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How is long-COVID different from other post-viral infection syndromes?

The symptoms, illness duration, long-term clinical traits, and possible healthcare burden of post-viral conditions in children and adolescents under 20 years.

6 Feb 2024

Long-COVID recovery insight: Fatigue and cognitive deficits improve over two years

Study reveals improvements in cognitive deficits and fatigue among long-COVID patients over two years, with specific risk factors like depressive symptoms and old age predicting non-recovery.

5 Feb 2024

Has a decade of maternal pertussis vaccination reduced its effectiveness?

Research indicates maternal immunization against pertussis remains crucial for newborn protection despite concerns of reduced vaccine effectiveness over time, underscoring its vital role in preventing infant mortality.

3 Feb 2024

Long COVID and ME/CFS share isimilarities in immune system dysfunction, study finds

A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD, discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

1 Feb 2024

Resistance training can help lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease

A recent scientific statement from the American Heart Association suggests that resistance training is at least as safe as aerobic exercise for those with heart disease and other health conditions, and for most people can provide similar or additive benefits in lowering risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

31 Jan 2024

New research identifies immune system activity as likely cause of long Covid

New research has revealed changes in our blood proteins caused by our body’s own immune defenses are the likely cause of long Covid.

30 Jan 2024

Over half of long COVID patients suffer persistent cognitive slowing, new study reveals

Study finds that 53% of long COVID patients experience significant cognitive slowing, a symptom that does not improve over time and is independent of the severity of the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection.

29 Jan 2024

New scientific statement outlines recommendations for diagnosing, managing cerebral venous thrombosis

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association emphasizes the need to increase patients' and physicians' awareness of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) to improve the recognition of this condition and initiate prompt medical treatment.

29 Jan 2024

Legume intake among older adults improves cardiometabolic risk factors

The associations between cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors and legume intake.

29 Jan 2024

The association between handgrip strength and functional outcomes in long COVID-19

The association between dynapenia with long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

26 Jan 2024

Mood boosters reduce inflammation in IBD by 18%, study finds

New King's College London research reveals that interventions which improve mood can reduce levels of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease by 18 per cent, compared to having no mood intervention.

24 Jan 2024

Combination drug therapy beats solo treatment for aggressive prostate cancer relapse

Combining testosterone-blocking drugs in patients with prostate cancer relapse prevents the spread of cancer better than treatment with a single drug, a multi-institution, Phase 3 clinical trial led by UC San Francisco researchers has found.

23 Jan 2024

Long COVID's impact on cardiovascular health: what we do and do not know

Researchers review the cardiovascular effects of long COVID.

23 Jan 2024

Study finds patients with long COVID exhibit complement dysregulation with signs of thromboinflammation

Researchers explore inflammatory signatures restricted to patients with active post-acute COVID-19 sequelae.

23 Jan 2024

Persistent presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in long COVID patients

Researchers conduct blood digital transcriptomics to determine the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in patients with long COVID-19.

23 Jan 2024

Long COVID and ME/CFS patients could benefit from a coordinated treatment strategy

People suffering from Long COVID or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) could benefit from a coordinated treatment strategy, a new University of Otago study has found.

22 Jan 2024

Tailoring a computerized decision support system to the ICU environment improves patient safety

A recent multicentre study led by Amsterdam UMC and conducted in nine Dutch Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has shown that tailoring a computerized decision support system (CDSS) to the ICU environment significantly reduced the number of high-risk drug combinations administered to ICU patients.

22 Jan 2024

Fatigue News and Research

How is long-COVID different from other post-viral infection syndromes?

Long-COVID recovery insight: Fatigue and cognitive deficits improve over two years

Has a decade of maternal pertussis vaccination reduced its effectiveness?

Long COVID and ME/CFS share isimilarities in immune system dysfunction, study finds

Resistance training can help lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease

New research identifies immune system activity as likely cause of long Covid

Over half of long COVID patients suffer persistent cognitive slowing, new study reveals

New scientific statement outlines recommendations for diagnosing, managing cerebral venous thrombosis

Legume intake among older adults improves cardiometabolic risk factors

The association between handgrip strength and functional outcomes in long COVID-19

Mood boosters reduce inflammation in IBD by 18%, study finds

Combination drug therapy beats solo treatment for aggressive prostate cancer relapse

Long COVID's impact on cardiovascular health: what we do and do not know

Study finds patients with long COVID exhibit complement dysregulation with signs of thromboinflammation

Persistent presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in long COVID patients

Long COVID and ME/CFS patients could benefit from a coordinated treatment strategy

Tailoring a computerized decision support system to the ICU environment improves patient safety

Can yoga improve your prostate health?

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Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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