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• Machine-learning models may detect patients at risk for long COVID-19Machine-learning models created by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research team can identify, with high accuracy, patients likely to have long COVID, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Digital Health.
• Pain, Breathing Difficulties and Hyperlipidemia among the Most Common Post-COVID Conditions across All AgesMany patients recover from COVID-19 within a few weeks, but some exhibit persistent or new symptoms more than four weeks after first being diagnosed.
• 66 hospitals, health systems that have launched post-COVID-19 clinics 2/9/2022Many hospitals and health systems have created COVID-19 recovery programs, or post-COVID clinics, to support patients who experience lingering symptoms weeks or months after being cleared of the illness — a population now widely known as COVID-19 long-haulers.
• How Long Covid Exhausts the BodyMillions of people continue to suffer from exhaustion, cognitive problems and other long-lasting symptoms after a coronavirus infection. The exact causes of the illness, known as long Covid, are not known. But new research offers clues, describing the toll the illness takes on the body and why it can be so debilitating.
• Is the workers' compensation system ready for the COVID-19 [coronavirus] virus? Live UpdatesThe enormity of a COVID-19 [coronavirus] virus pandemic presents a new and novel challenge to the system and one that must be considered by both Federal and State planners. Workers’ Compensation programs have adapted to emergencies before, including natural disasters and terrorist attacks. The urgency of the situation requires that the system be prepared now.
• US Government Accounting Office Report on Long COVIDPeople with long COVID might leave the workforce, causing them to lose wages and employer-based health insurance. This could affect the broader U.S. economy through decreased labor participation and an increased need for use of SSDI or other publicly subsidized insurance.
• Over 75 Percent of Long Covid Patients Were Not Hospitalized for Initial Illness, Study FindsMore than three-quarters of Americans diagnosed with long Covid were not sick enough to be hospitalized for their initial infection, a new analysis of tens of thousands of private insurance claims reported.
• COVID‐19 as an occupational diseaseThe health implications of COVID‐19 for the global workforce are multifaceted and complex, warranting careful reflection and consideration to mitigate the adverse effects on workers worldwide.
• COVID Boosters: What Employees and Employers Need to KnowMany employers and state governments are mandating that employees be vaccinated against COVID. Confusion remains over the rapidly changing landscape of booster doses as reports of waning or compromised immunity even though a worker is considered “fully vaccinated” when the original series of doses are completed.
• Reduced Exercise Capacity, Chronotropic Incompetence, Inflammation and Symptoms in Post-Acute COVID-19 5/19/2022Reduced exercise capacity and reduced heart rate response to exercise, and hsCRP are associated with persistent cardiopulmonary symptoms more than 1 year following COVID-19. Chronic inflammation and autonomic dysfunction may underlie cardiopulmonary PASC.
• RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance RecoveryLong-term effects of COVID may be different for everyone and they can affect many different parts of the body, such as the brain, heart, and lungs. And people who have PASC, including Long COVID, can have different kinds of effects. These effects may come and go, and they may last for a few weeks, a few months, or longer.
• Post–COVID Conditions Among Adult COVID-19 SurvivorsCOVID-19 survivors have twice the risk for developing pulmonary embolism or respiratory conditions; one in five COVID-19 survivors aged 18–64 years and one in four survivors aged ≥65 years experienced at least one incident condition that might be attributable to the previous COVID-19.
• A Longitudinal Study of COVID-19 Sequelae and Immunity: Baseline FindingsIncreased risk for PASC was noted in women and those with a history of anxiety disorder.
• Can long Covid lead to death? A new analysis suggests it couldThe review at the CDC, the details of which POLITICO obtained, is the first of its kind and indicates that long Covid and the health complications associated with it could lead to death. NCHS is set to publish preliminary data from its analysis in the coming days.
• A glimpse into long COVID and symptomsA shift to remote work may exacerbate long COVID symptoms.
• Long COVID ICD-10 Diagnostic Code UpdateICD-10-CM Codes › U00-U85 Codes for special purposes › U00-U49 Provisional assignment of new diseases of uncertain etiology or emergency use › U09- Post COVID-19 condition › 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code U09.9
• The effects of contracting Covid‐19 on cognitive failures at work: implications for task performance and turnover intentionsIndividuals who contract Covid‐19 often experience problems with memory, attention, and concentration, even after recovering from the initial illness. In the current manuscript, we argue that these symptoms are likely to manifest as cognitive failures in the workplace.
• Longitudinal evaluation of neurologic-post acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection symptomsA new study offers scientific evidence supporting permanent neurological disability flowing from an occupational COVID-19 condition. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are conducting a longitudinal study to track neurological symptoms in COVID-19 “long-haulers.”
• How to get treated for long COVID in NY and NJLong haulers, like many people with chronic disease, will likely face the challenge at some point during their care of proving their “medical necessity.”
• World Health Organization definition of Long CovidMost people who develop COVID-19 fully recover, but current evidence suggests approximately 10%-20% of people experience a variety of mid- and long-term effects after they recover from their initial illness. These mid- and long-term effects are collectively known as post COVID-19 condition or “long COVID.”
• Persistent circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike is associated with post-acute COVID-19 sequelaePossible blood bio-marker identified for Long COVID
• Symptoms and risk factors for long COVID in non-hospitalized adultsSARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a plethora of symptoms, including hair loss and sexual dysfunction, that are associated with a range of sociodemographic and clinical risk factors.
• Smell and taste dysfunction after covid-19 7/27/2022The covid-19 pandemic has put both smell and taste disturbances in the spotlight because of the functional impact and severe distress caused by the loss of these senses, their fundamental diagnostic value,2 and, more recently, the high rate of long term dysfunction.
• Long-COVID treatments: why the world is still waiting After a slow start, researchers are beginning to test ways to combat the lasting symptoms of the disease. Nature 8/9/2022Until results from trials such as these are in, physicians and people with long COVID will continue to experiment with combinations of pharmaceuticals and rehabilitation therapies.
• Neurological and psychiatric risk trajectories after SARS-CoV-2 infection: an analysis of 2-year retrospective cohort studies including 1 284 437 patients Lancet Psychiatric 08/17/2022Adults who contracted COVID-19 suffered increased risks of ischaemic stroke, epilepsy or seizures, cognitive deficit (known as brain fog), insomnia, and anxiety disorders were observed, compounded by an increased death rate.
• We’re starting to understand long COVID. Next we can fight itToo many people are indeed living with chronic COVID, detracting from their daily lives. As we eventually emerge from this pandemic, long COVID will be the enduring, major public health complication that we failed to address in a timely and aggressive manner. It’s not too late to invest in understanding and combating it.
• Long-term cardiac pathology in individuals with mild initial COVID-19 illness (Nature) 9/5/2022Cardiac symptoms are increasingly recognized as late complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in previously well individuals with mild initial illness.
• Distinguishing features of Long COVID identified through immune profiling. Analysis of circulating immune mediators and various hormones also revealed pronounced differences, with levels of cortisol being uniformly lower among participants with Long COVID relative to matched control groups. Integration of immune phenotyping data into unbiased machine learning models identified significant distinguishing features critical in accurate classification of Long COVID, with decreased levels of cortisol being the most significant individual predictor. These findings will help