COVID-19 has been spreading across the world for over two years. Some people complain about cognitive challenges and other symptoms after recovering from COVID-19. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) conducted a study recently. It estimates about 3 million people in Hong Kong have contracted COVID-19 at some point. The study also shows prolonged…
How Masking Contributes to Long COVID
Commentary A lingering disorder that can last for months or years is affecting an increasing proportion of the workforce. The symptoms that contribute to Long COVID could be a result of pandemic measures and masking in particular. Increased exposure to microplastics, nanoparticles, chemicals in masks, and nasopharyngeal tests parallel many of the symptoms that define…
Long COVID Study: TCM Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of Brain Fog & Fatigue
Post COVID-19 sequela, known as long COVID, is a complex multi-system disease. The symptoms generally appear one to three months after confirmed COVID infection. Nowadays, there is still no single effective treatment for long COVID in the medical sector. A recent study by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Ohio found that traditional Chinese medicine…
Omicron Risk for Long COVID Is Lower Than Earlier Variants: Doctor
When Carrie Anna McGinn woke up alone in her hotel room on Christmas morning in 2020, she thought she was experiencing the worst of her COVID symptoms. She struggled against coughing, cognitive dysfunction, pain, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. She was isolated away from her family but expected to be back to normal in time…
Cognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog
Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget to remove laundry from the dryer at the end of the cycle. She would turn on the tap at a sink and walk away. Before covid, the woman had been…
CUHK Clinical Researchers Conduct Large-Scale Pilot Study on Long COVID
Many people who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection may live with post-COVID symptoms (also called long COVID) for an unknown period of time. Clinical researchers from Hong Kong are carrying out a large-scale pilot study on the prevalence of the disease. The data can be used to formulate diagnosis and treatment plans. The study…
Holistic Methods Get at the Root of Long COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic was a threat to public safety and health around the world. The outbreak and spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) inflicted loss of human life all over the globe. Long COVID is a term used to describe post-COVID symptoms which may remain present despite having recovered from COVID-19…
South Korea to Survey Post-COVID Conditions as Traditional Eastern Medicines Attract Interest
It’s been more than two years since the novel coronavirus—the pathogen that causes COVID-19—broke out in China and went on to leave a sick and deadly trail around the world. Even as people continue to be infected by emerging variants, scientists from multiple countries have begun investigating post-COVID conditions and possible remedies. While South Korea intends…
Got Long COVID?
Older adults who have survived COVID-19 are more likely than younger patients to have persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, muscle aches, heart palpitations, headaches, joint pain, and difficulty with memory and concentration—problems linked to long COVID. But it can be hard to distinguish lingering aftereffects of COVID-19 from conditions common in older adults such as…
Biggest Long COVID Study Finds Vaccination Only Decreases Risk by 15 Percent
Many people who are infected with COVID-19 will continue to suffer and be unable to recover completely from the disease for a long time. Some COVID-19 patients have symptoms different from those acute ones in the early stages of the disease. They are long-term, chronic symptoms, and with the amount of SARS-CoV-2 viruses constantly changing…
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