Long COVID
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COVID-19 and IPF: Fundamental similarities found
“This biomarker could indicate who is at greatest risk for progressive fibrosis.”
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Long COVID comes in three forms: Study
“These data show clearly that post-COVID syndrome is not just one condition but appears to have several subtypes.”
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Immune response may explain brain damage after COVID-19
Antibodies appear involved in an attack on the cells lining the brain’s blood vessels.
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Does your patient have long COVID? Some clues on what to look for
Long COVID is known by many different names: long-haul COVID, postacute COVID-19, or even chronic COVID.
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ACC/AHA issue clinical lexicon for complications of COVID-19
The document standardizes definitions for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular complications and sets out a framework to capture and better...
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Noninvasive brain stimulation promising for COVID-related smell loss
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What are the signs of post–acute infection syndromes?
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Diabetes tied to risk of long COVID, too
Roughly 43% of studies in a literature review identified diabetes as a risk factor for postacute sequelae of COVID-19.
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‘Alarming’ new data on disordered sleep after COVID-19
More than two-thirds of patients (67.2%) reported at least moderate fatigue, while 21.8% reported severe fatigue.
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CDC says about 20% get long COVID. New models try to define it
“Those numbers are high and it’s alarming. But we’ve been sounding the alarm for quite some time, and we’ve been assuming that about one in five...