Dr. Mohammed Abdelsaid SAVANNAH — Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) Professor Mohammed Abdelsaid, RPh, Ph.D., received an American Heart Association Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) to study how COVID-19 affects brain functions, focusing on cognitive impairments. The funding is for $154,000 over two years and will support Dr. Abdelsaid […]
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Physical Medicine Academy Issues Guidance on Long COVID Neurologic Symptoms
Clinicians need to evaluate new or worsening neurologic symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and treat or refer them to specialists when appropriate, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R). Neurologic symptoms related to PASC — commonly known as long COVID […]
Sleep apnea and a chronic condition raise long Covid risk
CNN — Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long Covid after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with people without sleep apnea, a new study found. Women with obstructive sleep apnea had up to an 89% increased risk, while men had […]
Long Covid patients abandon Stanford Medicine study on infection after staff stop wearing masks
Long COVID patients enrolled in a study at Stanford University have walked out because the staff were not wearing masks while tending to them. The participants were enrolled in a clinical study into whether the drug Paxlovid works to reduce the symptoms of long COVID. Over the course of the […]
Psychedelics could treat long COVID, but experts say proceed with caution
You’re not tripping. Psychedelics could remedy long COVID symptoms, some scientists are saying. LSD (“acid”) and psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient found in “magic” mushrooms, are the latest drugs to show promising results in COVID-19 patients with excruciating and persistent symptoms, according to a Time report. Shortness of breath, fatigue, brain fog, […]
You think you have long COVID: What now?
Since COVID-19 became the world’s most far-reaching modern pandemic, long COVID has affected a significant number of people: As of January 2023, a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that 28% of the people it surveyed either have had long COVID or still have it. This crisis spurred the […]
Hope for long COVID treatment breakthrough after study’s ‘really positive’ findings | UK News
An experimental drug could significantly reduce fatigue in people with long COVID, a new study suggests. Scientists who carried out the small-scale clinical trial believe the drug, called AXA1125, may increase energy production in cells and reduce inflammation for people fighting the virus and its aftereffects. They are calling for […]
Concerns about exercise as a treatment for long COVID
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For long Covid patients who lost their taste or smell, a new treatment offers hope
A numbing procedure usually used to treat pain and post-traumatic stress disorder is being tested as a way to restore smell and taste in people with long Covid. It’s called a stellate ganglion block. In the procedure, a doctor uses a temporary, local anesthetic — like what a dentist would […]
Residents approve of Fly’s name at long last | News, Sports, Jobs
Cain’s store with the new owner, Wesley Baker, and his family. It was taken by Henry Cain the very day he left Fly. Cain realized his dream to become a dentist and passed that profession on to his son who passed it on to his son. That […]
Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients < Yale School of Medicine
Individuals with long COVID, sometimes referred to as “long-haulers,” experience symptoms that may persist for weeks, months, or even years after their acute viral infection. While symptoms vary widely, a common complaint among patients is “brain fog”—a colloquial term for significant, persistent cognitive deficits, with consistent impairment of executive functioning […]
Tipflation becomes more widespread, may hurt industry in the long run
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — You’ve probably heard of shrinkflation and greedflation before. Here is another one to add to your vocabulary: tipflation. Shoppers say they’re seeing more and more tip requests in more unusual places. “I actually prefer not to call it tipflation but tipping invasion,” Thomas P. Farley, “Mister Manners,” […]
Long Covid costs patients an average $9,000 a year in medical expenses
The Covid-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in north Houston. Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Long Covid has affected as many as 23 million Americans to date — and it’s poised to have a financial impact rivaling or exceeding that of the Great Recession. By […]
Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out
Paxlovid — the only medication people can take at home to treat an active case of Covid — is now being studied as a potential treatment for those who have remained sick months or even years following infection. “There are people out there who are still suffering,” said Dr. Linda […]
Studies Aim to Find Long COVID Treatments
Lauren Nichols has been suffering from bad health effects since her COVID-19 infection in the spring of 2020. The 34-year-old worker for the U.S. Department of Transportation in Boston has had problems with thinking and attention. She has also suffered from tiredness, seizures, headaches and pain. Last June, Nichols’ doctor […]
Long Covid and smell: How to get the treatment you need
CNN — It’s been months since your ability to taste and smell disappeared after a Covid-19 infection. You’ve tried to schedule an appointment with a specialist — if you were able to find one — only to discover waiting lists of six months or longer. “There was this explosion of […]
Long COVID took their health. Then it took their money.
Something else keeps her up, too: She can, quite literally, no longer afford to have long COVID. The disease has robbed Hamre not only of her health, but of her career, income, and insurance coverage. Since getting sick, she exhausted the short-term disability insurance from her job and about $20,000 […]
Coronavirus vaccine should go to health care workers, long term care facilities first, CDC panel recommends
A panel of independent experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a public meeting on Tuesday voted that health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the long-awaited coronavirus vaccine. The vote was 13-1. The recommendations now must be approved […]
What Happens to Your Body When You Don’t See a Dentist for a Long Time
© Provided by Hello Giggles Getty Images Going to the dentist tops the list of “things you’ll do eventually.” It’s right up there with changing your oil, vacuuming under the bed, and cleaning the expired spinach out of the back of your fridge. These are all things you need to […]