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21 March, 2025

Long COVID Casts Lingering Shadow 5 Years After The Pandemic

Bailey Boring has seen so many specialists to treat chronic pain in her arms and legs since getting COVID-19 that the doctors are all a blur now. “I’ve lost count at this point,” said Boring, 26, of Denver. Three years after her first COVID-19 infection, Boring continues to deal with chronic pain. The burning, she said, started and stayed in her legs in 2022. A year later, she began experiencing pain in her hands with a second infection. Some days are better than others, but every day includes pain. Boring is what patients with persistent symptoms following a COVID-19 infection call a “long hauler.”

21 March, 2025

Association Between Pre-Existing Chronic Conditions And Severity Of First SARS-CoV-2 Infection Symptoms Among Adults Living In Canada: A Population-Based Survey Analysis From January 2020 To August 2022

Individuals living with chronic conditions (CC) typically have a higher risk of more severe outcomes when exposed to infection. Although many studies have investigated the relationship between CCs and COVID-19 severity, they are generally limited to clinical or hospitalized populations. There is a need to estimate the impact of pre-existing CCs on the severity of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms among the general population.

20 March, 2025

Dizziness Symptom That Could Actually Be Incurable ‘Long-Covid’ Syndrome

People suffering from frequent dizziness may in fact have a syndrome often associated with long-covid. Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) occurs when your heart rate increases very quickly, often as a result of standing up from sitting or lying down. This can result in the sufferer feeling dizzy or lightheaded.

20 March, 2025

Cannabis Terpenes Offer Potential New Way To Treat Fibromyalgia Pain

Terpenes from the Cannabis sativa plant may be a viable medication for fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain relief, according to University of Arizona Health Sciences research published in Pharmacological Reports.

20 March, 2025

Stuart Murdoch

An interview with Scottish musician Stuart Murdoch, who is now also the author of a new novel Nobody’s Empire, which mirrors his own personal experiences with chronic fatigue syndrome in the time leading up to the formation of his band Belle & Sebastian.

20 March, 2025

The Doctor, The Biohacker, And The Quest To Treat Their Long COVID

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across the planet, as many as 20 million Americans and at least 400 million people worldwide currently suffer from long COVID, a debilitating condition that still has no approved treatment and is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood. In their desperate search for answers, two men are bonded by their quest to feel like themselves again.

19 March, 2025

Five Years Later, Long COVID Remains A Frustrating Medical Mystery For Thousands Of Minnesotans

As society eagerly moves on from pandemic, many continue to struggle with work and daily activities after being diagnosed with post-COVID fatigue and other symptoms.

19 March, 2025

Millimeter Wave Device Shows Sustained Benefits In Fibromyalgia

The following is a summary of “Evolution of the Quality of Life of Long-Term Fibromyalgia Users of Millimeter Wave-Based Neuromodulation: A Real-World Retrospective Study,” published in the March 2025 issue of Journal of Pain Research by Minier et al.

19 March, 2025

5 Years Since The COVID-19 Pandemic, Millions Like Me Are Still Sick

Don’t forget the lessons learned: We need vaccines, masks and ventilation to prevent the next pandemic.

19 March, 2025

I'm A Doctor Studying Devastating Effects Of Long Covid. Now It's Ruining My Life Too

When Dr Allison Cohen began studying a new and mysterious illness in 2021, she never thought it would come after her. But three years later, long Covid has upended her life so much that even a run or long drives make her ill.