Summary of the study: “Long Covid in Healthcare Workers: Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study”
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) face a higher rate of long COVID (LC) due to their occupational exposure. This condition is
December 9, 2024
Research Articles
Summaries of relevant Long Covid research papers are published on this page.
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Long Covid science, research and policy
This article from Nature Medicine was published in August 2024 and gives an overview of Long Covid, explains what it
October 9, 2024
COVID-19 syndrome among 5248 healthcare workers in England: longitudinal findings from NHS CHECK
The article titled “PostCOVID-19 syndrome among 5248 healthcare workers in England: longitudinal findings from NHS CHECK” presents a study examining
October 8, 2024
Research Summary: Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Australians With an Underlying Health Condition
The study, titled Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Australians With an Underlying Health Condition is a cross-sectional
September 13, 2024
Long COVID: a clinical update
Long COVID, defined as symptoms persisting for 3+ months after acute COVID-19, significantly impacts individuals and healthcare systems, with clinicians
August 1, 2024
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for ventilation and indoor air quality
The Science.org report published on July 24, 2024, examines key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding ventilation and indoor air
July 31, 2024
People with Long COVID three times more likely to give up work
COVID-19 has impacted people’s working lives in many ways, but data on the toll ongoing symptoms take on people’s employment
July 24, 2024
Work ability and return-to-work of patients with post-COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The systematic review underscores the substantial impact of post-COVID-19 on work-related outcomes. The implications of this research highlight the need
July 23, 2024
Three-year outcomes of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
A study recently published on Nature.com (30/05/24) examined the long-term health effects of Long Covid, over a 3-year period. Using
June 4, 2024
Differential Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Occupation: Evidence from the Virus Watch prospective cohort study in England and Wales
This study, using data from the Virus Watch cohort in England and Wales, found persistent occupational differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection
June 1, 2024
Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review
The American Society for Microbiology recently published (22/05/2024) a review into the science of the use of masks and respirators
May 22, 2024
Clean Air Needed in Hospital and Care Settings Now
One of Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK’s (SHH-UK) aims is to advocate for improvements in indoor air quality in hospital and
May 7, 2024
What are energy-limiting conditions? An introduction to chronic illness at work
Catherine Hale, founder of Chronic Illness Inclusion and thought leader on energy limiting conditions and work, has recently (Feb 2024)
April 8, 2024
Low-dose naltrexone and NAD+ may be useful for the treatment of patients with persistent fatigue symptoms after COVID-19
A study recently published by Science Direct (March 2024) assessed whether treatment with low-dose naltrexone (LDN, 4.5 mg/day) and supplementation
February 23, 2024
Temporal Association between COVID-19 Infection and Subsequent New-Onset Dementia in Older Adults
A recent pre-print posted on the SSRN website (06/02/2024) examined the relationship between COVID-19 infection and the increased likelihood of
February 22, 2024
Attentional impairment and altered brain activity in healthcare workers after mild COVID-19
A recent study posted by Springer Link (01/02/24) studied the level of cognitive impairment following mild cases of COVID-19 in
February 21, 2024
Cognitive dysfunction after covid-19
The BMJ recently published a “Practice Pointer” (01/02/2024) which gives advice to medical professionals on how to deal with patients
February 19, 2024
Transferring inpatients between wards drives large nosocomial COVID-19 outbreaks – a study
A recent paper published in the Journal of Hospital Infection (08/12/23) looked to study the role of the hospital environment
February 18, 2024
Substantial health and economic burden of COVID-19 during the year after acute illness among US adults not at high risk of severe COVID-19
Patients recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection and acute COVID-19 illness can experience a range of long-term post-acute effects. The potential clinical
February 17, 2024
Reduction in long-COVID symptoms and symptom severity in vaccinated compared to unvaccinated adults
The Oxford University Press recently (23/01/24) published a study which assessed if COVID-19 vaccination protects against developing long COVID symptoms.
February 6, 2024