Long Covid Support

We know a lot more about Covid-19 than at the start of the pandemic, but there are still important questions remaining that divide experts

Labour minister's reply to the coroner's report on the death of severe ME patient Maeve Boothby-O'Neill lets the entire community down

The author of a new book maintains that some—if not many—of those deaths didn’t need to happen.

Why the founders of The Sick Times have made it their mission to report on overlooked perspectives from Covid long haulers

People with long COVID have faced challenges in applying for disability benefits. Here's how the process works, how to navigate it and more.

With COVID-19 tests now both rare and costly, Ontarians are missing a vital tool to keep themselves in the know.

What I Use as a Physician Living with Long COVID

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Over one person has died of Covid every hour since Keir Starmer was elected PM. This Covid Day of Reflection is entirely misplaced.

A recent scientific paper has highlighted the global effects of long Covid on healthcare systems and wider society, writes Michael McHale

As the World Health Organization begins a third year seeking consensus for the international treaty on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, there is a glaring omission—recovery, write Jeremy S Rossman and Vicky van der Togt In early 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) began drafting an international treaty to tackle the “serious shortcomings” in pandemic preparedness highlighted by the covid-19 pandemic.1 The treaty could improve global health safety, but there are many concerns with the current version, including the inadequate assurance of equity between member states, minimal accounting for human behaviour, and a lack of focus on pandemic recovery.12 Recovery planning is essential to manage the ongoing risks of virus transmission, repair pandemic induced societal damages, and assess response effectiveness to enable preparation for future pandemics. WHO declared an end to the covid-19 public health emergency of international concern in May 2023 but stated “that does not mean covid-19 is over as a global health threat.”3 We are currently in a murky phase of the pandemic where the balance between the ongoing risks of covid-19 and the route to recovery are unclear to many …

Some 18% of people who had covid-19 went on to develop long covid, a HSE survey showed

An MSP has raised concerns about NHS Fife’s lack of dedicated help for those suffering from long covid.

'We were clapped on doorsteps one moment, and abandoned the next': nurse

Health workers who fell ill on COVID pandemic frontline sue employers as they battle life-changing disabilities

At 72 years old, local Grandmother Deidre Winnett has travelled the globe, having visited 37 countries and even climbing to base camp in the Himalayas. But when COVID-19 first struck her in 2021, h…

A specially-designated fund of £10m announced by the SNP Government has been described as a 'postcode lottery'.

Postsecondary students are particularly vulnerable to repeated COVID-19 infections, putting them at risk for post-COVID condition, or long COVID. Campuses can take action to protect them.

The complex and often frustrating realities that patients face when dealing with a post-infection condition that remains misunderstood by many continue to unfold.

Research funding from the National Institutes of Health may decrease, but the FDA could be more lenient about potential treatments.

Survey by the RCN reveals lack of support from employers for nurses with long-COVID, with many revealing inadequate protection at work before they contracted COVID-19, and a lack of recognition of

The service helps people who may have struggled to get help from a GP, the trust that runs it says.

INTERVIEW | Juanita Williams from allAfrica interviews Professor Resia Pretorius from Stellenbosch University, Pretorius about her extensive research on Long Covid. A 2023 study published in Nature, involving over 29,000 patients, highlighted that nearly half exhibited Long Covid symptoms, with fatigue being the most debilitating. This finding underscores the ongoing burden of Covid-19, as millions continue …

A group of long Covid patients is financing research, and making progress.

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Long COVID can strike anyone, rich or poor, but a growing body of evidence suggests poor and middle income Americans like Rick Henline suffer most.

Discover the thougths of people newly referred to specialist long COVID clinics on the financial cost of the condition.