Long COVID
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Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data
The risk for long COVID fatalities remains elevated for at least 6 months for people with milder acute infections and for at least 2 years in...
Opinion
JAMA Internal Medicine Editor Recaps 2023’s High-Impact Research
Harvard geriatrician Dr. Sharon K. Inouye highlights research into long COVID, thyroid levels, silicosis, and more.
Conference Coverage
ME/CFS and Long COVID: Research Aims to Identify Treatable, Druggable Pathways
A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest...
News
Long COVID: New Info on Who Is Most Likely to Get It
People with a history of allergies, anxiety or depression, arthritis, and autoimmune diseases and women are among those who appear more vulnerable...
From the Journals
Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Treatment for Long COVID?
Three Florida patients with long COVID made complete — and sudden — recoveries after they were given the monoclonal antibody cocktail casirivimab/...
Latest News
Some reasons to get off the fence about COVID booster
“The body of evidence from all these different studies converge on one single reality — that vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID.”
Latest News
New tests may finally diagnose long COVID
“I was gobsmacked by the results. We’re seeing a massive dysregulation in those four biomarkers. It’s a combination that we showed was predictive...
Conference Coverage
Chest pain with long COVID common but undertreated
“Our current analysis indicates that chest pain continues on for years in many individuals, suggesting that COVID-related chest pain may be...
From the Journals
Long COVID and mental illness: New guidance
“Long COVID is real, and mental health conditions do not cause long COVID.”
From the Journals
Sensory comeback: New findings show the path to smell and taste recovery after COVID
“... There are still people suffering from it. ... It really has a significant psychological impact.”
From the Journals
A new long COVID explanation: Low serotonin levels?
The study found lower serotonin levels in long COVID patients, compared with patients who were diagnosed with acute COVID-19 but who fully...