New hypothesis on Long Covid published by Research-Aid Networks
The Research-Aid Networks team has published a hypothesis that could potentially explain many of Long Covid’s widely varying symptoms. The research article describing this hypothesis was published in Frontiers in Immunology on 14 April 2023. A hypothesis summary in english and other languages is available here.
This is The Long Haul, a look at some of the Long Covid stories we have heard
In the last two years, The Long Haul, an online series on Long Covid, has looked into what Long Covid is and what it means for patients and their loved ones to live with it. Through the journeys and experiences of Long Haulers we have heard time and again why acknowledging the long term effects of […]
The Long Haul interviews Long Covid SOS co-founder
The long term consequences of COVID-19 known as Long Covid or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) has, since 2020, affected millions of lives around the world. And as infections and reinfections continue, that number grows. It’s been at least one year since we have known that SARS-CoV-2 causes not only acute respiratory disease in a […]
Here’s how a human bird flu pandemic could unfold
The largest ever global outbreak of avian influenza has started to jump to other animals. Are humans next? This article is written by Dr Jeremy Rossman and was originally published in Science Focus. Read the original article in Science Focus.
Rapid Response to nationwide cohort study: Long covid outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection
On January 18, 2023, Research-Aid Networks and others sent a rapid response to BMJ regarding the study ‘Long covid outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: nationwide cohort study’ published on January 11, 2023. Dear Editor, The recent article by Mizrahi et al. {1} uses a large electronic health record (EHR) dataset to investigate […]
How soon after having COVID can you catch it again?
Yes, it’s possible to catch COVID after just having it. We are seeing more people getting COVID-19 a second, third or fourth time. Often it is months between infections, but some people can catch it again within a few weeks. The likelihood of this occurring depends on two factors: how your immune system responds to […]
Can you pass on COVID-19 if you’re testing negative?
In a word – yes. Yes, it is possible to still spread COVID-19 if you test negative but have cold-like symptoms. This is true if you just started having symptoms, as well as if you’re testing negative after a COVID-19 infection. Rapid COVID-19 tests are quite good at telling if someone is infected and can […]
Should we be worried that polio has been detected in the UK?
A national incident has been declared after the virus was found in a London sewer. The past weeks have seen continued transmission of SARS-CoV-2, new cases of acute hepatitis in children, monkeypox and now poliovirus has been found in the UK. Several decades ago, poliovirus caused serious epidemics in many countries throughout the world. These poliovirus infections would […]
Reality Check: How worried should we be about monkeypox?
It is unlikely the disease will become a new pandemic but cases are likely to rise over the coming weeks, virologist says. Though still in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are now seeing warning signs of another disease popping up in countries around the world – monkeypox. This is not a new […]
COVID-19: Will we have to live with it forever? A virologist explains
A pandemic is a new outbreak of an infectious disease that affects a significant number of people in most countries around the world. There are several different possibilities for what happens afterwards. If we could stop all COVID-19 infections around the world then the virus would be eradicated. Unfortunately, eradication is incredibly difficult, and historically […]
