Long COVID in children
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Research updates, April 28
The written memorials of over 500 people who had myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) were analyzed in a new study in PLoS One. Researchers found themes of clinical neglect and broad institutional failure, among others.
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Research updates, April 21
A new RECOVER study found that Long COVID significantly impacts the development of children with the disease. The study was published in Academic Pediatrics and included nearly 2,000 children.
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My child and I both have Long COVID. Even in COVID-aware spaces, we are excluded because of their pre-existing disability.
I watch through the window as the seasons change, spring to summer. The heat permeates, the neighbor kids run and play. Sprinklers soaking their bodies as they dance in glee. My ten-year-old child, J, sits stimming, gleefully twisting at the waist from side to side, as their hair blows in the breeze, trying to sign.…
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Two new books help children understand how Long COVID impacts their family members
Author and educator Sara Robitaille seeks to raise awareness and educate kids with her two new children’s books, Long COVID Transformed My Mommy and Long COVID Transformed My Sister into a Turtle.
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Research updates, February 24
SARS-C0V-2 reinfections significantly increase the risk of Long COVID in children, a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER study found.
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Research updates, February 10
A large study recently connected “chronic absenteeism” to pediatric Long COVID, further disproving the “immunity debt” talking points from pundits earlier in the pandemic.
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Long COVID affects millions of children. The largest pediatric trial so far launches this year.
One NIH study will test low-dose naltrexone, while other upcoming trials will test larozitide and taurine.
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Research updates, December 2
A large retrospective cohort study of over 18,000 live births found that infants exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy were more likely to have adverse neurodevelopmental diagnoses by the time they were three years old.
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Research updates, October 14
A large electronic health records study found SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer.
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Research updates, October 7
A new study that found the risk of Long COVID doubled in children following SARS-C0V-2 reinfection made mainstream headlines this week.
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