Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold
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Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold

Raw Story  

Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks. "We know that long COVID is a big problem," said Anita Jain, from the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme. Long COVID, she said, has turned her "life upside down" and forced her to "reinvent" herself. Britt, who says she used to be a "workaholic", now works part-time as a university researcher on long COVID and other topics. "Now a lot of the focus is on helping patients, helping clinicians with the tools to accurately diagnose long COVID, detect it early," she said.

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How the risk of long covid continues to affect lives
3 weeks, 4 days ago

How the risk of long covid continues to affect lives

Live Mint  

Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks. “We know that long covid is a big problem,” said Anita Jain, from the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme. About six percent of people infected by coronavirus …

Long Covid: The ‘wrecked’ lives of forgotten sufferers
1 year, 2 months ago

Long Covid: The ‘wrecked’ lives of forgotten sufferers

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The emotional cost of dealing with little or no medical support is devastating,” said Dr …

Long COVID takes heavy toll on health even as pandemic fades, study shows
1 year, 7 months ago

Long COVID takes heavy toll on health even as pandemic fades, study shows

LA Times  

Courtney Gavin, at her Irvine home in February, has been dealing with the effects of COVID-19 since March 2020 and uses a motorized lift to climb the stairs. “It’s trying to help all of us — both patients and doctors — figure out: How do we tell if someone has long COVID?” said Dr. Joann Elmore, a professor of medicine …

Pandemic fatigue and a lack of research dollars means long COVID patients are being left behind
1 year, 9 months ago

Pandemic fatigue and a lack of research dollars means long COVID patients are being left behind

Salon  

So far this year, most metrics for measuring the COVID pandemic have been trending downward. Related Treating long COVID is rife with guesswork Some public health experts and "long hauler" advocates describe long COVID as a "mass disabling event," given the surging number of people who have become jobless or permanently disabled by COVID infection. A common form of long …

5 Long COVID Myths We Need To Stop Believing
1 year, 10 months ago

5 Long COVID Myths We Need To Stop Believing

Huff Post  

Maria Korneeva via Getty Images There are many falsehoods about long COVID and how it's contracted, according to experts. Long COVID — or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 — continues to have its critics, despite being a nationally recognized condition that’s been heavily investigated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Just because something is poorly understood doesn’t mean it is …

17 million in EU may have suffered long COVID, WHO says
2 years, 3 months ago

17 million in EU may have suffered long COVID, WHO says

LA Times  

Long COVID patient Gary Miller, left, receives treatment from physiotherapist Joan Del Arco at the Long COVID Clinic at King George Hospital in Ilford, London. At least 17 million people in the European Union may have experienced long COVID symptoms during the first two years of the pandemic, with women more likely than men to suffer from the condition, the …

Long Covid-19 link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Long Covid-19 link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis

Live Mint  

The 56-year-old, who caught the disease in spring 2020, still had not recovered about 18 months later when he killed himself at his home near Dallas, having lost his health, memory and money. While many long COVID patients recover over time, around 15% still experience symptoms after 12 months, according to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and …

Long covid's link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Long covid's link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis

Hindustan Times  

Scott Taylor never got to move on from COVID-19. While many long COVID patients recover over time, around 15% still experience symptoms after 12 months, according to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Survivor Corps, an advocacy group for long COVID patients, said it polled their membership in May and found that 44% of nearly 200 …

New research initiative will focus on root causes of long COVID
2 years, 4 months ago

New research initiative will focus on root causes of long COVID

LA Times  

Nancy Rose of Port Jefferson, N.Y., grappled with fatigue, memory loss and other long COVID symptoms months after coming down with the virus. A new research initiative will explore whether the persistence of coronavirus in the body plays a role in the development of long COVID, a poorly understood syndrome in which symptoms can last for months or even years …

‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Close to one million people in the UK have been living …

There Are Millions Of People Who Can't Just 'Move On' From COVID
2 years, 6 months ago

There Are Millions Of People Who Can't Just 'Move On' From COVID

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A little more than two years after COVID-19 first entered our lives, most Americans are eager to get back to normal ― or at least “normal-ish.” As of today, 77.2% of Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 66.1% are fully vaccinated, according to the Bloomberg News global vaccine tracker. “As a …

We're Not Prepared For The Next Pandemic Phase: Dealing With Long COVID
2 years, 9 months ago

We're Not Prepared For The Next Pandemic Phase: Dealing With Long COVID

Huff Post  

Milamai via Getty Images It’s been a year and a half since Rebekah Hogan got COVID working as a nurse, and she has since seen more specialists to provide some relief from long COVID than she can count. We’re pretending the pandemic is over, but it’s not.” - Diana Berrent A Frustrating Journey To Understand The Root Causes Of Long …

Long Covid expert says the world is in 'deep trouble'
2 years, 11 months ago

Long Covid expert says the world is in 'deep trouble'

Daily Mail  

While some are hopeful the Covid pandemic will end soon, the long term effects of the virus may effect some survivors for years down the line and have debilitating effects on the lives of young and previously healthy people. Dr Leonard Jason, psychology professor at Depaul University that works with long Covid patients, warns the condition can disrupt the lives …

WHO 'deeply concerned' by long Covid, urges people to seek medical help
3 years, 5 months ago

WHO 'deeply concerned' by long Covid, urges people to seek medical help

India Today  

With nearly 200 million people known to have had Covid-19, the WHO said Wednesday it was deeply concerned by the unknown numbers who may still be suffering with Long Covid. "This post-Covid syndrome, or Long Covid, is something that WHO is deeply concerned about," Maria Van Kerkhove, the UN health agency's Covid-19 technical lead, told a press conference. "We don't …

Not only is 'long COVID' a reality, researcher says it is lessening people's quality of life
3 years, 5 months ago

Not only is 'long COVID' a reality, researcher says it is lessening people's quality of life

ABC  

A researcher has pleaded with Australians to do "whatever they can" to avoid contracting COVID-19 while foreshadowing the findings of his study into the long-term impacts of the virus on the human body. Key points: A researcher has warned of long-term, adverse impacts of COVID-19 on an individual's quality of life Dr Stuart Tan has been studying lingering mental and …

Brain fog, unable to walk: Sufferers of 'long COVID' wait for answers about the mystery condition
3 years, 5 months ago

Brain fog, unable to walk: Sufferers of 'long COVID' wait for answers about the mystery condition

ABC  

'Long COVID' cases are expected to skyrocket in England post 'Freedom Day', as medical professionals and sufferers warn the impacts will plague health systems for years to come. The information they gather, in particular around immune systems, is being shared internationally to "answer the question" of what causes long COVID. "It is really important for people to understand that you …

Long-haul Covid: Clinics are springing up around the country
3 years, 10 months ago

Long-haul Covid: Clinics are springing up around the country

CNN  

CNN — From Washington state to Florida, from California to Massachusetts, facilities are opening to help the growing number of Americans who suffer from Covid-19 symptoms many months after their diagnosis. “I just am so amazed by what comes through on a daily basis,” said Dayna McCarthy, who treats Covid long haulers at New York’s Mount Sinai. “New or prolonged …

UK scientist who warned over virus quits for lockdown breach
4 years, 8 months ago

UK scientist who warned over virus quits for lockdown breach

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s health secretary said Wednesday that national lockdown rules were “for everyone,” after one of the government’s key scientific advisers quit for receiving secret visits from his girlfriend amid the coronavirus pandemic. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Ferguson was “a very eminent and impressive scientist,” but “took the right decision to resign.” He told Sky News that the …

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