Long COVID
Commentary
Long COVID: Another Great Pretender
The list of symptom is so long and complex and overlaps with so many other illnesses that a definitive diagnosis may be impossible.
Feature
Five Bold Predictions for Long COVID in 2024
If even one of these comes true, long COVID sufferers could enjoy some much-needed relief.
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
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...
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
People with long COVID have specific blood biomarkers, study says
The findings may be a step toward creating blood tests to positively identify people with long COVID so specialized treatments can be employed.
Feature
One in five doctors with long COVID can no longer work: Survey
A U.K. survey shed light on the lingering effects of long COVID on more than 600 chronically ill and disabled doctors with the condition.
From the Journals
Severe COVID may cause long-term cellular changes: Study
This study shows that after severe COVID, the immune system remains in ‘emergency mode’ and in a heightened state of inflammation.
From the Journals
Long COVID leads to greater health risks, research finds
“There was really nothing at all looking at what happens to people at 2 years after the infection. So we decided to take a look.”