A study in the US has brought us closer to curing long covid
1 year, 3 months ago

A study in the US has brought us closer to curing long covid

Live Mint  

Finally, the hunt for answers about long covid is yielding clues. A new study, led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Yale School of Medicine and published in Nature, defines some critical differences in certain biomarkers of people with long covid. Two new reports this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2022, some 18 million adults said they’d had long covid, with about 8.8 million currently suffering from it. People with long covid showed signs of B-cell activation and T-cell exhaustion, indications that the body has been fighting something for a very long time, Putrino says. The last big finding was that in some people with long covid, other latent viruses—things like Epstein Barr virus that go dormant but don’t disappear—were reactivated.

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Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts
3 weeks ago

Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts

Salon  

Black adults living with long COVID pointed to challenges with their physical health – rather than their mental health – when asked to describe their long-COVID symptoms. In other words, while participants clearly explained how long COVID impaired their physical health, they were less likely to attribute their recent mental health struggles to any issues stemming from their experiences of …

Why conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID are still so mysterious
1 month ago

Why conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID are still so mysterious

Salon  

In modern-day culture, it’s common to complain about being tired. But for some people, being extremely tired is just one symptom of a disease that’s increased in awareness since the COVID-19 pandemic that can severely impact everyday activities: myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. “The name chronic fatigue syndrome does not reflect people's symptoms as chronic fatigue is not the main feature …

Long COVID patients push to see federal research refocused on treatments
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Long COVID patients push to see federal research refocused on treatments

NPR  

Long COVID patients push to see federal research refocused on treatments toggle caption Sarah Boden for NPR Erica Hayes, 40, hasn't felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. "It's unconscionable that more than four years since this began, we still don't have one FDA- approved drug," says Meighan Stone, executive director of Long COVID Campaign, …

Long Fatigue: The exhaustion that lingers after an infection
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Long Fatigue: The exhaustion that lingers after an infection

BBC  

Long Fatigue: The exhaustion that lingers after an infection Getty Images Before long Covid there was post-viral fatigue – a mysterious set of illnesses caused by other infections. Now it is long Covid which has opened a new window into the study of post-viral fatigue – a similar illness of persistent exhaustion which some people experience after recovering from other …

Long Covid: New insights into symptoms, mechanisms and treatment prospects
5 months ago

Long Covid: New insights into symptoms, mechanisms and treatment prospects

Hindustan Times  

Researchers from the Universities of Arizona, Oxford and Leeds examined dozens of previous studies on long Covid to investigate the number and range of people affected, the underlying disease mechanisms, the numerous symptoms that patients develop, and current and future treatments. Long Covid: New insights into symptoms, mechanisms and treatment prospects Long Covid, also known as post-Covid-19 condition, is described …

Long COVID risk has decreased but remains significant, study finds
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Long COVID risk has decreased but remains significant, study finds

LA Times  

Connor Mayer pushes his partner, Courtney Garvin, who has long COVID, in a wheelchair in Irvine on Feb. 14, 2023. “We have people in the clinic here with long COVID, and they’re significantly affected, and some of them are profoundly disabled,” said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, chief of research and development at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System in …

Risk for chronic fatigue soars among those who had COVID-19, study says
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Risk for chronic fatigue soars among those who had COVID-19, study says

LA Times  

Nancy Rose, right, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and memory difficulties, cooks for her mother in Port Jefferson, N.Y., in January 2022. People who have had COVID-19 have a significantly higher risk of suffering chronic fatigue than those who haven’t had the disease, a new study published Wednesday shows. The study …

With COVID-19 cases rising so close to Christmas, we spoke to experts about how to beat it quickly and get back to normal
1 year, 1 month ago

With COVID-19 cases rising so close to Christmas, we spoke to experts about how to beat it quickly and get back to normal

ABC  

With the government scaling back COVID-19 case number updates, it may seem the virus has disappeared from the public consciousness. Ask if you're eligible for another booster Take good care of yourself: Stay well hydrated, get plenty of rest and keep up a good, healthy diet Try to minimise the spread where possible: Wash your hands and wear a mask …

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 …

Another report minimizes long COVID risk. Long haulers say the threat is being ignored
1 year, 3 months ago

Another report minimizes long COVID risk. Long haulers say the threat is being ignored

Salon  

When Erica Hayes was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in November 2020, her symptoms were mild and she didn’t even have a cough. “No one’s telling me I will regain a quality of life that would let me get back to work.” Some in the long COVID space say it’s one of many recent attempts to minimize long COVID, which …

‘Long colds’ just as common as long Covid, say researchers
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Long colds’ just as common as long Covid, say researchers

The Telegraph  

Experts looked at data from 10,203 people taking part in the Covidence UK study into coronavirus in the population and found 1,343 had suffered a Covid infection and 472 a respiratory infection that tested negative for Covid. “Our findings shine a light not only on the impact of long Covid on people’s lives, but also other respiratory infections,” Giulia Vivaldi, …

Long COVID: What the latest research says about symptoms after two years.
1 year, 4 months ago

Long COVID: What the latest research says about symptoms after two years.

