In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Microbiology, a group of authors summarized recent advancements in understanding long coronavirus disease (COVID) ‘s mechanisms, impacts, and research needs for better diagnostics and treatments. Review: Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations Background Long COVID, affecting over 65 million globally, manifests through diverse, systemic symptoms …
Sheena Sharma had just about recovered from the H1N1 flu and the moment her fever broke, she pushed herself to work on Day 4 as she had to meet a deadline for a project she was working on. A few hours into it, she crumbled in a heap, with a sharp headache. A few hours …
Long COVID continues to be an ongoing public health issue. “Long COVID includes a wide range of ongoing respiratory, neurologic, cardiovascular, and other symptoms that can last for weeks, months, or years following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Estimates of long COVID incidence among nonhospitalized adults with COVID-19 range from 7.5% to 41%.”1 Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue …
Bethesda, MD — New research into the mechanisms underlying myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID is aimed at identifying potential approaches to treatment of the two overlapping illnesses. According to a new data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2021-2022, 1.3% of US adults had ME/CFS, a complex, multisystem illness …