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Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancerIn the foreground, there is a person with a blue medical mask and a black jacket. There is a blue background, with an enlarged image of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle.
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Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer

Published November 23, 2023

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Published by: Fortune
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By Carolyn Barber

Long COVID is no stranger to either patients or those immersed in studies of its effects. In the U.S., one in 7 adults–about 14% of the adult population–has experienced symptoms that lasted three months or longer after first contracting the virus. The worldwide estimate for long COVID is 65 million people.

What is less clear–because it’s still so early in the process–is the impact of some of SARS-CoV-2’s most dangerous characteristics on those hit by long COVID. But some researchers are warily watching for the worst: a potential connection to cancer.

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MRI study spotlights impact of long COVID on the brain

Published November 22, 2023

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By Stephanie Soucheray

A new study comparing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images of patients with long COVID, fully recovered COVID-19 survivors, and healthy controls shows microstructural changes in different brain regions in the long-COVID patients. The findings will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

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UK primary care costs nearly 45% higher among long-COVID patients, analysis finds

Published November 21, 2023

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By Mary Van Beusekom

Long-COVID diagnoses and long-term symptoms among nonhospitalized adults were tied to 43% and 44% increases in the costs of primary care, respectively, in the United Kingdom, according to a study published yesterday in BMC Primary Care.

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10-minute procedure may repair distorted sense of smell in COVID survivors

Published November 20, 2023

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By Mary Van Beusekom

A new minimally invasive procedure may restore COVID-related impaired sense of smell, suggests a small study to be presented at next week’s Radiological Society of…

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‘This isn’t a life’: The crushing burden of Long Covid

Published November 17, 2023

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By Marc Daalder

Ashleigh was saving up to travel overseas in the near future. Now, she’s housebound at 28, sometimes even bedbound, unable to drive or walk more than a short distance. “My mum has had to take care of me a lot this year, and I feel a bit bad for her experience as well.”

Michael, 32, was a busy Crown prosecutor. Now he’s been disabled for more than 18 months, taking long stretches off work and struggling with his mental health and damaged relationships. “It’s probably the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.”

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COVID-19 et influenza : pourquoi fait-on un nouvel appel à la vaccination?

Published November 16, 2023

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By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski

On Wednesday, Quebec’s National Director of Public Health, Dr. Luc Boileau, issued a new call for vaccination, due to a “serious” circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec. Here are seven questions to understand why vaccination remains an important tool in the fight against these infectious diseases.

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Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog

Published November 13, 2023

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By Francesca Paris

There are more Americans who say they have serious cognitive problems — with remembering, concentrating or making decisions — than at any time in the last 15 years, data from the Census Bureau shows.

The increase started with the pandemic: The number of working-age adults reporting “serious difficulty” thinking has climbed by an estimated one million people.

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What Tony Fauci Told Me About Long COVID and Other Postviral Illnesses

Published November 10, 2023

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By Emily Mendenhall

Too many people are suffering from long COVID and other postviral syndromes. Anthony Fauci says we need to step up funding and research now.

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We Interrupt This Mood of Denial to Update COVID’s Threat

Published November 10, 2023

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By Andrew Nikiforuk

Although many Canadians act as though the pandemic has ended, the airborne virus that causes COVID-19 continues to evolve at an amazing pace with devastating consequences for both individuals and the public at large.

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Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows

Published November 9, 2023

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By Stephanie Soucheray

Mild COVID-19 infections can cause a loss of taste and smell, but a study today in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery suggests that almost all cases resolve within 3 years of initial infection.

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This drug was hailed as a COVID game-changer. Here’s what we know about Paxlovid today

Published November 8, 2023

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By Dr. Lynora Saxinger

The drug could help people at high risk, writes Dr. Lynora Saxinger. But COVID has changed. Here’s what you should know about the current risks and benefits.

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Long COVID linked to allergies in new study

Published November 8, 2023

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By Stephanie Soucheray

In an analysis of 13 published prospective studies of people of all ages with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who were followed up for at least 12 months, pre-existing allergic conditions were linked to higher risks of experiencing long COVID, according to a study today in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

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Ontario: Keep masks in healthcare!Line drawing of an N95 respirator, accompanied by the text: Keep masks in healthcare #CovidIsNotOver
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Ontario: Keep masks in healthcare!

Published November 6, 2023

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📣 Let hospital CEOs and MPPs know you want universal masking with respirators in Ontario hospitals

✉️ Send letters to voice your support for universal masking with respirators in hospitals. You can use your own email software to send the letters.

Why take action? SARS-CoV-2 is an airborne, level 3 pathogen. We need universal masking with respirators to prevent COVID-induced health issues, including long COVID, cognitive issues, and cardiovascular diseases.

Please take a moment to voice your support for universal masking with respirators in Ontario hospitals!

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Long COVID patient feels ‘discarded’ by N.L. government, says it’s deflecting responsibility for condition

Published November 2, 2023

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By Jessica Singer

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, says addressing and treating long COVID isn’t within the purview of public health.

It’s left some patients in the province feeling left behind.

“There’s so many people that are likely suffering that have no clue because there is no provincial directive,” said Stacey Alexander, a teacher from Corner Brook who has been suffering from long COVID since the beginning of 2020.

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Study: Regardless of variant, half of long-COVID patients fail to improve after 18 months

Published October 30, 2023

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By Stephanie Soucheray

More than 50% of long-COVID patients failed to improve 1.5 years after their initial diagnosis, according to a new study based on cases seen at a Danish post-COVID clinic, both before and after the Omicron variant period.

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