Category: COVID
8 Trajectories for Long COVID
The Harvard Gazette Study captures variability of a condition that affects millions. Millions of patients have developed long COVID, a chronic condition that involves a range of symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, and palpitations, that persist for at least three months after infection. In a new analysis of adult participants in an initiative called Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery, or RECOVER, Mass General Brigham researchers identified […]
Nov 19, 2025
Long COVID can take eight different trajectories, study finds
Medical Express New research led by Mass General Brigham followed more than 3,500 patients, finding that 10.3% had symptoms consistent with long COVID three months after infection, 81% of whom continued to experience persistent or intermittent symptoms a year later. Millions of patients have developed long COVID, a chronic condition that involves a range of […]
Nov 19, 2025
Strange Structures Found Lurking in The Blood of People With Long COVID
Science Alert A hidden physical change in the body may be helping to drive the prolonged malaise some people experience after contracting COVID-19. Analyzing blood samples from patients with long COVID, a team of medical researchers has identified unusual microscopic structures that may contribute to symptoms such as brain fog and fatigue. If this is the case, it offers a […]
Nov 19, 2025
COVID-19 Vaccination Reduces Risk for Multiple Infections in Children With Atopic Dermatitis
Infectious Disease Advisor For children with atopic dermatitis (AD), COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is associated with a reduced incidence of multiple infections and allergic complications, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Nov. 6 to 10 in Orlando, Florida. Tristan Nguyen, from the […]
Nov 12, 2025
Scientists reveal another piece in the long COVID puzzle
Medical Express In patients with long COVID, a new study has revealed a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). This finding suggests the existence of underlying physiological interactions between microclots and NETS that, when dysregulated, may become pathogenic. The work is published in the Journal of Medical Virology. What are microclots? The term microclots, […]
Nov 12, 2025
How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
Washington Post After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its coronavirus vaccine guidance from a near-universal recommendation to a more limited approach, many readers asked what has changed in the science to warrant the change. Some wondered how effective boosters really are and whether they should continue receiving them once a year. A new study […]
Nov 12, 2025
Is Covid During Pregnancy Linked to Autism? What a New Study Shows, and What It Doesn’t
KFF A large study from Massachusetts has found that babies whose mothers had covid-19 while pregnant were slightly more likely to have a range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3. Most of these children had speech or motor delays, and the link was strongest in boys and when the mother was infected late in pregnancy. The increase […]
Nov 5, 2025
COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally. Here’s What We Know
Scientific American 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 Organization (WHO) COVID-19 dashboard. But the real number of infections is much higher than that, researchers say, because countries are less focused […]
Nov 5, 2025
COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?
Nature Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.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 Organization (WHO) COVID-19 dashboard. But the real number of infections is much […]
Nov 5, 2025
Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack
NYT A new analysis adds to the research about the link between viral infections and heart disease. A number of viral infections, including flu, Covid-19 and shingles, are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study affirmed. The risk of a heart attack triples within the first few weeks after […]
Nov 5, 2025