RECOVER study report could aid doctors in diagnosing pediatric long COVID symptoms Peer-Reviewed Publication CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES DR. Sindhu Mohandas, CO-DIRECTOR, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROGRAM AT CHLA IS PART OF A MULTI-CENTER COLLABORATION THAT PUBLISHED THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE EFFECTS OF LONG COVID IN CHILDREN.CREDIT: CHLA LOS ANGELES (February 9, 2024)—Up to...
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Children infected with a mild case of COVID-19 can still develop long COVID symptoms
by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While research has revealed that children and adults hospitalized with COVID-19 are more susceptible to developing long COVID symptoms, a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston found that children infected with COVID-19, but not hospitalized, still experienced long COVID symptoms up...
Hair and libido loss join fatigue and brain fog among wider list of Long Covid symptoms
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Long Covid sufferers have experienced a wider set of symptoms than previously thought including hair loss and sexual dysfunction, new research has found. A study published in Nature Medicine today (25th July 2022) found that patients with a primary care record of infection with the virus that causes Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus) reported 62 symptoms much...
Long covid symptoms are often overlooked in seniors
By Judith Graham June 26, 2022 at 7:16 a.m. EDT A former nurse practitioner now living with long covid, Mallory Stanislawczyk suffers from fatigue and a racing heartbeat so severe she must use a wheelchair and receive saline infusions three times a week. She is one of many people trying to help others with long...
Long COVID symptoms lasted a median of 15 months, Northwestern study finds
Lisa Schencker, Chicago TribuneMon, May 23, 2022, 10:00 PM Long COVID symptoms lasted a median of 15 months, Northwestern study finds Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS People with long COVID-19 who visited a Northwestern Medicine clinic were still experiencing symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue and brain fog for a median of 15 months after first falling...
Different SARS-CoV-2 variants may cause different long COVID symptoms
Depending on the variant, people may experience different long COVID symptoms, a study suggests. Jeffri Anthone Sapulette/EyeEm/Getty Images More than half of all people who recover from COVID-19 continue to experience lingering symptoms — known as ‘long COVID’ — 6 months later. A new observational study suggests that, compared with the original variant of SARS-CoV-2, the...
Does nerve damage contribute to ‘long-COVID’ symptoms?
by Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain During the COVID-19 pandemic, some people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to experience “long-COVID” symptoms persisting at least three months after recovery from COVID, even after mild cases. These include difficulty getting through normal activities, faintness and rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, cognitive difficulties, chronic...
Long COVID symptoms in a third of people with COVID-19
by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A survey of patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 found that lingering symptoms seven months after infection was common among otherwise healthy young persons in the outpatient setting. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from the Geneva University Hospitals surveyed 629 persons who were a...
Long COVID symptoms likely caused by Epstein-Barr virus reactivation
by World Organization The number of subjects reporting each of 13 clinical manifestations of long COVID. Credit: Jeffrey E. Gold, Ramazan A. Okyay, Warren E. Licht, and David J. Hurley Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation resulting from the inflammatory response to coronavirus infection may be the cause of previously unexplained long COVID symptoms—such as fatigue, brain...