Infections: News and Research on Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

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Long COVID linked to greater risk of high blood pressure

Long COVID is often associated with symptoms such as persistent fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog. But evidence increasingly shows that long COVID may have a broad effect on the cardiovascular system, as well.

Database fills gap in long COVID surveillance

UTHealth Houston researchers found that long COVID diagnoses varied significantly across populations and variant periods over two years, revealing patterns that could help public health agencies and health systems target ...

Night shift work linked to a higher risk of long COVID

The first evidence that night work and chronic insomnia may increase the risk of developing long COVID comes from a new study led by ISGlobal, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Germans ...

Severe COVID-19 reactivates dormant viruses, study finds

Chronically infecting viruses—such as Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpesviruses—are common and often innocuous and asymptomatic. However, emerging evidence suggests their reactivation may contribute to autoimmune ...

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