COVID-19 has long-term cardiovascular effects, ‘stunning’ study results reveal
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2022
COVID-19 patients are at high risk of developing new heart and blood vessel problems up to at least one year later, according to large study of U.S. veterans. The findings are solid evidence of long COVID,...
CDC: More than 10 percent of COVID-19 patients develop new post-acute illnesses
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2022
Clinicians should be on the lookout for symptoms of certain new illnesses in the months after hospitalized patients recover from COVID-19, investigators say.
Next COVID-19 wave may be chronic lung disease, study suggests
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2022
Even mild COVID-19 may adversely affect the lungs, as found in a sample of relatively healthy individuals from the general population, investigators report.
Brain fog may last 8 months after bout with COVID-19, patient study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
Many recovered patients had problems with executive functioning, which can include trouble with organization, listening and attention, as well as processing speed, category fluency, memory encoding, and...
Post-COVID depression responds better than expected to SSRI drugs, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2021
The findings may suggest a path to relief for recovered COVID-19 patients, investigators say. About 40% of these patients develop depression within six months of infection, they report.
CDC: Lasting COVID-19 symptoms tied to age, sex, race factors
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 21, 2021
Investigators examined recovered COVID-19 patients in Long Beach California. Fully one third of participants reported having at least one symptom of post-acute sequelae, commonly called “long COVID-19,”...
NIH spending nearly $470 million on ‘long-haul COVID’ study
Sep 16, 2021
Goal is to uncover why some people have prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms after recovering from COVID-19
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 7
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2021
Study of 6.2 million patients finds no serious health effects for Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots … Eli Lilly’s COVID antibody combo approved again for use in all 50 states … Risk of ‘long COVID’...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 7
Sep 07, 2021
Maine delays enforcement of healthcare worker vaccine mandate by one month … Vaccination reduces long COVID risk, even in breakthrough cases, study finds … Nurse who raped, impregnated Arizona patient...
Memory loss may linger eight months after mild coronavirus infection, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2021
The results suggest that COVID-19 may not really be a mild disease, no matter its course, investigators say. They also raise the question of whether current home-treatment strategies are optimal for long-term...