long COVID
Earlier this month, we shared the story of Dr. Jeff Yau, a neuroscientist who solved the mystery of his long COVID. A few months after his first and only COVID infection, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), which means his immune system was
long COVID
When Jeff Yau started having strange symptoms after his COVID-19 infection – numbness, tingling, and shaking – he experienced what thousands of others with long COVID have found: answers were hard to find, and treatments weren’t working. But Dr. Jeff Yau was in a unique position: he’s a neuroscientist who
BA.5 is now the dominant COVID variant circulating in the U.S., bringing a wave of reinfections with it. Why are so many people sounding the alarm over BA.5? What makes BA.5 different from previous variants? First, an explanation of COVID terminology: Omicron is a COVID variant
Although COVID is primarily thought of as a respiratory disease, we’re learning that COVID’s impact extends well beyond the lungs. COVID infection can damage the heart, intestines, kidneys, and —perhaps most alarmingly— the brain. By causing blood to clot more easily, COVID can trigger major clotting events like