Health News Scientists Propose Long Covid Definition Based On Key Symptoms In Large Study

New molecular drivers of long COVID link nasal inflammation to lingering symptoms

A research team from the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB), Kiel University (CAU), the University of Lübeck (UzL), and the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), ... Read More

COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally—What Are the Symptoms, and How Serious Is It?

SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month — global cases increased by more than 19,000 last month compared with the previous month, according to data posted on the World Health ... Read More

Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here's why

Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID—especially those who develop chronic fatigue syndrome—tend to experience ... Read More

What’s Happening in Long COVID: Lessons in Definition, Personalized Care, and Rehabilitation

AMSTERDAM — Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, millions of people worldwide continue to live with its long-term consequences. For clinicians, managing long COVID remains one of the “most ... Read More

Scientists Have Finally Uncovered What’s Behind Long COVID’s Most Taxing Symptom

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." REMEMBER COVID? PLENTY of people have already moved past the lockdowns, social distancing, and other ... Read More

Breakthrough Long COVID Study: Large Recovery in Symptoms and Return to Work

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have identified what is believed to be the first intervention found in a randomized controlled trial to show large and very large ... Read More

Risk of long COVID doubles in kids after second infection

Children and teens have a doubled risk of long COVID following their second COVID-19 infection, researchers report. What's more, long COVID dramatically increases kids' risk of myocarditis, blood ... Read More

Scientists finally reveal what’s behind long COVID’s mysterious brain fog

Researchers in Japan have pinpointed a biological cause of Long COVID brain fog using advanced PET brain imaging. They discovered widespread increases in AMPA receptor density linked to cognitive ... Read More

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck has covered long Covid since the condition first emerged. Read More

Biomarkers showing link between brain fog and long COVID found by Michigan scientists

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new study found two brain biomarkers in patients with long COVID, potentially discovering what causes brain fog and other cognitive issues. "We wanted to look at individuals ... Read More

Scientists Have Finally Uncovered What’s Behind Long COVID’s Most Taxing Symptom

REMEMBER COVID? PLENTY of people have already moved past the lockdowns, social distancing, and other protective measures. But for people with long COVID—symptoms that continue to linger for months or ... Read More