New guidance from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) highlights the significant overlap between menopause and Long Covid, particularly for women aged 35–54 and those working in health and social care.
The document sets out how overlapping symptoms can delay diagnosis and support, and calls for holistic, person-centred assessment, better workplace adjustments, and improved access to specialist services. It also emphasises the urgent need for more research into prevention, treatment, and the disproportionate impact on women and healthcare workers.
Download the guidance by clicking here.
More than 1 in 10 of 1,496 US healthcare personnel reported the same moderate or severe symptom at both three and six months after COVID-19. Read the findings, limitations and what they may mean for SHH-UK readers.
Join SHH-UK’s online support groups for healthcare workers with Long Covid this October and November. Connect, chat and share with others.
A large US study of almost 2,000 children and adolescents found that those meeting the research threshold for probable Long COVID were more likely to experience difficulties with grades, attention and participation with friends.
