Transient Hyperglycemia in a Patient With Type 2 Diabetes After COVID-19 Messenger RNA Vaccination: A Case Report


Aniebietabasi Okon-Umoren • Sean Yaphe • Andrea Smith • Karla D. Passalacqua • Katarzyna Budzynska, Published: July 06, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.63983  Abstract The development of new vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic represents a milestone…[...]

Mini-Strokes, Gut Problems: Scientists See Links to an Old Bout of Covid


Feeling ill? The cause might be years old By Sumathi Reddy July 2, 2024 5:30 am WSJ Scientists suspect that one culprit behind your new illness might be the infection you…[...]

What is the long-term cognitive impact of COVID-19, and what are its predictors?


Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. Jan 9 2023 Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Medical Life Sciences Neuropsychology Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative pathogen of COVID-19, has…[...]

Covid Linked To Disorder That Causes Sudden Vision Loss, Study Says


Authors: Zachary Snowdon Smith Forbes  Covid-19 infection is linked to eye conditions called retinal vascular occlusions—blockages of blood vessels in the eye that can cause vision loss—according to a study published Thursday…[...]

Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID’s puzzling symptoms?


Scientists debate evidence for a micro-clot hypothesis that has some people pursuing potentially risky treatments Authors: Cassandra Willyard Nature 608, 662-664 (2022)doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02286-7 When Lara Hawthorne, an illustrator in Bristol, UK,…[...]

Consequences of COVID-19 for the Pancreas


Authors: Urszula Abramczyk,1,*Maciej Nowaczyński,2Adam Słomczyński,2Piotr Wojnicz,2Piotr Zatyka,2 and Aleksandra Kuzan1 Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan; 23(2): 864.Published online 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.3390/ijms23020864 Abstract Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related major health consequences involve the…[...]

Covid infection associated with a greater likelihood of Type 2 diabetes, according to review of patient records


Authors: Lenny Bernstein - March 21, 2022 The Washington Post People who had covid-19 were at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes within a year than those who managed to avoid…[...]

SARS-CoV-2 infects human pancreatic β cells and elicits β cell impairment


aUTHORS: Chien-Ting Wu,1,13Peter V. Lidsky,2,13Yinghong Xiao,2,13Ivan T. Lee,3,4,5,13Ran Cheng,1,6,13Tsuguhisa Nakayama,5,7,13Sizun Jiang,3,13Janos Demeter,1Romina J. Bevacqua,8Charles A. Chang,8,9,10,11Robert L. Whitener,8Anna K. Stalder,12Bokai Zhu,3Han Chen,3 Cell Metab. 2021 Aug 3; 33(8): 1565–1576.e5.Published online 2021…[...]

Hyperglycemia in Acute COVID-19 is Characterized by Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance


Authors: Reiterer M, Rajan M, Gómez-Banoy N, Lau JD, Gomez-Escobar LG, Gilani A, Alvarez-Mulett S, Sholle ET, Chandar V, Bram Y, Hoffman K, Rubio-Navarro A, Uhl S, Shukla AP, Goyal P, tenOever BR, Alonso LC, Schwartz RE, Schenck EJ, Safford MM Abstract  COVID-19 has proven to be a metabolic…[...]