long covid

The next phase in Long COVID research: addressing the ethical challenges in trials of disease-modifying treatments https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(26)00166-5/fulltext Summary Almost five years after COVID-19 emerged, multiple scientific uncertainties remain...

What is the Role of “the Psyche”? Long COVID and ME/CFS as Test Cases for Evidence-Based and Patient-Centered Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Only available in German: https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/a-2866-9127.pdf Posted in the psychosomatic forum but is sympathetic...

Not a lot of details about it, but the European Public Health Association is running a survey of Long Covid. It's a recruitment phase, not a study results. There is a forum for recruitment in ME/CFS studies but not LC, although it definitely crosses over from the definition they use. Few...

Trends in physical fitness before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Austrian children Drenowatz, Clemens; Greier, Klaus; Hinterkörner, Franz Background It has been well-documented that the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented policies disrupted physical activity and negatively affected physical...

Effect of a third COVID-19 vaccine dose on the incidence of Long COVID among adults who completed a primary vaccine series: a target trial emulation in a community-based cohort Background Evidence on whether a third COVID-19 vaccine dose lowers long COVID risk is mixed. We estimated the...

Interpreting hand grip strength in hospital employees with post-COVID syndrome compared to non-infected controls: a case-control study Abstract Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) is characterized by a variety of persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, including fatigue among others...

An online singing-based breathing and wellbeing programme (ENO Breathe) in people with long COVID breathlessness in the UK: a cohort study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(26)00011-7/fulltext Background Post-COVID-19 condition (also known as long COVID)...

Exercise-Based Rehabilitation in Severe COVID-19 Survivors with Long COVID: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Edson Fonseca Pinto, Nailton José Brandão Albuquerque Filho, Jéssica Costa Leite, Tatianne Moura Estrela Gusmão, Larissa Nayara de Souza, Roque Ribeiro da Silva Júnior , Maria Irany...

Association between post-COVID-19 neuropsychiatric symptoms and persistent glial activation in the limbic system: a TSPO PET study Background A subset of individuals experience prolonged neurological and psychiatric symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, a condition referred to as long...

Biomarkers of long COVID in children and young adults: a scoping review Bettina Camara, Danilo Buonsenso Abstract Following the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a significant percentage of people are now experiencing long-term symptoms, despite a continuing lack of concrete documentation of physiological...

The case for routine patient review in long COVID research Signup-walled: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00134-9/abstract (As in it says you can simply sign in with a Lancet account and read it) Long COVID is an infection-associated chronic condition that...

Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good Exercise has been touted as a tool for managing and treating long covid, but much of the evidence has neglected one of its most debilitating symptoms: post-exertional malaise [url...

Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11144080/ (PDF available) Background: Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with COVID-19 infection. Less clear is whether obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor...

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in the population—a review on the epidemiology of sleep apnea Karl A Franklin, Eva Lindberg https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4561280/ (PDF available) Abstract The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) defined at an apnea-hypopnea index...

Long COVID: support for doctors https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/covid-19/your-health/covid-19-long-covid-support-for-doctors We are hugely concerned about the welfare of doctors and healthcare workers with long COVID. Many doctors and other health care professionals have been impacted...

“Long COVID”: The First Illness in History Named by Patients Mari Shiozaki Abstract The COVID‑19 pandemic created a large population of individuals who continued to experience debilitating symptoms long after the acute infection had resolved. This chapter examines the emergence of Long COVID...

Pathogen Effector Convergence Theory (PECT): A Protocol to Create a Unifying Framework for Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (PAISs) Jain, Nita Abstract Post-infectious syndromes (ME/CFS, Long COVID, PTLDS) represent significant global health challenges with overlapping clinical manifestations...

High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with Long-COVID. Background Long-COVID (LC) is defined as the persistence of symptoms 12 weeks after the acute COVID infection not explained by any other alternative diagnosis. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Obstructive Sleep...

Sex Differences in Long COVID Prevalence Over One year After the Acute Phase, and Related Risk Factors. The GINA-COVID Cohort Study Background This 1-year cohort study aimed to track long COVID prevalence, identify associated risk factors, and assess its association with hospitalization...

Comparing ME/CFS following mononucleosis with Long COVID Jason, Leonard A; Furst, Jacob; Katz, Ben Z Objectives Long COVID following SARS-CoV-2 and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) following infectious mononucleosis (IM) are examples of post-infectious chronic...