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A new observational study in Cureus found that veterans diagnosed with Long COVID had a 34% higher risk of visiting the emergency department (ED) six months following infection than those without Long COVID.

Research updates, December 16

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/02/research-updates-december-2/

@antiaall3s@chaos.social replied · last month

· Large retrospective cohort study of over 18,000 births found infants exposed to #COVID19 during pregnancy were more likely to have adverse neurodevelopmental diagnoses as 3 years olds
· Another study has found that common diabetes drug metformin may help reduce risk of #LongCOVID
· NIH is recruiting for a small observational study to understand if people with neurological symptoms of Long COVID have inactive [?] remnants of SARS-CoV-2 in their bodies

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.

Research updates, December 2

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/09/research-updates-december-9/

@antiaall3s@chaos.social replied · last month

· A new study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases examines how #COVID19 impacts the immune system
· German government announced just over €500 million ($582 million USD) in funding for infection-associated diseases, including #LongCOVID & #MECFS
· A preprint using data from the DecodeME study found more than 250 genes associated with ME, 76 of which were shared with Long COVID

#researchupdates

A new study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases examines how COVID-19 impacts the immune system.

Research updates, December 9

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/16/research-updates-december-16/

@antiaall3s@chaos.social replied · last month

Research updates, December 16

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/23/research-updates-december-23/

@antiaall3s@chaos.social replied · 4 weeks ago

· Two recent studies state that #LongCOVID is an occupational disease.
· Vanderbilt researchers are conducting an immune profiling study on people with Long COVID and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome ( #POTS)
· A new phase two remote clinical trial was recently announced for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) #MECFS

Two recent studies state that Long COVID is an occupational disease.

Research updates, December 23

https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/06/research-updates-january-6/

@antiaall3s@chaos.social replied · 2 weeks ago

· 43% of Latino people reported symptoms of #LongCOVID in a new survey study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine
· A case series for Long COVID using a combination of Paxlovid, valacyclovir (Valtrex) and celecoxib (Celebrex), was recently published in Frontiers of Immunology
· A new phase II clinical trial for Long COVID was recently announced in the Netherlands

#ResearchUpdates #COVID

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.

Research updates, January 6

https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/13/research-updates-january-13/

@antiaall3s@chaos.social replied · 4 days ago

· 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 #COVID19
· A new study published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics found further evidence of abnormalities in post-exertional malaise #PEM
· A small phase two clinical trial is testing #Ketamine for #LongCOVID fatigue and cognitive function

#ResearchUpdates #TheSickTimes