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...
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
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...
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.
Latest News
Long COVID–induced activity limitations persist
The prevalence of long COVID in the United States has remained stable, as has the proportion of patients reporting significantly reduced function...
Latest News
Long COVID disability court battles just ‘tip of iceberg’
When it comes to long COVID, completing disability paperwork is increasingly becoming part of standard care for providers.
Feature
Long COVID ‘brain fog’ confounds doctors, but new research offers hope
Brain fog is among the most common symptoms of long COVID, and also one of the most poorly understood.
Latest News
Agency issues advisory on mental health symptoms of long COVID
This advisory helps to raise awareness, especially among primary care practitioners and clinicians who are often the ones treating patients with...
From the Journals
Patients with post-COVID cognitive symptoms may have gliosis
“This is an important initial step to better understand the neuropsychiatric consequences of COVID even in only a mild and moderate viral illness...
From the Journals
Anxiety, your brain, and long COVID: What the research says
Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain and your long-term health.