Topline The Covid-19 pandemic caused millions of women—especially Hispanic women and those with lower incomes—to forgo breast and cervical cancer screenings in 2020, according to researchers from the American Cancer Society, who suggested obstacles such as financial difficulties and broader social and economic factors during the pandemic may have played […]
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‘Long COVID’ patients also suffer major mental health impacts
OHSU is paying special attention to mental health treatment as part of its holistic approach to long COVID patient care. PORTLAND, Ore. — While the pandemic surely had a detrimental impact on overall mental health, doctors are increasingly working to address the acute psychological impact of long COVID on patients. […]
Why Is There an Increase in Depression After COVID?
Are you one of the millions of people who contracted COVID? If so, you understand the physical symptoms that made you feel miserable for days or even weeks. However, you may have also felt fatigued, unmotivated, tearful, irritable, and sad even after the physical symptoms were gone. It’s true that […]
COVID rates may be much higher than reported. How bad is the current surge? : Shots
People walk past a COVID testing site on May 17 in New York City. New York’s health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, has moved from a “medium” COVID-19 alert level to a “high” alert level in all the five boroughs following a surge in cases. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle […]
Symptom burden correlates to impairment of diffusion capacity and exercise intolerance in long COVID patients
The main findings of this study are as follows: (1) the severity of the initial COVID-19 disease and female sex are associated with higher symptom burden in the context of long COVID; (2) the extent of physical and mental impairment in the self-assessment using SF-36 as well as the initial […]
Blood clotting risk 4 times greater in long COVID patients who can’t exercise
WASHINGTON — A common symptom for people with long COVID is fatigue, and a recent study reveals those that are too tired to exercise might also have a higher risk of developing blood clots. The risk is four times higher among patients who could not perform basic exercises in comparison […]
‘Failure of an American ideology’: why Covid has an outsized impact on the US | US healthcare
David Rosner continually talks to colleagues who are distraught about the American response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “When you are in a school of public health and a public health environment, people really feel when they are failing,” said Rosner, who studies public health and social history at the Columbia […]
Occupational therapy may relieve long-haul COVID symptoms
Two recent studies suggest occupational therapy or low-impact exercise may improve extreme fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog and other symptoms of long COVID. Photo by Joseph Choi/Flickr Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of […]
Therapies That Can Help Ease Long COVID Breathlessness, Fatigue – Consumer Health News
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of new studies from Ireland suggest. The studies reflect two different — in some ways, opposite — approaches to dealing […]
Take it slow when returning to running with long covid
Placeholder while article actions load Elise McDonnell was slowly trying to return to running after contracting the coronavirus in August. “I was constantly having to stop and huff and puff,” said McDonnell, 41, a high-altitude ultrarunner from Fort Collins, Colo., about returning to a trail she had run “a million […]
Regaining fitness after COVID infection can be hard. Here are 5 things to keep in mind before you start exercising again
Are you finding it difficult to get moving after having COVID? You are not alone. Even if you have mild symptoms, you may still experience difficulty in regaining your fitness. Building back up to exercise is important, but so is taking it slowly. In general, most people can start to […]
Mental health issues in kids rose during pandemic; awareness and use of COVID treatments is low
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Palestinian children participate in a mental health support session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 28 (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research […]