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Should we permit it and if not, what should we do about it? The case of Ryan Cole It is hard to imagine that we all have not said something to others at some point in our life that was misinformation. At times, we have all been misinformed. Perhaps, if you are as old asContinue reading “Medical Disinformation”

I have been writing a blog series about the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. My plans were to cover the many systems and organs of the body and what we have learned as to the Long-term health consequences some people may suffer following infection and why. I started with the nervous system. However, while I haveContinue reading “Long COVID”

Part III In Part I of this series focused on the neurological long-term consequences of COVID-19, I reviewed what we know so far about anosmia (loss of smell) and parosmia (abnormal sense of smell). In Part II, I reviewed what we know about cognitive defects following COVID-19, or what many refer to as “brain fog.”Continue reading “Neurological Sequelae of COVID-19”

Practical tips and information We all are excited about the upcoming holidays and seeing friends and family, but are in the midst of high levels of RSV and influenza transmission and the beginning of a new COVID-19 surge. There is important new information you should keep in mind, and additional planning to be done inContinue reading “Important Holiday Travel/Gathering COVID-19 Update and Health Advice”

Part II – Cognitive Impairment (Brain Fog) (See end for a summary of key take-aways) In my last blog piece, we began an in-depth review of some of the neurological signs, symptoms and diseases that can follow COVID-19. That piece focused on one of the most common symptoms I get asked about – loss ofContinue reading “Neurological Signs, Symptoms and Diseases following COVID-19”

Part I – Anosmia (loss of smell) and Parosmia (distorted smell) (see end for a summary of key take-aways) To all the followers of my blog, I am sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. I am going to pick up again in the series of blog posts on the long-termContinue reading “Neurological Signs, Symptoms and Diseases following COVID-19”

We are well into my blog series on the health consequences of COVID-19 to survivors, including long COVID or PASC. In prior parts of this series, we have discussed what long COVID or PASC is, the fact that not all health consequences from infection with SARS-CoV-2 fit within this category, the potential magnitude of theContinue reading “The Pathogenesis of Long COVID”

We are well into my blog series dedicated to my mother (Hi Mom!) about the long-term health consequences that may face those who were infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and survived – a topic on which there is little discussion in the lay press and media. And, to some extent this is understandable, because frankly,Continue reading “Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of COVID-19 and Long Term COVID-19 Health Consequences”

With our two tutorials out of the way, we are ready to dig into this very complicated topic. Several reminders as we begin this journey: We are looking at early data and early studies. I have no doubt that we will learn much more over the next few years that may change some of thisContinue reading “Health Consequences from SARS-CoV-2 Infection”

I am beginning my blog series on what is known about the medical and health consequences of COVID-19. Before jumping in, I indicated that readers would need two tutorials in preparation. The first we covered in the last blog piece. That covered different types of clinical trials and a brief tutorial on the statistics thatContinue reading “Virology and Immunology Tutorial”