 10 pregnant women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy develop long COVID. The study abstract is published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The research is based on findings from a pregnancy cohort identified in the ongoing National […]
Feb 14, 2024
Could new clues on how long COVID affects immune system lead to treatment?
Medical News Today Approximately 10%-20%Trusted Source of individuals with a SARS-CoV-2 infection experience lingering symptoms beyond three months after symptom onset. These symptoms referred to as long COVID, can be debilitating, but there is a lack of diagnostic or therapeutic tools. A new study published in Science found that patients experiencing long COVID symptoms six months after the SARS-CoV-2 infection show […]
Jan 30, 2024
Changes to Blood Proteins May Offer Further Insights Into Diagnosing Long COVID
Contagion The confounding mystery behind what causes Long COVID as well as developing definitive tests to identify and diagnose the condition has been an ongoing frustration for public health officials, clinicians, and patients. New research, however, looks to shed some light into characteristics of Long COVID. Specifically, blood serum proteins might offer a key to […]
Jan 23, 2024
The Minefields Ahead in Long COVID Treatment Development
MedPageToday Video at the link – “For the people hurting and suffering, they need treatment yesterday,” says long COVID expert. Faust: Somebody asked a question about how do you advise doctors who are treating long COVID? I think that’s really difficult, because people want to do something and they want to acknowledge that something’s happening. Then […]
Jan 23, 2024
New Study Finds Potential Cause of Long COVID Symptoms—Experts Explain
Prevention Researchers say this could lead to diagnostic tests and treatments. Long COVID has mystified the medical community for years, making it a tough condition to diagnose, let alone treat. However, a growing body of research has found more information on what may be behind long COVID, with the hope of eventually finding an effective treatment. Now, a […]
Jan 23, 2024
The Dangers of Exercise Therapy to Treat Long Covid Patients
Bloomberg The research compared responses to 8-12 minutes of high-intensity cycling in a group of long Covid patients and a group of healthy people. All 46 of the volunteers had blood and muscle biopsies taken before and after for analysis. All of the long Covid patients experienced a bout of debilitating fatigue known as post-exertional malaise. […]
Jan 16, 2024
Here’s How Common Long COVID Is in Children
MedPageToday Six to 12 months after COVID-19 infection, very few children developed post-COVID-19 conditions (PCCs) as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), a prospective Canadian study found. At 6 months after being tested for SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric emergency departments (EDs), just 0.52% of children who tested positive had symptoms and changes in quality of […]
Jan 2, 2024
Every COVID Infection Increases Your Risk of Long COVID, Study Warns
Science Alert Vaccines ensure bouts of COVID are far less deadly than they were at the pandemic‘s start, yet multiple studies now suggest even seemingly mild cases of the coronavirus have a cost. With every single infection, our risk of long COVID increases. While this risk starts (relatively) low for most of us, particularly those vaccinated and in […]
Dec 27, 2023