
Long Covid Symptoms
Medicine's Grace McComsey discusses "long COVID" symptoms
There’s no good lab test to spot long COVID Health Day: Grace McComsey, professor and vice dean of clinical and translational research at the School of Medicine, discussed “long COVID” symptoms, a group of health problems persisting or developing after an initial period of COVID-19 infection, which can last weeks, months or years and are often debilitating. “Until a reliable biomarker is found, the best diagnostic modality… remains the old-fashioned history-taking and clinical assessment,” she said.
Lupus risk higher after mRNA vaccination against COVID-19
Patients who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated a 1.16-fold higher long-term risk for systemic lupus erythematosus, while a booster was linked to higher risk for psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, according to data. However, the risks for developing most autoimmune connective tissue diseases — such as systemic sclerosis, Sjögren’s disease and ankylosing spondylitis
Myocarditis risks linked to COVID-19 vaccination explained
Study examined myocarditis risks linked to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, COVID-19 infection, and other causes. It found increased myocarditis incidence after vaccination but significantly lower mortality and hospitalization rates compared to myocarditis from other causes.
Children and adolescents experience unique long COVID symptoms
By Hugo Francisco de Souza In a recent study published in the journal JAMA , researchers attempted to characterize childhood long COVID by investigating its most common disease symptoms in children (6-11 yrs; n = 898) and adolescents (12-17; n = 4,478). Study: Characterizing Long C...
Long COVID Symptoms Affect Multiple Organ Systems in School-Age Children
Rose Lehane Tureen, a 16-year-old from Maine, faces a battle that few can imagine—a relentless headache that’s persisted for over four years, a constant reminder of her long COVID diagnosis. Despite this, she hasn’t let the debilitating symptoms halt her ambitions. As the world moves on from the pandemic, many young people still grapple with...