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  • Research updates, March 10

    Research updates, March 10

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    A large retrospective cohort study found significant healthcare cost increases for Long COVID over five years. The study was shared as a preprint in medRxiv and included the records of over 143,000 people.

  • Research updates, March 3

    Research updates, March 3

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    Researchers identified high levels of cytokine interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in white blood cells as a potential biomarker for Long COVID. The small study, published in Science Advances, found that symptoms improved when production of IFN-γ (a molecule that plays an important role in immune response) decreased.

  • Research updates, February 24

    Research updates, February 24

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    SARS-C0V-2 reinfections significantly increase the risk of Long COVID in children, a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER study found.

  • Research updates, February 17

    Research updates, February 17

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    A new review in Dovepress states that Long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) should be classified as neuroimmune disorders.

  • Research updates, February 10

    Research updates, February 10

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    A large study recently connected “chronic absenteeism” to pediatric Long COVID, further disproving the “immunity debt” talking points from pundits earlier in the pandemic.

  • Research updates, February 3

    Research updates, February 3

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted expanded access to the stem cell infusion RegeneCyte for Long COVID.

  • Research updates, January 27

    Research updates, January 27

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    A large prospective cohort study published in Infectious Diseases found that a majority of people with Long COVID did not recover.

  • Research updates, January 20

    Research updates, January 20

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    A new study in eBioMedicine found neurological Long COVID symptoms were associated with increased pTau-181 levels, a marker of brain inflammation that has been tied to Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Research updates, January 13

    Research updates, January 13

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    A large, electronic health records study published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimated that over 100,000 Americans died each year between 2022 and 2024 from COVID-19.

  • Research updates, January 6

    Research updates, January 6

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    Miles W. Griffis

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    43% of Latino people reported symptoms of Long COVID in a new survey study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine. The survey included the responses of 1,500 participants in Washington state who had confirmed COVID-19 cases between 2020 and 2022.

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