Solving the puzzle of Long Covid
Occupational differences in the prevalence and severity of long-COVID: analysis of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey
This is the first study to examine how prevalence of long-COVID and its impacts on functional capacity differ by industry and occupational groups.
Prevalence of self-reported long-COVID increased with time across all exposure groups and mostly followed SARS-CoV-2 infection trends; with the exception of professional occupations (eg, healthcare, education, scientific occupations) that demonstrated notable differences in the direction of odds of long-covid when compared with odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Those working in teaching and education, and social care industries showed the highest likelihood of having long-COVID symptoms. The exact same pattern was observed when analysis was performed using occupational groups. When we used Standard Occupational Classification groups, the likelihood was higher in Caring, leisure and other services.
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A great comic book format way to get caught up on COVID-19 in about 3 minutes.
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This weeks 2 important studies on Long COVID, which include ~340k COVID patients vs ~7M controls out to 2 yrs:
- Organ dysfunction persists in 33%, 2) Levels of disability from Long COVID exceed those of cancer & heart disease
(2020) What COVID-19 is doing to the heart, even after recovery
Determinants of the onset and prognosis of the post-COVID-19 condition: a 2-year prospective observational cohort study
Losses of Life Expectancy and Productivity Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Policy Implication for Future Communicable Disease Control - PubMed
What happens inside a long covid clinic?
2023-08-10 COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help
How profound a toll COVID-19 has taken on the nation's heart health is only starting to emerge, years into the pandemic.
"We are seeing effects on the heart and the vascular system that really outnumber, unfortunately, effects on other organ systems," said Dr. Susan Cheng, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
2023-03-16 Researchers Are Getting Closer to Learning How to Treat and Prevent Long COVID
“Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions of people around the world suffering from long-term complications of the virus, there is still no proven way to treat or prevent Long COVID—besides not getting infected in the first place.”
2023-08-21 Long COVID. Shorter Life? New research reveals an arduous road to recovery
Practically since the term “long COVID” was coined, anecdotal evidence and shorter-term studies indicated that the often-debilitating condition would not only affect significant numbers of people (roughly 15% of all U.S. adults have experienced long COVID symptoms) but also that it might do so in the most serious ways.
2023-01-05 Largest global study of 'long Covid' finds many patients unable to return to work six months later
The largest global study of “long Covid” to date has found that many of those suffering from ongoing illness after infection with Covid-19 are unable to return to work at full capacity six months later.
2023-01-24 Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds
An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
A Systematic Review of Persistent Clinical Features After SARS-CoV-2 in the Pediatric Population
2023-07-21 One in 5 Kids Had Long COVID Symptoms Months After Infection
"Close to one-fifth of kids with COVID-19 may still have lingering symptoms months after their initial infection, new research finds."
The haunting brain science of long Covid
"On a personal level, every American can take steps to reduce the likelihood of getting Covid, or long Covid. A study of 440,000 people with a single Covid infection, 40,000 with multiple infections, and 5 million controls who never had Covid found more death and long Covid after multiple Covid infections. If advised by your physician, get the new bivalent vaccine and wear masks in indoor public spaces such as theaters and airplanes."
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems.
COVID-19: Long-term effects
(Updated 2023) Some people continue to experience health problems long after having COVID-19. Understand the possible symptoms and risk factors for post-COVID-19 syndrome.
2023-07-23 Long COVID Is Disabling Kids. Why We Ignore It | The Tyee
They also worry about the effect of COVID-19 on children’s developing brains:
“These long COVID symptoms, especially memory problems, can significantly affect the self-confidence and development of children in coming years,” the researchers write.
“Children under 10–12 years are supposed to be [in] the most important stages for the brain development, which [implies] that the effects of viral infection on children’s brains can be more destructive.”
“It is year four of the pandemic, & we still have no treatments, support or public warning for the most common adverse outcome from infection"
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SARS-CoV-2 can cause lasting damage to cells’ energy production