Slate  

Death rates from acute COVID infections have fallen at this point in the pandemic, but there’s still a lot of worry about long COVID. Headlines about it say it shows that long COVID is worse, on a population level, than heart disease or cancer, and that it can continue to cause issues two years after the initial infection. Here’s one …

Long COVID is devastating and far from rare. As infections rise again, why are we still ignoring it?
1 year, 4 months ago

Long COVID is devastating and far from rare. As infections rise again, why are we still ignoring it?

Salon  

On May 11, 2023, the federal public health emergency declaration for COVID-19 came to an end. The parallels between the early Parkinson's symptoms outlined above and the symptoms reported by long COVID patients are undeniable. To be blunt, this means that long COVID patients may actually be miscategorized early-stage Parkinson's patients. Related Pandemic fatigue and a lack of research dollars …

Health of long Covid patients worse than Stage-4 lung cancer patients: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

Health of long Covid patients worse than Stage-4 lung cancer patients: Study

Live Mint  

The impact of long Covid has devastating effects on patient's health, according to a new study. Patients who were infected from a long Covid-19 infection are witnessing a drastic change in their health which is more dangerous than a fatal illness such as stage-4 lung cancer, anemia, or stroke. The research, published in BMJ Open and funded by the National …

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 …

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms
1 year, 7 months ago

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — About 10% of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition. Early findings from the National Institutes of Health’s study highlight a dozen symptoms that most distinguish long COVID, the catchall term …

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron I CHECK if you have these symptoms
1 year, 7 months ago

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron I CHECK if you have these symptoms

India TV News  

Long COVID: About 10% of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition. Early findings from the National Institutes of Health’s study highlight a dozen symptoms that most distinguish long COVID, the catchall term …

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms
1 year, 7 months ago

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Early findings from the National Institutes of Health’s study …

Why some Covid patients continue to have difficulty in exercising? Study reveals
1 year, 7 months ago

Why some Covid patients continue to have difficulty in exercising? Study reveals

Hindustan Times  

While some individuals are able to recover from the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, others have continued to endure COVID-19 aftereffects for a very long time. When the initial echocardiogram-based study did not reveal cardiac mechanisms of symptoms, the team amended the study protocol to conduct a second visit with the study participants one year later for advanced testing including cardiopulmonary …

Fatigue in long Covid patients found to impact their nervous system
1 year, 7 months ago

Fatigue in long Covid patients found to impact their nervous system

The Hindu  

New research has shown the nervous system of long Covid patients experiencing fatigue to exhibit under activity in these three areas - specific cortical circuits, autonomic nervous system and muscle abnormalities. Underactivity in specific cortical circuits reflects as a slower reaction in specific brain areas, while an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system impacts unconscious body processes such as blood …

Long COVID research after the public health emergency ends : Short Wave : NPR
1 year, 8 months ago

Long COVID research after the public health emergency ends : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery Enlarge this image toggle caption Anil Oza/NPR Anil Oza/NPR Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. But for others, those microclots hang around and they can damage blood vessels as well as block blood flow to many organs — which could help explain long COVID's wide-ranging symptoms. …

The looming threat of Long Covid
1 year, 9 months ago

The looming threat of Long Covid

The Hindu  

Long Covid, a condition where a patient suffers from COVID-19 symptoms long after recovering from the infection, has become an issue of concern. Covid hip COVID-19 has created a lot of problems in the hip joint for a lot of young patients suffering from a blood supply block called Avascular Necrosis. Gurava ReddyOrthopaedic surgeon Dr. Reddy adds that Covid hip …

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 …

The Most Common Long COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now
1 year, 10 months ago

The Most Common Long COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now

Huff Post  

Charday Penn via Getty Images Millions of people are experiencing a post-COVID illness known as long COVID. Brain Fog Gorman said some people don’t like the term “brain fog,” but this cognitive symptom is another sign of long COVID. Stomach Issues “There’s also a small segment that have stomach issues, too,” said Dr. William Lago, the medical director of Cleveland …

Scientists hope viruses hiding out in patients hold answers to long COVID
1 year, 10 months ago

