Search Tag: Long COVID
Covid-19-associated-with-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease
2023 01 Feb
A study published in Cardiovascular Research found that COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death in both the short and long term. In the first three weeks of infection, the likelihood of COVID-19 patients dying was up to 81 times higher than uninfected individuals and remained five times higher up to 18 months later. ...Read more
Omicron-has-half-the-risk-of-long-covid-compared-to-delta
2022 21 Jun
New research shows that the Omicron variant is less likely to cause Long-COVID compared to the Delta variant. The findings are published in The Lancet. This is the first peer-reviewed study to report the risk of Long-COVID associated with the Omicron variant. As per the NICE guidelines, Long-COVID is defined as new or ongoing symptoms four weeks...Read more
Long-covid-and-recovery-following-hospitalisation
2022 10 May
More than 500 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide. Patients infected with COVID-19 are at a higher risk of persisting health impairments six months after hospital discharge associated with reduced physical function and health and quality of life. It is thus important to understand the long-term trajectory of recovery from COVID-19....Read more
Icu-related-loss-of-quality-of-life-after-covid-19
2022 12 Apr
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the number of hospital admissions, including many patients presenting acute respiratory failure. Approximately 15% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients require ICU admission. It is well established that the physical and psychological impact of an ICU stay on patients can be quite significant and prolonged....Read more
Medical-gaslighting-long-covid-and-possible-predictive-blood-test
2022 14 Feb
Many individuals with COVID-19 report symptoms lasting for over four weeks, but for some, these symptoms persist past 12 weeks. Some described extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, i.e. ‘brain fog’, or a persistent loss of taste or smell. The prevalence of this symptom cluster, colloquially known as ‘Long-COVID’, has been...Read more