Long COVID
News
Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits
The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying,
News
Vaccination cuts long COVID risk for rheumatic disease patients
Although it’s possible the higher proportion of Omicron cases in vaccinated patients accounted for lower rates of long COVID, differences in...
News
Buzzy Lancet long COVID paper under investigation for ‘data errors’
A reader found inconsistencies between the data in the article and a later paper describing the same cohort of patients after a year of follow-up...
Literature Review
Major life stressors ‘strongly predictive’ of long COVID symptoms
Therapies that lessen the trauma of the most stress-inducing life events need to be a central part of treatment for long COVID, with more research...
News
‘A huge deal’: Millions have long COVID, and more are expected
More than a quarter say their condition is severe enough to significantly limit their day-to-day activities.
Commentary
The body of evidence for Paxlovid therapy
For older patients, we should be thinking of why we should be using Paxlovid rather than the reason not to treat.
News
Repeat COVID infection doubles mortality risk
“Reinfection with COVID-19 increases the risk of both acute outcomes and long COVID.”
Conference Coverage
Thyroid dysfunction may linger a year after severe COVID-19
The implications of the atypical thyroiditis areas, which tend to be asymptomatic, are unclear.
Commentary
I’m a physician battling long COVID. I can assure you it’s real
“I’ve also seen, firsthand, the frustration of navigating diagnosis and treatment. It’s given me a taste of what millions of other patients are...
News
First they get long COVID, then they lose their health care
“Millions of people are now impacted by long COVID, and oftentimes along with that comes the inability to work.”