‘Shrinking my world really small’: How New Yorkers are coping with long COVID - Gothamist
An estimated 500,000 New Yorkers suffer from COVID’s lingering effects, with 1 in 5 saying the condition significantly limits their activities.
The majority assume LC only comes in the form of fatigue etc, which is demonstrably untrue. This is just one way in which the disease can present itself. This causes many to believe the number of LC cases to be far lower than reality & even believe they don’t have it themselves.— James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath (@JamesThrot) February 19, 2025
“The majority assume LC only comes in the form of fatigue etc, which is demonstrably untrue. This is just one way in which the disease can present itself.
This causes many to believe the number of LC cases to be far lower than reality & even believe they don’t have it themselves.”
Differences in Long COVID severity by duration of illness, symptom evolution, and vaccination: a longitudinal cohort study from the INSPIRE group
study in The Lancet - of those who had had C19, 29% had developed Long COVID. ONLY 2% of these had recovered from Long COVID
The impacts of long COVID across OECD countries
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
AI Tool Reveals Long COVID May Affect 23% of People - Neuroscience News
Study Finds Cases of ME/CFS Increase Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
“Study Finds Cases of ME/CFS Increase Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection 4.5% of people who had COVID-19 met diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.”
‘This sucks’: Long COVID has taken thousands out of N.H. workforce, study says - The Boston Globe
1 in 22 COVID survivors develop debilitating chronic syndrome
Into Darkness
“Long COVID patients have been in hell since 2020. Now the distant light at the end of the tunnel - billions of dollars in future clinical studies - is being extinguished too.”
Long COVID patients have been in hell since 2020. Now the distant light at the end of the tunnel - billions of dollars in future clinical studies - is being extinguished too.
Study shows impact of Long COVID on Ohio workers, need for clinicians to fill gaps
ABC 5 News Cleveland: 'Study shows impact of Long COVID on Ohio workers, need for clinicians to fill gaps'
“Due to this reduced capacity to work, it is estimated that Long COVID resulted in a minimum of $170 billion in lost wages in the USA in 2022"
Data show 7% rate of long COVID in college students | CIDRAP
Long COVID Keeps People Out of Work and Hurts the Economy
“Our cohort tends to be younger and highly vaccinated, yet the reality is that they continue to have prolonged symptoms after an acute COVID infection, which significantly affects their ability to work.”
Health Dept. Finds Most Adult NYers Infected With COVID-19 Experienced Symptoms Lasting 1 Mo or Longer - NYC Health
New data: 80% of adult New Yorkers infected with COVID-19 experienced symptoms lasting one month or longer, according to our report. Common symptoms were fatigue and decreased exercised tolerance.
When Athletes, Entertainers, & Other Notable People Get Long Haul COVID+
When Athletes, Entertainers, & Other Notable People Get Long Haul COVID+
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Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
“Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia…Addressing this health challenge is vital to getting many people back participating fully in their lives”
Opinion | Donate This Holiday Season: Long Covid Research Need Your Help
“For people with debilitating long Covid, the new year heralds a cruel anniversary: Some are experiencing their fifth year with the agonizing illness. And despite the roughly $1.6 billion that the National Institutes of Health has received for long Covid research, not a single drug has yet been approved for that purpose.”
For people with debilitating long Covid, the new year heralds a cruel anniversary: Some are experiencing their fifth year with the agonizing illness. And despite the roughly $1.6 billion that the National Institutes of Health has received for long Covid research, not a single drug has yet been approved for that purpose.
Demystifying Long COVID International Conference 2024.
Demystifying Long COVID International Conference 2024.
Mini-thread as most content is repeated from earlier this year. 🧵”
Study Finds 1 in 4 Americans May Have Long COVID
“A newly released study finds that one in four Americans may suffer from long COVID, a much higher rate than typically cited. Scientists at Mass General Brigham used a sophisticated AI tool for the peer-reviewed study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that in 2022 roughly 6.9% of Americans had long COVID, the new research finds the actual number may be 22.8%.“
A newly released study finds that one in four Americans may suffer from long COVID, a much higher rate than typically cited. Scientists at Mass General Brigham used a sophisticated AI tool for the peer-reviewed study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that in 2022 roughly 6.9% of Americans had long COVID, the new research finds the actual number may be 22.8%.
Long Covid warning signs as millions are left grappling with condition
“Two million people across the UK are still battling the disease that triggered the Covid pandemic - and with new variants emerging, many more diagnoses are expected. However, with pandemic protocols now a thing of the past, some are left wondering where to turn.”
New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence
“New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence”
New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence
Scientists Uncover Hidden Long COVID Cases, Tripling Previous Estimates
“Scientists Uncover Hidden Long COVID Cases, Tripling Previous Estimates”
Scientists Uncover Hidden Long COVID Cases, Tripling Previous Estimates
Weathered COVID before? Scientists say every new infection puts you at risk of getting long COVID
“Every time you get the virus is another chance to end up with Long Covid.
‘It gets really ugly very quickly,’ said Arijit Chakravarty, a COVID researcher in Massachusetts, ‘because what it means is that if you wait long enough, everyone is at risk of getting it.’”
‘We just want to be heard’: Long COVID patients still feel invisible - The Boston Globe
“‘We just want to be heard’: Long COVID patients still feel invisible Scores of long COVID patients reached out to the Globe after a recent story on doctors finding new ways to manage the condition…more than 75 Boston Globe readers who reached out to share their experiences after reading a front-page story profiling a handful of doctors, including at the Brigham, who are using experimental treatments to help patients suffering from the little understood disease. Long COVID afflicts an estimated 7 percent of the population, or close to 18 million Americans.”
AI Tool Reveals Long COVID May Affect 23% of People - Neuroscience News
A new AI tool identified long COVID in 22.8% of patients, a much higher rate than previously diagnosed. By analyzing extensive health records from nearly 300,000 patients
Long COVID and recovery from Long COVID: quality of life impairments and subjective cognitive decline at a median of 2 years after initial infection - BMC Infectious Diseases
“Long COVID and recovery from Long COVID: quality of life impairments and subjective cognitive decline at a median of 2 years after initial infection”
Long COVID and recovery from Long COVID: quality of life impairments and subjective cognitive decline at a median of 2 years after initial infection
Sick days: Assessing the economic costs of long COVID
“Those with more severe long COVID are more likely to miss more workdays or not return to work at all, a new study finds.”
Those with more severe long COVID are more likely to miss more workdays or not return to work at all, a new study finds.
Nearly 10,000 Long Covid patients in Netherlands unable to work | NL Times
“Nearly 10,000 Long Covid patients in the Netherlands have been declared fully or partially incapacitated for work. At the end of August, benefits agency UWV paid out occupational disability (WIA) benefits to 9,746 people due to Long Covid, also called post-Covid syndrome, the Volksrkant reports.”
Long covid sos calls for public health action as 6 out of 10 aware of the impact of long covid
New LONG COVID survey by YouGov (commissioned by @LongCovidSOS):
🚨Over 4% of respondents have Long Covid
🚨A further 6% said they might have LC but weren’t sure
🚨1 in 3 reported knowing someone with Long Covid
🚨25% were concerned about Long Covid
Le risque de COVID longue augmente après plusieurs infections
Risk of long COVID reaches 37% after three infections, according to INSPQ The risk of developing long COVID increases with each COVID-19 infection.
It is estimated at 13% after one infection, 23% after two infections, and 37% after three infections.
Doctors struggling to treat long Covid patients in India. Here's why
Harvard Medical School study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases estimated that the following percentages of people have long Covid:
31% of moderately or severely infected individuals in North America
44% in Europe
51% in Asia