More than two million may have suffered from long Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

More than two million may have suffered from long Covid

The Telegraph  

The study, yet to be peer-reviewed, indicates that long Covid is higher among women, people who are overweight or obese, those who smoke, live in deprived areas or who had been admitted to hospital. "Long Covid is still poorly understood, but we hope that through our research we can contribute to better identification and management of this condition, which our data and others' suggest may ultimately affect millions of people in the UK alone." "We are learning more about long Covid all the time and have made £50 million of research funding available to support innovative projects, with clinics established across the country to help improve the treatment available." To aid people suffering debilitating long-term effects, the NHS has opened more than 80 long Covid assessment services across England. Last week, the health service published a £100 million plan to expand support, including £30 million to help GPs improve diagnosis and care for patients with long Covid.

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Patients are frustrated that there isn't a reliable treatment yet for long COVID
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Patients are frustrated that there isn't a reliable treatment yet for long COVID

NPR  

Patients are frustrated that there isn't a reliable treatment yet for long COVID Much of the NIH-funded research on long COVID has focused on observing and understanding the disease. SARAH BODEN, BYLINE: Erica Hayes lives north of Pittsburgh, and she's one of an estimated 17 million American adults with long COVID. And that's why some patients argue that the NIH …

No extra money for Long Covid research will "set patients back"
1 month ago

No extra money for Long Covid research will "set patients back"

Dutch News  

Patient organisations have said they are worried MPs will vote against a €21 million investment in clinical research into Long Covid symptoms on Thursday. PostCovidNL and Long Covid Nederland said the additional money is needed to provide a scientific base for treatment with existing medications which can alleviate the symptoms of some 500,000 sufferers in the short term. But PostCovid …

Researchers launch long COVID risk calculator to encourage early treatment
5 months, 1 week ago

Researchers launch long COVID risk calculator to encourage early treatment

ABC  

A new online calculator can estimate a person's risk of developing long COVID symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, and shortness of breath. University of Queensland Associate Professor Kirsty Short said the diagnosis and treatment of long COVID was still in its infancy. Early intervention key Dr Short said each time a person was infected with COVID-19 their chance of …

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 …

Symptoms of long Covid explained as almost two million people suffer in the UK
1 year, 2 months ago

Symptoms of long Covid explained as almost two million people suffer in the UK

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 More than 200 symptoms have been reported by the almost two …

Long Covid ‘brain fog’ can last for years, scientists find
1 year, 5 months ago

Long Covid ‘brain fog’ can last for years, scientists find

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. Researchers from King’s College London found cognitive impacts of Covid could be detected nearly two …

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'
1 year, 8 months ago

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'

Dutch News  

Doctors and patients are calling for a national action plan to improve what they consider the failing treatment of Long Covid patients in the Netherlands, the AD reports. Jan Kluytmans, a professor of microbiology and member of the government’s Outbreak Management Team said Long Covid patients are not getting the medical answers they are after and are being ‘left to …

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'
1 year, 8 months ago

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'

Dutch News  

Doctors and patients are calling for a national action plan to improve what they consider the failing treatment of Long Covid patients in the Netherlands, the AD reports. Jan Kluytmans, a professor of microbiology and member of the government’s Outbreak Management Team said Long Covid patients are not getting the medical answers they are after and are being ‘left to …

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 …

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink
2 years ago

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink

ABC  

In a frantic hospital hall in northern England, a 92-year-old woman lay unwell on a trolley waiting for 33 hours to be taken to a bed. "Emergency medicine in the NHS is facing one of its most challenging times in our history," Dr Ian Higginson, vice-president at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine told ABC News. "We're unable to offload …

Failure to help long Covid sufferers could add billions to benefits bill
2 years ago

Failure to help long Covid sufferers could add billions to benefits bill

The Independent  

The government’s failure to support people with long Covid could be adding billions of pounds a year to the benefits bill, Labour has warned. “Long Covid has forced more people out of work, with devastating consequences for their livelihoods,” said Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary. And a report by the Lords’ economic affairs committee found that long …

Long Covid linked with increased body weight : Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Long Covid linked with increased body weight : Study

Hindustan Times  

Overweight women are more likely to experience symptoms of long Covid, according to a new research. "We wanted to find out what factors might make people more or less susceptible to developing long Covid," said Vassiliou. "This is really important because information like this can be used to profile those people who are 'at risk' of developing long Covid," said …

Woman suffering from long covid for two years reveals treatments that worked and failed
2 years, 1 month ago

Woman suffering from long covid for two years reveals treatments that worked and failed

The Independent  

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Researchers find majority of long Covid patients are women
2 years, 2 months ago

Researchers find majority of long Covid patients are women

The Independent  

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Don't ditch those masks! New COVID surge in U.K. shows what's waiting for us this fall
2 years, 3 months ago

Don't ditch those masks! New COVID surge in U.K. shows what's waiting for us this fall

