MORGANTOWN — In West Virginia, 10.6% of the respondents questioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported suffering symptoms of long COVID, also known as post-COVID. That leads […]
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Promising findings in the quest for treating people with long COVID
by Lisa Jarvis A new study published last week in Science makes a compelling case that people with long COVID have a chronic imbalance in their immune response. The findings […]
Where’s urgency to treat long COVID?
by Julia Moore Vogel In a world where most pandemic safety protocols have evaporated, where is the sense of urgency to treat, or at the very least support, people with […]
Mass long-COVID disability threatens the U.S. economy
EDITOR’S NOTE: Hoppy Kercheval is on vacation this week. His next column should appear on Dec. 23. by Kathryn Anne Edwards Forget the work-from-home revolution or quiet quitting: The COVID-19 […]
The ravages of long COVID are coming into focus
It’s becoming clearer that, even in the unlikely event that we somehow, someday manage to eradicate COVID-19 and its many variants, we can’t wipe clean the enormous toll the virus […]
We’re starting to understand long COVID. Next we can fight it
by Eric J. Topol We’ve been chasing the coronavirus since the pandemic began with vaccines and drugs, never getting ahead of it. In fact, well into its third year, COVID-19 […]
Considering wait-and-see approach to vaccine? Don’t
by Mona Gahunia On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all children 5 to 11 receive the low-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, clearing the way […]
Getting back into shape after COVID
by Erin CleavengerNewsroom@DominionPost.com Fatigue, poor endurance, shortness of breath, muscle aches, and general loss of balance and strength are all common post-COVID symptoms reported to the Centers for Disease Control […]
Long COVID-19 may have consequences for decades
by Dr. Cory Franklin and Dr. Robert Weinstein William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even the past.” He meant that events from the past can […]
Pandemic not over yet
Vaccines don’t mean we can throw caution to the wind as fourth wave looms After almost two months of consistent decline, West Virginia is starting to see a spike in […]