Scientists hope viruses hiding out in patients hold answers to long COVID

LA Times  

Tracking microbes through a malodorous network of sewer lines led virologist Marc Johnson to the source of unusual coronavirus mutants. And during that time, the mutations showed the virus was “running like hell,” trying to evade the person’s immune system, Johnson said. The coronavirus may also be hiding out in long-lived nerve cells and heart muscle, where it may drive …

Long Covid symptoms now include erectile dysfunction and hair loss
1 year, 10 months ago

Long Covid symptoms now include erectile dysfunction and hair loss

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 Hair loss and erectile dysfunction have joined the list of long …

Long COVID: 7 symptoms that are most common, 3 of them can get critical
1 year, 11 months ago

Long COVID: 7 symptoms that are most common, 3 of them can get critical

Live Mint  

Covid is now relatively less severe than it was two years back. However, the risk related to the disease is still there as long COVID can continue to torment us long after the initial recovery. All of the patients had been diagnosed with a COVID infection before April 14, 2022 Here are the top 7 symptoms that are associated with …

Even after mild cases of COVID, long COVID symptoms can linger for a year or more
1 year, 11 months ago

Even after mild cases of COVID, long COVID symptoms can linger for a year or more

LA Times  

Barry Bwalya is helped by his wife, Barbara, at King George Hospital in London. A study of nearly 2 million patients in Israel offers new insights into the trajectory of long COVID, particularly for younger, healthier people whose COVID-19 cases were mild. “Things like cardiac arrhythmias, problems with memory, concentration — all these types of symptoms not only are problematic …

Scientists still try to figure out why some people get long COVID and why some have lasting symptoms
2 years ago

Scientists still try to figure out why some people get long COVID and why some have lasting symptoms

Firstpost  

Millions of people worldwide have had long COVID, reporting various symptoms including fatigue, lung problems, and brain fog and other neurological symptoms A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond. Plagued by eerily similar symptoms, the three women are credited with describing, naming and helping …

Do you know the triggers for long Covid syndrome? Here's what you should be aware of
2 years ago

Do you know the triggers for long Covid syndrome? Here's what you should be aware of

India TV News  

As millions suffer from fatigue and other symptoms of long Covid, researchers have presented new evidence of triggers for fatigue following the SARS-COV-2 infection. The team from the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, led by chemist Christopher Gerner, showed that an exaggerated anti-inflammatory response is likely to be responsible for long Covid syndrome. Although auto-immunity was …

Long COVID made me an advocate for myself as symptoms were ignored with treatments hard to access
2 years ago

Long COVID made me an advocate for myself as symptoms were ignored with treatments hard to access

ABC  

Long COVID made me retreat from the world, entering into the realm of invisible illnesses where sufferers are ignored, dismissed and struggle to find the help they need. "Around 70 per cent of people with long COVID present with signs and symptoms that are consistent with dysautonomia and what that means is that we can often objectively measure some of …

Long Covid symptoms are MORE common in those with other illnesses, study finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Long Covid symptoms are MORE common in those with other illnesses, study finds

Daily Mail  

All were tested for Covid, with a third of participants found not to have the virus Long Covid symptoms are just as common in people who've never had the virus, according to a study that casts doubt over the true scale of the condition. Results showed that three months after being recruited, coughs, fevers, headaches and fatigue — the main …

Long-term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study
2 years, 2 months ago

Long-term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new study reveals that the death of a loved one, financial or food poverty, or the development of a new disability were some of the best indicators of whether a patient hospitalised for COVID-19 will suffer signs of long COVID a year later. Long term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study Led by researchers from NYU …

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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Fatigue to Respiratory problems, people suffer at least one long Covid symptoms after infection: Study
2 years, 3 months ago

Fatigue to Respiratory problems, people suffer at least one long Covid symptoms after infection: Study

India TV News  

An analysis of 54 studies involving 1.2 million individuals from 22 countries who had Covid has revealed that 6.2 of them experienced at least one of the three long Covid symptoms -- persistent fatigue with bodily pain or mood swings, cognitive problems, or ongoing respiratory problems -- three months after acute infection onset. Among individuals with long Covid symptoms three …

What moves us ‘closer to the unfortunate finish line of getting long Covid’
2 years, 3 months ago

What moves us ‘closer to the unfortunate finish line of getting long Covid’

CNN  

CNN — You may have up to a 50% higher risk of developing long Covid-19 if you suffer from common psychiatric issues such as anxiety or depression, a recent study found. “We found participants with two or more types of psychological distress before infection had a 50% higher risk of getting long Covid,” said study coauthor Dr. Siwen Wang, a …

Stress, anxiety increase chances of getting long Covid: What new study says
2 years, 4 months ago

