The “living with COVID” strategy being pursued by many countries relies heavily on two key pillars. First, that vaccines continue to protect most people from severe disease. And second, that where they don’t, people will receive antiviral treatments. But are the antivirals currently available sufficiently effective, accessible and durable? Research advances in the realm of […]
Issued on: 28/07/2022 – 00:34 Paris (AFP) – Around five percent of people who have had Covid-19 develop long-lasting problems with their sense of smell or taste, a large study said Thursday, potentially contributing to the burden of long Covid. A lost sense of smell has been a hallmark of contracting coronavirus since the early […]
A study of 2.4 million health records suggests the World Health Organization’s set of 33 long covid symptoms may be too limited Health 25 July 2022 By Carissa Wong Hair loss may be a long covid symptom Adem Demir / Alamy Hair loss, reduced libido and ejaculation difficulties may be unrecognised symptoms of long covid, according […]
About 2 million people in the UK have persistent symptoms after COVID infection, termed long COVID. Commonly reported long COVID symptoms, such as fatigue and shortness of breath, have a significant effect on people’s daily activities, quality of life and capacity to work. But long COVID symptoms are much broader than this. In a new […]
A new US study is the latest to identify several factors that make some people more susceptible to long Covid than others. Yet with millions around the globe experiencing debilitating symptoms weeks or months after first being infected, the medical establishment does not yet understand why. Patients who have been obese at some point prior to […]
A recent investigation published by the British Medical Journal revealed that long COVID patients are travelling abroad to seek expensive “blood washing” treatment. This experimental treatment – the medical name for which is apheresis – involves taking blood from the body and “filtering” it. Essentially, when blood is spun quickly in a centrifuge, it separates […]
Since the pandemic began, we’ve learned a great deal about the disease behind it. We now regard COVID-19 as not just a respiratory disease, but a multi-system condition. Many studies have reported on complications that can occur as an immediate result of a serious COVID infection, such as heart failure or the worsening of existing […]
COVID has affected countless aspects of our lives. For many people who menstruate, one of the pandemic’s effects has been on periods. People have reported changes to their menstrual cycles after having COVID, from the timing of their period, to its duration, to bleeding (a heavier or lighter flow). Meanwhile, many people have reported changes […]
The latest omicron subvariants are more transmissible and better able to evade immunity from vaccines and past infections, but there are still steps you can take to reduce your risk of infection Health 15 July 2022 By Grace Wade Passengers wear masks on the New York City subway Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images The BA.4 and BA.5 […]
The BA.2.75 strain, unofficially called Centaurus, has been detected in 10 countries since May (Picture: Metro) A new highly contagious Covid variant first detected in India could spread to Europe fast enough to ruin summer holidays, experts fear. Infections are already climbing in the west because of the Omicron BA.5 variant, sparking talk about whether new […]