While long-COVID has been associated with multiple symptoms across multiple organ systems, this article will mainly focus on the POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) phenotype, its association with MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome), and treatment approaches. The proposed treatment approaches may also help other long-COVID symptoms.
Brain fog is real, measurable, and probably not driven by one tidy mechanism.
Long COVID can affect the brain, heart, lungs, gut, sleep, and energy. Recovery works best when the plan is just as broad — and just as honest about what remains unknown.
This guide explores the role of the spike protein in post-COVID and post-vaccination symptoms, including how it may affect inflammation, clotting, organ function, and recovery.
At this point, we’re all familiar with the benefits of probiotics, especially for gut health. These beneficial bacteria help control harmful bacteria in our gastrointestinal tracts and maintain a healthy gut microbiome that promotes digestive health. Probiotics have additionally been found to be beneficial in the treatment of atopic dermatitisRead
In this episode, we talk with Jacob Teitelbaum, MD about long covid and a treatment protocol he is using to improve the quality of life for patients dealing with the major disruptions due to long covid. Dr T is well known for his work helping patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Current findings shed light on its pathogenesis and progression—and offer promising protocols to improve patients’ lives. As the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, health care practitioners are facing its weighty aftermath—long COVID, and its plethora of respiratory, neurologic, cardiovascular and other symptoms that can linger for weeks, monthsRead
A study published in Nature on Sept 18 (Accelerated Article Preview) and reported in Medscape, has found biomarkers that identify long COVID with 96 percent accuracy based on distinctive features in blood samples. The cross-sectional research involved 273 individuals with or without long COVID. These findings are critically important since the CDC reportsRead
The protection offered by Covid-19 vaccinations declines more rapidly in obese people than in those with normal weight, according to a new study in Nature Medicine.
A study of 10,000 Americans, published online in JAMA, may help improve future diagnostics and treatment of long Covid.
