Category: Long COVID
An exercise trial for long covid is being criticized by some patients
Washington Post A proposed exercise trial for long covid is being criticized by some of the patients the government-funded researchers want to study. The trial is part of the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) initiative, funded by the government for $1.15 billion over four years. It aims to study long covid and help find treatments for […]
May 22, 2023
Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?
MedPageToday “I just don’t know what is wrong with me, but something is off, and I am so forgetful. I feel like I have dementia,” a good friend said to me recently. I recalled that she had been sick with COVID-19 this past year. I remembered her illness well because I had been very concerned […]
May 16, 2023
Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery
NPR The federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended last week, but millions in the U.S. — and across the globe — are still dealing with the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of Long COVID. Estimates show that more than 65 million worldwide have the condition, which encompasses a wide range of symptoms that are worsened or […]
May 16, 2023
The Long Covid Mystery Has a New Suspect
Wired Immune cells called monocytes are triggered to help clear infection—but in some cases they never switch off, leaving patients breathless for months. Wheezing after getting on the treadmill. Gulping down air while doing chores. Breathlessness is one of the many scary and frustrating symptoms that can linger in Covid patients months after their initial […]
May 9, 2023
Science Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, experience a range of symptoms after the resolution of infection, such as neurological issues that include generalized pain, neuropathy, and myalgia. Serafini et al. found that non-infectious viral RNA was detectable in the dorsal root ganglia of hamsters after intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2. This phenomenon […]
May 9, 2023
Long Covid May Affect Genes Involved in Pain Signaling
Pain News Network About 16 million people in the United States have Long Covid, a poorly understood disorder that causes body aches, headaches, fatigue, insomnia, brain fog and other symptoms long after an initial infection with COVID-19. For some, the symptoms are mild, but for other they are so severe they become disabling. Why do […]
May 9, 2023
Why viral reservoirs are a prime suspect for long COVID sleuths
NPR Audio Brent Palmer’s first inkling about long COVID started in the early days of the pandemic, before the term “long COVID” even existed. Some of his friends had caught the virus while on a ski trip and returned home to Colorado with the mysterious, new illness. It was a frightening time — and an […]
May 2, 2023
Patients Living With Long COVID Offer Insight to FDA
MedPageToday Patients with long COVID and their caregivers shared how the illness has impacted their lives, the treatments they’ve tried, and their hopes for clinical trials during a virtual public meetingopens in a new tab or window on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Long COVID hosted by the FDA on Tuesday. Impacts on Daily Living Jill Anderson, a […]
May 2, 2023
Neuroscientists Find Long COVID Smell Loss Linked to Changes in the Brain
Science Tech Daily People living with long COVID who suffer from loss of smell show different patterns of activity in certain regions of the brain, a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers has found. The research used MRI scanning to compare the brain activity of people with long COVID who lost their […]
Apr 18, 2023
A Possible Explanation for Long COVID Gains Traction
NPR Link to audio at the link While the country seemingly moves on from the pandemic, an estimated 15 million U.S. adults are suffering from long COVID. Scientists are trying to understand what causes some people to develop long COVID while others do not. NPR’s Will Stone spoke with researchers and reports on a growing […]
Apr 18, 2023