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Though there has been an increase in the rate of long COVID, many sufferers are still dismissed on their illness and symptoms by health professionals. There are a number of clinics and facilities opening up long COVID focused treatments to help those in need, but at the same time there is a growing variant that is pulling professionals away from those six weeks to six months post-diagnosis with COVID-19. It seems that 1/3 of COVID patients become "Long Haulers" To read the full article, Click Here

Though we are yet to establish a firm definition, COVID Long Haulers can be loosely defined as the persistence or development of symptoms that persist beyond four weeks after an individual has recovered from COVID-19. Covid Long Haulers often involves a constellation of symptoms affecting many parts of the body but most commonly reported are fatigue and shortness of breath. The ultimate goal for COVID Long Haulers researchers is to understand why it happens and to find a cure. To read what doctors are doing, Click Here

Besides shortness of breath and chronic fatigue, research has shown how COVID can affect other systems in the body. One such discovery is that the autonomic nervous system becomes disrupted as a result of this disease. For example, the sympathetic nervous system governs the “fight of flight” response and this shows that is may be off balance. Triggering this system tends to lead to heart racing and shortness of breath. Many are suggesting that COVID-19 is setting off the sympathetic system which is leading to some of the most common lingering effects. To read more, Click Here

In the last few weeks, as the Delta variant of COVID-19 has driven case numbers and hospitalizations up, doctors have begun to warn that we could soon see a surge of those who suffer long term COVID symptoms, also known as COVID Long Haulers. To see their warning, Click Here

As the number of Delta Variant COVID-19 cases continues to grow, some patients are still working to recover from their first rounds of the virus, even months after exposure. These patients are called COVID "Long Haulers" Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) opened its doors to a clinic specifically for long-haulers.Roughly five months ago, the hospital saw people coming in with neurological symptoms such as cognitive impairment and fatigue. The Adult Post-acute COVID Clinic at VUMC provides treatments and doctor visits based on the patient's needs. To qualify for the clinic, patients must have had a positive COVID-19 test from four to six weeks ago or after their diagnosis, whichever is longer. The clinic accepts patients experiencing side effects up to eight weeks To read...

Fifteen months after the coronavirus shut down much of the world, our global pandemic is still evolving. Very few experts predicted that by this point, we would have not one vaccine but many- with 3 billion doses already delivered. Unfortunately for us, the virus has also evolved to create more easily transmissible variants that spread quickly throughout society. To see how the vaccines are impacting the new variants, Click Here

On 1 May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped tracking crises that didn't lead to hospitalization or death. Its goal was to "maximize the quality of data collected". It assumed that non-hospitalized Covid cases like those are not important, but "mild" - without complications, manageable at home where patients fully recover. Sadly there is a population of people who suffer from COVID symptoms long after infection and many of them are not being considered. These patients are called "Covid Long Haulers" – and not reporting their data is a huge mistake, one that has persisted throughout the pandemic. We know far more about long Covid now than we did this time last year. Research has found that patients suffer from endothelial dysfunction, hypometabolism in the bra...

Although many patients recover from Covid-19 relatively quickly, clinicians observed a few cases where people take much longer to heal or do not improve at all. These are known as "long haulers" and have been documented extensively even after they are "disease" free. COVID first reared its ugly head in 2019 and it has taken over a year for medical professionals to recognized long haulers as a real problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now tracking this unfortunate phenomenon and uses “post-COVID conditions” to cover health consequences that are present four weeks or more after infection. To read more, Click Here

Stephanie Schroeder shared her experience with COVID-19. Last March, COVID-19 was declared a national emergency and Stephanie Schroeder had taken all suggested precautions – staying home when possible, wearing a mask when she does let out of the house, staying away from crowds, washing her hands endlessly to stay healthy In October, Schroeder tested positive for COVID-19. For the next four months, her life became a blur of hospitals and doctors fighting to keep her alive. Her main preexisting health condition was being overweight and had since suffered two heart attacks and a host of other illnesses during the trip. Schroeder has become a fervent advocate for vaccines, saying “you do not want this. I don’t wish it on anybody.” To read more about what she has to say, Clic...

The Department of Environmental Quality has labeled the air quality in Salt Lake City as "unhealthy." Many people are experiencing long-term COVID systems because of this. Wildfires, pollution from daily activities and weather are all exacerbating symptoms. It's not just COVID's fault; the daily exposure to particulates in the air is causing long-haulers to have breathing problems. A doctor at Intermountain Healthcare said many sufferers deal with chronic lung conditions as a result and Utah’s poor air quality isn't helping anyone. To read the full article, Click Here