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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”

A Brief Tutorial – Clinical Trials and Statistics In yesterday’s blog post, I explained that I would begin a blog series in which we would examine studies, data and reports that are appearing in the medical literature about long-term potential harms that can result from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Let me qualify that when I refer toContinue reading “Long-term Consequences of SARS-CoV-2 Infection”

In medicine, death is commonly considered the worst outcome of illness. As a physician, I have taken care of patients whose conditions and sufferings made their ultimate deaths merciful. Despite my efforts over the past two years to bring awareness to the potential long-term health consequences of having COVID-19, the discussion about COVID-19 has all-to-oftenContinue reading “What if you Survive COVID-19?”