Issue #19

“I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”

Isaac Newton
#RESEARCH

Long-term cardiac symptoms following COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – medRxiv* preprint

The phenotype and prediction of long-term physical, mental and cognitive COVID-19 sequelae 20 months after recovery, a community-based cohort study in China – Molecular Psychiatry

Persistent post–COVID-19 smell loss is associated with immune cell infiltration and altered gene expression in olfactory epithelium – Science Translational Medicine

Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in University Setting – Emerging Infectious Diseases

The therapeutic potential of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of Long-COVID-related cognitive fatigue – Frontiers in Immunology

Incident autoimmune diseases in association with a SARS-CoV-2 infection: A matched cohort study – medRxiv* preprint

High number of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections uncovered through genetic analysis of samples from a large community-based surveillance study – medRxiv* preprint

Chronic viral coinfections differentially affect the likelihood of developing long COVID – The Journal of Clinical Investigation

#NEWS

Does Vaccination Before or After Infection Prevent Long COVID? – Contagion

COVID-19 Attitude Check: Worry About Long COVID-19, Confidence in Vaccines and Antivirals – Managed Healthcare Executive State of the Industry Survey

The legacy of long COVID on the workplace – Canadian Occupational Safety

Edmonton research measures ‘insidious’ impact of stigma for COVID long-haulers – Edmonton Journal

Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds – The New York Times

Duke study identifies cause for loss of smell in long COVID patients – The Chronicle

Could getting Covid raise cholesterol? – NBC News

The New Republic Has Long Covid All Wrong – Public Herald

New report details pain for workers from long COVID – The Hill

Long Covid is more common and devastating than many realize – Yes! Weekly

Employers must accommodate long COVID sufferers returning to work – Benefits Pro

How can hospitals brace for the financial hit of long COVID? – Wolters Kluwer

Long COVID-19 Poses Compliance Risks for Employers – Society for Human Resource Management 

“5% of the [U.S.] adult population is struggling with activity limitations from Long Covid.” – Kaiser Family Foundation

Long COVID Affecting More Than One-Third of College Students, Faculty – WebMD

Evidence Is Mounting That Covid Is Bad for the Brain – Washington Post

Six long COVID subtypes identified at The Jackson Laboratory – Yahoo

Long Covid Might Teach Us How to Prevent Alzheimer’s – Washington Post

Long Covid casts a long shadow over Asia as patients cry out for a cure – South China Morning Post

Absence from work at record high as Americans feel strain from Covid – The Guardian

Long Covid has an ‘underappreciated’ role in labor shortage, study finds – CNBC

“Long COVID” Caused by Hidden Viral Reservoirs – Contagion

Tim Kaine pushes for long COVID solutions – Axios

Tracey Spicer’s slow road to recovery from the ‘living death’ of long COVID – The Sydney Morning Herald

Long COVID: a range of diets are said to help manage symptoms – here’s what the evidence tells us – The Conversation

The Paper Haunt: Long Covid gave me a masterclass in corporate and government dysfunction – Morgan Stephens on Substack

China needs a scientific long COVID recovery-support platform – The Lancet

Nurses with long Covid demand compensation from government – Nursing Times

Long COVID Has Never Been Taken Seriously. Here’s Where It Left Us – The Tyee

#DISCUSSIONS, PODCASTS, AND VIDEOS

Vaccination with booster was associated with nearly half the frequency of #LongCovid compared with unvaccinated or 2-shots, without a booster – Twitter @EricTopol

Podcast: Here’s What We Know About Long COVID, Three Years Later – Science Friday

Video: The latest research on long COVID symptoms, treatments & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH – American Medical Association

Long COVID and splotchy hands – Twitter @D_Bone

#RESOURCES AND EVENTS

Ontario launches fee code for treating patients with long COVID – Y108

TREAT ME (ME/CFS & Long Covid Treatment Survey) – The survey attempts to uncover the most promising medications, supplements and vitamins for treating these conditions. – Twitter @organichemusic


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