Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

MRI scans reveal that people who lose their sense of smell after COVID-19 show measurable changes in brain regions tied to emotion and sensory processing, offering new clues to the lingering effects ...

Chronic cough remains a common reason for consultation in pulmonology post–COVID-19. But what do we really know about this condition, now 5 years after the pandemic’s onset? This topic was discussed ...

In a small study, patients with the syndrome were more likely to experience reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus and high levels of a coronavirus protein. By Apoorva Mandavilli The Covid-19 vaccines ...

Long COVID, a persistent condition following acute COVID-19 infection, continues to pose challenges for the medical community due to its varied and lasting symptoms. While physical symptoms such as ...

New research uncovers how obesity amplifies long COVID risks and why smoking's impact may be limited to memory problems, providing fresh insights into post-COVID health challenges. Study: Influence of ...

Mental health recovery from COVID-like symptoms can take up to nine months, compared to three months for physical health recovery. Nearly 20% of patients report reduced health-related quality of life ...

In an unusual move, the FDA asked vaccine makers to conduct randomized studies evaluating possible long-term effects of the COVID-19 shot, including spike persistence and post-vaccination syndrome ...

This is the first post in a series about the lingering effects of COVID. The age-honored trope of the transition from an old year to a brand-new one is the handoff from a husk of an aging, worn-down ...

Amid the declining clinical severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and diminishing public uptake of annual coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, ...