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PREFUL MRI Reveals Distinct Lung Phenotype in Children With Long COVID
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – Free-breathing phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived parameters can identify a distinct lung phenotype in children and...
Childhood Long COVID Might Be Caused By Lower Blood Flow In Lungs
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, Blood flow problems within the lungs could be driving long COVID in some children, according to scans using an advanced form of MRI. Children and teens with long COVID appear to...
Exercise Regimen Can Improve Fatigue in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 – For patients with advanced prostate cancer (aPC), completion of a 12-week supervised exercise regimen leads to a significant improvement in fatigue and peak exercise...
Leukocyte Count Predictor of Future Long COVID Severity in Postmenopausal Women
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Leukocyte count is an independent predictor of future postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 infection (PASC) in postmenopausal women, according to a...
Women Face Higher Risk for Long COVID
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – Women have a higher risk for developing long COVID than men, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open. Dimpy P. Shah, M.D., Ph.D., from the ...
Most People With Long COVID Do Not Recover in Second Year of Illness
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 – The majority of working-age patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) do not recover in the second year of their illness, according to a...
COVID-19 Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – COVID-19 appears to increase a person’s risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome. People who’ve caught COVID are nearly five times more likely to develop chronic fatigue s...
Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Higher After COVID-19
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – The risk for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is increased following COVID-19, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of ...
1 in 5 People Could Have Long COVID
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review has found. The analysis suggests that nearly 23% of U.S. adults experience the symptoms of...
COVID-19 Linked to Long-Term Risk for Autoimmune, Autoinflammatory Disease
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – COVID-19 is associated with long-term risk for autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in JAMA Dermatology....
Metformin Use Tied to Lower Incidence of Death, Long COVID After COVID-19
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – After severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, prevalent metformin use is associated with a slightly lower incidence of death or postacute...
Diabetes Med Metformin Could Cut Risks for Long COVID
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – One of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, might deliver an added bonus: Lowering users' odds for Long COVID. Long COVID can present with symptoms including chronic...
COVID-19 Won't Raise Odds for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Study
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 – COVID-19 doesn’t raise a person’s risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome more than any other infectious disease, a new study finds. The rate of chronic fatigue syn...