John Murphy, CEO, The COVID-19 Long haul Foundation An evidence-based examination of what scientists now know about the biology of post-COVID illness—and why the search for a single cause may […]
Long COVID Is Real. The Mystery Is Why It Takes So Many Forms
Six years after the pandemic began, researchers are no longer asking whether patients are sick. They are trying to understand why the virus seems to leave behind such radically different […]
Long COVID Is Real. The Mystery Is Why It Takes So Many Forms?
Six years after SARS-CoV-2 emerged, researchers are no longer asking whether patients are sick. They are trying to understand why the same infection can leave one person with debilitating fatigue, […]
Autoimmunity and Long COVID
Abstract Background. Long COVID, also termed post-COVID-19 condition or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is a heterogeneous multisystem disorder that may follow mild or severe acute infection. Increasing evidence […]
When the Virus Leaves, but the Darkness Remains
COVID-19, Long COVID, and the Biology of Persistent Depression John Murphy, CEO The COVID-19 Long haul Foundation Introduction: A Depression That May Not Begin in the Mind Among the many […]
Long COVID Patients Have 18% Fewer Dopamine Nerve Endings, Brain Scans Reveal
Felicity Nelson COVID-19 can cause brain injuries that are still visible on scans years later in people with neurological symptoms related to long COVID. Existing research shows that cognitive dysfunction in […]
COVID may reactivate dormant viruses hidden in the bodies of otherwise healthy people
McKenzie Beard A new study suggests that COVID-19 can flip the switch on long-dormant viruses quietly hiding inside the bodies of people who were otherwise healthy before they fell ill. Researchers at […]
Long COVID Following Mild or Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection
John Murphy, CEO The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), commonly termed long COVID, is increasingly recognized as a heterogeneous, multisystem disorder that may occur after […]
Risk of Therapeutic Misclassification in Long COVID and Post–Acute Infection Syndromes
Conceptual Origins, Diagnostic Uncertainty, and the Structural Basis of Treatment Error John Murphy, M.D., M.P.H., D.P.H. President COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Post–acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), commonly termed Long […]
Living With Long COVID: Ten Stories of an Ongoing Illness That Reshaped Lives, Work, and Medicine
Introduction: The Illness That Didn’t End For millions of Americans, COVID-19 ended with a negative test and a return to normal life. But for others, the infection marked the beginning […]