Long COVID
Feature
Group Aims to Better Define ‘Extraordinarily Heterogeneous’ Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
There is controversy over the diagnostic criteria, with one proposed definition placing it at the center of many other co-occurring complex,...
Commentary
Long COVID: Another Great Pretender
The list of symptom is so long and complex and overlaps with so many other illnesses that a definitive diagnosis may be impossible.
Feature
Five Bold Predictions for Long COVID in 2024
If even one of these comes true, long COVID sufferers could enjoy some much-needed relief.
Conference Coverage
ME/CFS and Long COVID: Research Aims to Identify Treatable, Druggable Pathways
A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest...
News
Long COVID: New Info on Who Is Most Likely to Get It
People with a history of allergies, anxiety or depression, arthritis, and autoimmune diseases and women are among those who appear more vulnerable...
From the Journals
Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Treatment for Long COVID?
Three Florida patients with long COVID made complete — and sudden — recoveries after they were given the monoclonal antibody cocktail casirivimab/...
Latest News
Some reasons to get off the fence about COVID booster
“The body of evidence from all these different studies converge on one single reality — that vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID.”
Latest News
New tests may finally diagnose long COVID
“I was gobsmacked by the results. We’re seeing a massive dysregulation in those four biomarkers. It’s a combination that we showed was predictive...
From the Journals
Long COVID and mental illness: New guidance
“Long COVID is real, and mental health conditions do not cause long COVID.”
From the Journals
A new long COVID explanation: Low serotonin levels?
The study found lower serotonin levels in long COVID patients, compared with patients who were diagnosed with acute COVID-19 but who fully...
Feature
Second infection hikes long COVID risk: Expert Q&A
There are people who think, “This is a nothing-burger anymore,” or “It’s not an issue anymore.” It’s still happening with the current variants.