COVID-19 Updates
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Epidemic of brain fog? Long COVID’s effects worry experts
“We need to be paying attention to this. What we’ve seen is really the tip of the iceberg.”
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COVID pandemic associated with anorexia in Canadian youth
“There was so much disruption and [so many] restrictions to young peoples’ daily routines ... That led to heightened anxiety and depression and...
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Long COVID could cost the economy trillions, experts predict
“I think it’s hard for the public to grasp ... and understand the scale of this public health crisis.”
Families in Psychiatry
Me, my spouse, and COVID
Even though households with children reported more conflict during the pandemic than before it began, they also reported more cohesion.
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COVID-19 linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk
“If this is another burden that’s increased by COVID, this is something we’re really going to have to prepare for.”
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How do you live with COVID? One doctor’s personal experience
Early in 2020, Anne Peters, MD, caught COVID-19. The author of Medscape’s “Peters on Diabetes” column was sick in March 2020 before state-mandated...
From the Journals
COVID-19 may trigger irritable bowel syndrome
Estimates of the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms with COVID-19 have ranged as high as 60%.
From the Journals
Sexual dysfunction, hair loss linked with long COVID
The symptoms, among others, join a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID.
From the Journals
One in eight COVID patients likely to develop long COVID: Large study
“This finding shows that post–COVID-19 condition is an urgent problem with a mounting human toll.”
Conference Coverage
COVID smell loss tops disease severity as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment
Severity of anosmia, but not clinical status, significantly predicted cognitive impairment.
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The impact of COVID-19 on adolescents’ mental health
While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of a wide range of individuals, its adverse effects have been particularly detrimental...