Long covid

Researchers have identified abnormalities in the lungs of long COVID patients with breathlessness but whose other tests are normal. // 29.1.2022

Infectious disease experts share what the evidence reveals -- and what unanswered questions remain -- regarding long COVID. // 28.1.2022

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studied COVID-19 patients and found that the immunoglobulin (Ig) signature can predict the risk of PACS independently of the time point of blood sampling. // 27.1.2022

A deep molecular dive into COVID-19 patients found that the presence of autoantibodies in peripheral blood at initial diagnosis was the chief of four risk factors predicting if a patient would experience long COVID. // 26.1.2022

Researchers assess the experiences and consequences of long COVID in women’s lives through an online intervention. // 26.1.2022

The current study sought to present the actual face of the condition in experiential terms. // 25.1.2022

Näyttää siltä, että suomalaisilla pitkää koronaa havaitaan vähemmän kuin maailmalla. // 17.1.2022

Nature - People who’ve both been vaccinated and had COVID-19 are less likely to report fatigue and other health problems than unvaccinated people. // 25.1.2022

On Jan 6, 2022, the UK Government's Office of National Statistics (ONS) published their latest report on the prevalence of long COVID in the UK from a representative survey. As of Dec 6, 2021, around 1·266 million people living in the UK had self-reported long COVID (95% CI 1·228–1·304; 2% of the total population), defined as symptoms persisting for more than 4 weeks after the first confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection. Of these individuals, 892 000 (70%) had confirmed or suspected COVID-19 at least 12 weeks previously. // 20.1.2022

Nature Immunology - Phetsouphanh and colleagues show that individuals with long COVID have persistent activation of the innate and adaptive immune system at 8 months after infection and define a... // 13.1.2022

Scientists examined whether vaccination was associated with reporting long-term symptoms post-SARS-CoV-2 infection. // 10.1.2022

Suomalainen asiantuntijaryhmän ensimmäinen näkemys pitkäkestoisesta koronasta kertoo vakavaa sanomaa. Pitkäkestoinen korona ilmenee yleensä kolmen kuukauden kuluessa henkilöillä, jotka ovat saaneet tartunnan. // 7.1.2022

Fatigue, loss of smell and shortness of breath are the most frequently reported symptoms. // 7.1.2022

Eteläafrikkalainen tutkijaryhmä uskoo mahdollisesti selvittäneensä niin sanotun pitkän koronan aiheuttajan. // 6.1.2022

Taija Rutanen sairasti koronan keväällä 2020. Long covid -oireet piinaavat häntä edelleen. Neurologi epäilee koronan laukaisseen Taijalla kroonisen väsymysoireyhtymän. // 4.1.2022

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and traumatic brain injury can cause changes in behavior by altering brain anatomy. Now it seems the coronavirus can too. // 29.12.2021

ImportanceCOVID-19 is associated with clinically significant symptoms despite resolution of the acute infection (i.e., post-COVID-19 syndrome). // 29.12.2021 “32% of patients have fatigue at 12 weeks, 31% at 6+ months 22% have cognitive impairment at 12 weeks, 21% at 6+ months”

Pitkäkestoisella koronataudilla ja kroonisella väsymysoireyhtymällä on paljon yhtäläisyyksiä. ”Isolla osalla long covid -potilaista on ME/CFS-tyyppisiä oireita kuten PEM-oire, sanoo Duodecimin hoitosuosituspaneelissa mukana ollut Hanna Markkula. // 22.12.2021

A new study demonstrates the urgent need for healthcare services to support this huge and quickly growing patient population, which has a significant burden of symptoms, lower exercise ability, and significant reductions in health-related quality of life after one year. // 17.12.2021

The authors of a recent study ask whether autoimmunity might play a role in long COVID and the very rare side effects seen following COVID-19 vaccines. // 16.12.2021

Background There are currently no effective pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions for Long-COVID. To identify potential therapeutic targets, we focussed on previously described four recovery clusters five months after hospital discharge, their underlying inflammatory profiles and relationship with clinical outcomes at one year. // 15.12.2021

Scientists discuss the characteristics, diagnostic evaluations, and cardiac diagnoses in patients referred to a clinic designed for patients with PASC. // 9.12.2021

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients have chronic fatigue syndrome and other breathing issues months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis, according to study in JACC: Heart Failure, which is the first of its kind to identify a correlation between long-haul COVID-19 and chronic fatigue syndrome. // 29.11.2021

Both clinical trials and studies leveraging real-world data have repeatedly confirmed the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration are safe and effective at preventing infection, hospitalization, and death due to COVID-19 and a recent observational study of self-reported symptoms provides support that vaccination may also reduce the probability of developing long-COVID. // 18.11.2021

With around 256 million cases and more than 5 million deaths worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged scientists and those in the medical field. // 25.11.2021

Pitkää koronaa sairastavilla oireet eivät ole kokonaan hellittäneet. // 23.11.2021

A new study suggests a trio of cytokines — IL-1ß, IL-6, and TNF-α — are associated with long COVID symptoms. // 18.11.2021

Nature Communications - Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, or Long COVID) has caused concern but the burden and risk factors are not well understood. // 12.11.2021

A team of investigators used corneal confocal microscopy to identify corneal nerve damage in cases of long COVID. // 27.7.2021

Pitkittynyt koronatauti eli long covid sai kuukausi sitten kliinisen määritelmän maailman terveysjärjestö WHO:lta. Viime keväänä pitkittynyt koronatauti pääsi myös Suomessa virallisen tautiluokituksen piiriin. Silti moni valitsee mieluummin jonkin muun diagnoosin sairaudelleen long covidiin liittyvien asenteiden takia. // 15.11.2021