Stress, anxiety increase chances of getting long Covid: What new study says

Live Mint  

A Harvard University study has found that depression, anxiety, worries about the pandemic and other sources of distress prior to getting Covid-19 may increase the chance of developing persistent “long-haul” symptoms. What experts know about ‘long Covid’ and who is at risk of getting it: The Harvard researchers in the study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry Psychological informed …

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 …

Long Covid: 14.4 crore still grappling with symptoms. Read about worrying signs
2 years, 4 months ago

Long Covid: 14.4 crore still grappling with symptoms. Read about worrying signs

Live Mint  

As much as COVID is worrying, its long-term effects are no less agonising. Noting it to be a serious cause of concern World Health Organisation has recently cited a report to inform that over 144 million people are affected by Long Covid worldwide. And around 10-20% of people who were infected by the coronavirus, actually experience the long COVID symptoms. …

Nine in 10 people hospitalised with covid have symptoms a year later
2 years, 4 months ago

Nine in 10 people hospitalised with covid have symptoms a year later

Dutch News  

Nearly all patients admitted to hospital with Covid still suffer symptoms a year after being infected, according to new research published in The Lancet on Thursday. Erasmus MC, Rijndam Rehabilitation and care institution Laurens conducted a study of 650 patients who were admitted to a hospital in the Rijnmond region with coronavirus between July 2020 and July 2021. Earlier research …

Nine in 10 people hospitalised with covid have symptoms a year later
2 years, 4 months ago

Nine in 10 people hospitalised with covid have symptoms a year later

Dutch News  

Nearly all patients admitted to hospital with Covid still suffer symptoms a year after being infected, according to new research published in The Lancet on Thursday. Erasmus MC, Rijndam Rehabilitation and care institution Laurens conducted a study of 650 patients who were admitted to a hospital in the Rijnmond region with coronavirus between July 2020 and July 2021. Earlier research …

How do I know if I’ve got long COVID? Here’s what we know about symptoms, recovery
2 years, 4 months ago

How do I know if I’ve got long COVID? Here’s what we know about symptoms, recovery

ABC  

Almost 10 million Australians have recorded confirmed cases of COVID-19, and while research into the prevalence of long COVID in Australia is still in its infancy, experts say it could affect hundreds of thousands of people. However, there are more than 100 possible symptoms, according to the long COVID clinic at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, and some patients have …

Queensland researchers find overlap in pathology of long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome
2 years, 5 months ago

Queensland researchers find overlap in pathology of long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

ABC  

Researchers say they have found a link in the pathology between long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Key points: Griffith University researchers say their findings could help to treat those suffering from long COVID A woman with chronic fatigue syndrome says she suffered a relapse in symptoms after contracting COVID earlier this year AMA Queensland says the findings should …

One in eight Covid patients have long-term symptoms
2 years, 5 months ago

One in eight Covid patients have long-term symptoms

NL Times  

One in eight people who had the coronavirus developed Long Covid, according to a large-scale population survey in the Netherlands. That means they struggle with long-term symptoms like chest pain, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath, fatigue, or muscle pain after infection. “For example, because of the change of seasons, because people developed new diseases, or because living …

Long COVID, rest, and helping our immune systems recover
2 years, 5 months ago

Long COVID, rest, and helping our immune systems recover

Al Jazeera  

Dr Khan on why we need to identify those at risk of long COVID and understand the underlying causes of the illness. The WHO defines long COVID or “post COVID-19 condition” as that which occurs in people with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection, usually three months from the onset of COVID, with symptoms and that last for at least two …

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California
2 years, 5 months ago

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California

LA Times  

Jacki Graham, a 64-year-old long COVID survivor, sits for a photo outside her home in Los Angeles on Jan. 20. Some factors that put patients at higher risk of long COVID include being overweight, high blood pressure or heart disease, said Dr. Nisha Viswanathan, director of the UCLA Health Long COVID Program. So I think anyone who says COVID only …

USC researchers identify symptoms associated with increased risk for long COVID
2 years, 5 months ago

USC researchers identify symptoms associated with increased risk for long COVID

LA Times  

Medical workers tend to a COVID-19 patient at a hospital in eastern France in 2020. Science & Medicine Cases of ‘long COVID’ frustrate patients, puzzle scientists Researchers are getting serious about understanding a disease patients call “long COVID.” Its symptoms include aches, fatigue, sleep problems and brain fog. “Even people who have relatively few symptoms to start with can end …

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 …

At least 4 Long COVID symptoms are being reported: Check risks
2 years, 7 months ago

At least 4 Long COVID symptoms are being reported: Check risks

Live Mint  

In the last 2 years, we have witnessed several surges and declines in COVID cases, and along the road, we have also learned to deal with the infection and its symptoms. Several studies are already underway on the topic and some of them have pointed out that the post-COVID syndrome “can affect your whole body” and you may experience lots …

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