Striking drop in stress hormone cortisol can predict long COVID, study finds
Levels of cortisol in the blood of those with the condition were roughly half those found in healthy, uninfected people or individuals fully recovered from COVID-19.
COVID stigma in China can cost recovered patients jobs and homes
One former worker at a government-run isolation facility in Shanghai slept on the streets during parts of June since he couldn’t find work or housing after getting infected.
COVID study gives ‘powerful’ clues to pandemic’s lasting impact
The research may help form a clearer definition of the enduring symptoms estimated to afflict as many as 5 million adults in the U.S. alone.
The collection of symptoms known as long COVID can include fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems, pain or other after-effects.
What we know about long COVID so far
There is no universal definition of long COVID, but clues about causes and potential treatments are beginning to emerge.
Is COVID more dangerous than driving? How scientists are parsing COVID-19 risks.
Even two years into the pandemic, the coronavirus remains new enough, and its long-term effects unpredictable enough, that measuring the threat posed by an infection is a thorny problem.
Should Americans be worried about COVID — again?
U.S. COVID-19 trends have largely trailed those in Europe and the U.K. by a few weeks, and coronavirus cases are on the rise again in most of the Europe.
COVID-19 may cause changes in the brain, new study finds
Neurological experts who were not involved in the research said it was valuable and unique, but they cautioned that the implications of the changes were unclear.
A bill for COVID long haulers, from a U.S. senator who's one of them
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine suffers from mild long COVID symptoms, and he hopes this new legislation will help other Americans struggling with the same mysterious illness.
Unverified studies, unproven claims and out-of-context data are regularly shared on websites and social media across the globe — fueling dangerous myths about COVID-19 and the vaccines.