Raw Story  

I don't know what it's like in your neck of the woods, but here in our small town on the edge of the Poconos, fall is finally here. COVID numbers are as hard to find as people wearing masks in the supermarket, even though health care experts say the current statistics are likely a "massive underestimate," according to U.S. News, …

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 …

‘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 …

‘The next public health disaster in the making’: Studies offer new pieces of long Covid puzzle
2 years, 5 months ago

‘The next public health disaster in the making’: Studies offer new pieces of long Covid puzzle

CNN  

CNN — There’s no test for long Covid. Yet with vast numbers of people having had Covid-19, and estimates ranging from 7.7 million to 23 million long Covid patients in the US alone, researchers say it has the potential to be “the next public health disaster in the making.” The Biden administration released two reports this week to initiate a …

Covid cases jump by 800,000 in a week
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid cases jump by 800,000 in a week

The Telegraph  

Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped by nearly 800,000 in a week, with some parts of the country nearing the record levels seen during the spring. This is the highest estimate for total infections since mid-April, but is still below the record of 4.9 million seen at the peak of the omicron BA.2 wave at the end of March. …

Covid hospital patients in England up by 37 per cent
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid hospital patients in England up by 37 per cent

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 Hospital beds taken up by Covid patients have surged by 37 …

More Australians are looking for help with long COVID. But we're not tracking the numbers
2 years, 6 months ago

More Australians are looking for help with long COVID. But we're not tracking the numbers

ABC  

Melbourne teacher Caroline Hewson's household was hit by COVID-19 in January, when Victoria saw a massive spike in Omicron infections. "So I'd be saying, I would have thought currently and in recent months, many tens of thousands of Australians definitely will have had long COVID," he said. "There's been a huge increase in the number of people seeking trusted information …

30 per cent Covid patients develop 'Long COVID': US study
2 years, 8 months ago

30 per cent Covid patients develop 'Long COVID': US study

Firstpost  

Los Angeles: As many as 30 per cent people infected with COVID-19 developed Long COVID, a set of symptoms that persist for months beyond the initial phase of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a study conducted in the US. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles in the US found that people with a history of hospitalisation, diabetes, and …

30 per cent Covid patients develop long Covid: US study finds
2 years, 8 months ago

30 per cent Covid patients develop long Covid: US study finds

Hindustan Times  

As many as 30 per cent people infected with COVID-19 developed Long COVID, a set of symptoms that persist for months beyond the initial phase of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a study conducted in the US. Of the 309 people with long COVID studied, the most persistent symptoms were fatigue and shortness of breath Researchers from the University of …

Impact of Covid on cancer care: Unaddressed problem and the possible solutions
2 years, 11 months ago

Impact of Covid on cancer care: Unaddressed problem and the possible solutions

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on cancer care. A study done in England showed a substantial increase in avoidable cancer-related deaths as a result of the impact of an ongoing pandemic on cancer care. Increased incidence of advanced-stage disease and increased cancer-related mortality have been noticed in CMC Vellore, a leading cancer care centre in South India. …

NHS likely to be overwhelmed by Covid admissions, says government scientific adviser
3 years ago

NHS likely to be overwhelmed by Covid admissions, says government scientific adviser

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 It is likely that the NHS will be overwhelmed by the …

Nearly 10,000 more people have died than usual since July from non-Covid illnesses
3 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 10,000 more people have died than usual since July from non-Covid illnesses

Daily Mail  

Almost 10,000 extra people have died from non-Covid illnesses in England and Wales than would be expected since summer, according to official figures. Some 1.6million more Britons were waiting for elective surgery — such as hip and keen operations — at the end of September compared to the start of the pandemic NHS boss Amanda Pritchard reveals health service is …

Australian-first study finds most critical COVID patients have symptoms for months
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian-first study finds most critical COVID patients have symptoms for months

ABC  

More than a year after being hospitalised with COVID-19, aged care worker Sherene Magana Cruz finds it almost impossible to talk about her experience without bursting into tears. Key points: An Australian-first study has examined COVID's long-term impacts on people who were admitted to ICU It found a large number struggled to complete normal activities, like walking, after their infection …

Netherlands commits more money to Long Covid research
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands commits more money to Long Covid research

NL Times  

The Ministry of Health is making more money available to study Long Covid, the collective name for the symptoms that affect some people who had coronavirus struggle for weeks or months. People with Long Covid can suffer from fatigue, concentration problems and shortness of breath. The recovery care for people with Long Covid, such as physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational …

Why was it so hard to get my patient treatment for long Covid?
3 years, 4 months ago

Why was it so hard to get my patient treatment for long Covid?

