Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Aug. 12, 2022 – Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study. Anuradhaa Subramanian, PhD, with the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, … Read more

What causes long Covid? New research sheds light on four biological conditions

What causes long Covid? New research sheds light on four biological conditions

The researchers said the findings could suggest ways to prevent or treat some long Covid cases, including the possibility of giving antiviral medications soon after infection. Four biological factors that can be identified early during a person’s coronavirus infection appear to correlate to the increased risk of long Covid, a new survey has found. The … Read more

Is blood clotting the root cause of long Covid? Here’s what scientists say

Is blood clotting the root cause of long Covid? Here’s what scientists say

Long Covid symptoms include fatigue and lower exercise tolerance and breathlessness Patients with long Covid have higher blood clotting measures that explains the lingering symptoms such as fatigue and reduced fitness, according to a new study. Led by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers, the study has been … Read more

Can breakthrough infections in vaccinated groups lead to long Covid? Here’s what scientists say

Can breakthrough infections in vaccinated groups lead to long Covid? Here’s what scientists say

There are no studies on the risk of long Covid in the fully vaccinated population Breakthrough Covid-19 is unlikely to result in hospitalisation or death even though cases among the fully vaccinated are inevitable. However, it is still unclear if the vaccinated can develop long Covid. Long Covid refers to severe fatigue, headache, muscle pain, … Read more