Long COVID: an update for your medical practice Long COVID is best conceptualized as one or several post‑infectious syndromes: a disease with a known trigger (SARS‑CoV‑2 infection) that develops in only a definable...
Pregnancy is still a paradigmatic “stress test” for host defense against infection, but the picture has broadened considerably since the 2014 Kourtis review. The core message remains that pregnancy does not globally...
As presented in a recent Vaccelerate webinar, researchers at the University Hospital Cologne represent a major advancement in population-based infectious disease surveillance. Conducted over 12 months and sponsored by...
Background Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), commonly termed “long COVID,” continue to impose significant burdens on affected individuals and healthcare systems. While previous studies have clarified...
While some infectious diseases, such as measles, typically confer lifelong immunity after a single natural infection, many others do not. For these diseases, natural infection may only provide temporary protection, and...
As the northern hemisphere prepares for the 2025/26 respiratory virus season, both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), as well as the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Bats are known to harbor more zoonotic viruses than any other mammalian order, yet they rarely suffer from severe disease symptoms. This paradox has intrigued scientists for years, particularly given bats’ role as...
Researchers from the Medical Universities of Vienna and Innsbruck have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 exploits three key host proteins that typically suppress the activity of the complement system—a crucial component of...
The good news is, the risk of developing Long COVID has dropped significantly since the start of the pandemic—and, according to a new study, we have COVID-19 vaccines to thank for much of this decline. The bad news is...
A team led by Jose Onuchic at Rice University and Paul Whitford at Northeastern University, both researchers at the National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers Center at the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics...