Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID's toll outlined in new report
Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns.
Jun 6, 2024
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes.
Jun 6, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ion channel discovery offers hope for long COVID patients
Researchers from Griffith University's National Center for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) have made a discovery that could bring relief to those struggling with long COVID.
May 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds significant overlap in neurochemicals from long COVID and ME/CFS patients
Researchers at the National Center for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) at Griffith University have directly compared brain neurochemical levels in long COVID and ME/CFS patients with healthy controls using MRI. ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are long COVID sufferers falling through the cracks?
Researchers who study long COVID say its debilitating symptoms are often misdiagnosed by clinicians and dismissed by employers or loved ones because so little is known about the new syndrome. The results can be devastating ...
Apr 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Post-viral malaise': Why avoiding the term 'long-COVID' doesn't change anything for those affected
Queenslanders were recently asked to stop using the term "long COVID." Instead, Queensland's Chief Health Officer, Dr John Gerrard, suggested the condition affecting 3% of residents should be called "post-viral malaise," ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Opinion: Why scrapping the term 'long COVID' would be harmful for people with the condition
The assertion from Queensland's chief health officer John Gerrard that it's time to stop using the term "long COVID" has made waves in Australian and international media over recent days.
Mar 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic fatigue offers clues to long COVID
New research by La Trobe University has uncovered the intricate relationship between two debilitating conditions, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID; offering insights into disease ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study offers new clues into the causes of post-infectious chronic fatigue syndrome
In a detailed clinical study, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found differences in the brains and immune systems of people with post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (PI-ME/CFS). ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic fatigue syndrome: Number of patients expected to double due to long-term effects of COVID-19 pandemic
Up to 80,000 people in Austria are estimated to suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The number of ME/CFS patients is expected to rise drastically ...
Feb 15, 2024
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