Category: COVID
NIH opens long COVID trials to evaluate treatments for autonomic nervous system dysfunction
NIH Two phase 2 clinical trials to test the safety and effectiveness of three treatments for adults with autonomic nervous system dysfunction from long COVID have begun. The autonomic nervous system acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions, such as heart rate, digestion and respiratory rate. Symptoms associated with autonomic nervous system dysfunction have been […]
Mar 12, 2024
When you have covid, here’s how you know you are no longer contagious
Washington Post The United States has entered a different stage in the pandemic. Four years after the virus emerged, the covid-19 landscape has changed dramatically. The virus is no longer the emergency it once was, when the population had no protection against the novel pathogen SARS-CoV-2. By the end of 2023, 98 percent of people […]
Mar 5, 2024
SARS CoV-2 Is a Very Weird Virus
Medscape Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. In the early days of the pandemic, before we really understood what COVID was, two specialties in the hospital had a foreboding sense that something was very strange about this […]
Mar 5, 2024
Low iron levels resulting from infection could be key trigger of long COVID
Cambridge University Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered. The discovery not only points to possible ways to prevent or treat the condition, but could help explain why […]
Mar 5, 2024
Study of Patients With a Chronic Fatigue Condition May Offer Clues to Long Covid
NYT N.I.H. researchers found notable differences between the immune systems and other physiological functions of patients with ME/CFS and those of healthy patients. Jennifer Caldwell was active and energetic, working two jobs and taking care of her daughter and her parents, when she developed a bacterial infection that was followed by intense lightheadedness, fatigue and […]
Feb 27, 2024
Your 2024 Guide to Covid Symptoms and Treatment
NYT Rest, fluids and medications are your friends. We’re four years into the pandemic, and by this point, most Americans have had Covid at least once. But when the virus comes for us (again), it can still feel just as alarming as your first bout. Here’s a guide to what Covid looks like now and […]
Feb 27, 2024
Shining a Light on Long Covid, a ‘Vicious Affliction’
NYT Opinion Like one of the people you interviewed, I, too, was an “Energizer bunny” before I contracted Covid. I worked as many as 18 hours a day for an aerospace company, got A’s in my grad school classes, ran my own nonprofit and served on the board of directors of several other nonprofits. However, […]
Feb 27, 2024
How Protected Am I Against the Covid Variant JN.1?
New York Times JN.1 accounts for nearly all U.S. Covid cases. Here’s what to know about the risk of a new infection. Over the last few years, the general assumption has been that a Covid infection — or vaccination — is likely to buy you a few months of protection. But any time we get […]
Feb 20, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn’t Be Singled Out From the Pack
MedPageToday News surfaced last week suggesting a potential shift in COVID-19 isolation guidance from the CDC. The planned guidance, which is expected to be released this spring for public comment, indicates a significant switch in how COVID-19 is conceptualized. The guidance would bring COVID-19 into line with how other common respiratory viruses are managed: with isolation recommended […]
Feb 20, 2024