Daily Mail  

Why is it so hard to get treatment for long Covid? At one point, my patient said over the phone: 'I have long Covid, I should be able to go to a long Covid clinic. When Gavin first visited his GP last summer, he was told there wasn't a long Covid clinic nearby that he could be referred to. Long …

Mother, 36, struggles to breath as she tears up revealing the extent of her Long Covid
3 years, 4 months ago

Mother, 36, struggles to breath as she tears up revealing the extent of her Long Covid

Daily Mail  

A mother with Long Covid says her chronic fatigue means every move she makes feels like 'walking through treacle' in a heartbreaking video. She was hospitalised three months after falling ill, when her hair started falling out, and has been suffering with chronic fatigue ever since as a result of Long Covid. She was hospitalised three months after falling ill, …

Analysis: As Covid cases fall, why are things still tough for the NHS?
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: As Covid cases fall, why are things still tough for the NHS?

The Independent  

The predicted large summer wave of Covid infections and hospital admissions reaching beyond 1,000-a-day has thankfully not materialised. The Independent has doggedly reported the pressures across the NHS in recent weeks with many frontline staff describing what feels like a real summer crisis. With just under 900 patients currently in intensive care, that is still a significant chunk of England’s …

Almost 400,000 Brits have had 'long Covid' for over a year, official figures suggest
3 years, 5 months ago

Almost 400,000 Brits have had 'long Covid' for over a year, official figures suggest

Daily Mail  

Almost 400,000 people in the UK say they have been suffering from long-Covid for more than a year, data suggested today. Of those who had long Covid, 88.4 per cent had symptoms for more than 12 weeks — equating to an estimated 834,000 people in the UK. Data from the Covid Symptom Study app, by King's College London and health …

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 …

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 …

Five or more symptoms in first week of infection linked to long COVID: Study
3 years, 5 months ago

Five or more symptoms in first week of infection linked to long COVID: Study

India TV News  

People who exhibit over five symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first week are more likely to develop long COVID, irrespective of their age or gender, according to a review of studies. The researchers identified two main symptom clusters of long COVID: those comprising exclusively of fatigue, headache, and upper respiratory complaints, and those with multi-system complaints including ongoing fever …

Some 140k in London suffer long COVID symptoms
3 years, 10 months ago

Some 140k in London suffer long COVID symptoms

India TV News  

About 140,000 residents in London have suffered from Covid-19 symptoms after contracting the disease amid warning of healthcare "gaps" that could leave them struggling to get support, a media report said. Early research suggested younger people and those whose illness was not serious enough to require hospital admission were more likely to suffer long Covid-19 symptoms. In the letter, the …

What People With Long COVID Want Their Bosses And Colleagues To Know
3 years, 10 months ago

What People With Long COVID Want Their Bosses And Colleagues To Know

Huff Post  

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Even though long-term COVID symptoms are not always visible, they are very real and costly. “But really, at times it feels like I’m working on an 18th-century ship in the dark in a storm.” “All my colleagues were like, ‘We never would have known that you were going through this.’” - Mae Smith Smith said …

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 …

Covid infections rising in every region of England and all age groups, new data shows
4 years ago

Covid infections rising in every region of England and all age groups, new data shows

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 Infection rates for Covid-19 are increasing across all regions of England, …

Analysis: The NHS is not ready to tackle the debilitating effects of ‘long Covid’
4 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: The NHS is not ready to tackle the debilitating effects of ‘long Covid’

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 A new report has warned of a widespread hidden impact of …

NHS England chief warns of ‘disturbing’ coronavirus signs as hospital admissions surge
4 years, 3 months ago

NHS England chief warns of ‘disturbing’ coronavirus signs as hospital admissions surge

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 The chief executive of NHS England has warned of the strain …

Government support for telehealth services extended by six months as toll of coronavirus pandemic continues
4 years, 3 months ago

Government support for telehealth services extended by six months as toll of coronavirus pandemic continues

ABC  

The Federal Government will extend subsidised telehealth sessions for an extra six months, as part of a $2 billion top up to keep COVID-19 health measures going during the pandemic. Key points: The telehealth scheme was due to finish at the end of this month The telehealth scheme was due to finish at the end of this month More than …

Britain To Invest in Expansion Of Rapid Covid-19 Test Trials Amid Criticism Over Testing Backlog
4 years, 4 months ago

Britain To Invest in Expansion Of Rapid Covid-19 Test Trials Amid Criticism Over Testing Backlog

News 18  

LONDON: Britain on Thursday said it was investing to develop rapid COVID-19 tests, with a view to soon rolling out widespread, systematic testing to pick up outbreaks early, amid criticism over backlogs in its current testing system. The health ministry said it would put 500 million pounds into trials of rapid COVID-19 tests and into population-testing for the disease. Health …

Long Covid: Rehab centers set up across Europe to treat long-term effects of coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Long Covid: Rehab centers set up across Europe to treat long-term effects of coronavirus

CNN  

Genoa, Italy CNN — Professional diver Emiliano Pescarolo contracted coronavirus in March and spent 17 days in hospital in the Italian port city of Genoa before being discharged on April 10. “I am a commercial diver, so I need to be fit, for my body, for my lungs, I cannot go under water with any kind of pain, any kind …

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