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Medication and behavioral therapy are both effective in combatting fatigue caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), either separately or together, a new study finds.
MS patients felt significantly less fatigue after they were prescribed modafinil (Provigil), a drug that promotes wakefulness and is used to treat sleepiness, researchers repor...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 25, 2024
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People with Long COVID might be able to exercise to improve their health, something that up to now has been discouraged, a new study suggests.
"The World Health Organization [WHO] and other major bodies have said that people with post-COVID should avoid intense exercise,"said lead researcher
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 5, 2024
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Infection with the COVID-19 virus triggers the production of an immune system protein that's long been associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression.
Trouble is, for folks suffering from Long COVID this protein overproduction does not stop, researchers at the University of Cambridge report.
"We have found a potential mechanism underlying Long COVID which could represent a biom...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- February 22, 2024
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Chronic fatigue syndrome strikes more Americans than many might think: In a first national estimate, new government data puts that number at 3.3 million.
The condition clearly "is not a rare illness,"and is being fueled in part by patients who now suffer from long COVID, report author Dr. Elizabeth Unger, chief of the chro...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 11, 2023
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Patients with a type of multiple sclerosis (MS) known as relapsing-remitting MS could have less fatigue if they got more active and were in better physical shape, according to new research.
The study also found that a lower disability rate was also associated with less fatigue.
"The fi...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 9, 2023
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As Americans continue to grapple with the effects of long COVID, the Biden administration on Monday announced the creation of a new office focused on research about the condition that will be part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will lead the U.S. response to long COVID, which incudes trials that have already been launch...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 1, 2023
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Scientists report that brain scans of long COVID patients show abnormal activity in areas related to memory.
The scan results validate the concerns of these patients, who feel like they're experiencing fatigue, trouble concentrating and memory issues, even though their scores on thinking tests don't show it.
"We were able to show that even though they were able to do the task -- the...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- May 1, 2023
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Four out of 10 people who have lingering health issues after COVID-19 infection can count bothersome sleep problems among them.
About 41% of those with so-called long COVID have moderate to severe sleep issues, according to new research from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Black patients are three times more likely to develop these sleep disturbances.
"Sleep difficulties and fatigue ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- April 7, 2023
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People with long COVID deal with months or years of punishing fatigue, mind-numbing brain fog or a frightening fight to take each and every breath.
But they can also face the skepticism of others, a new study finds -- employers and doctors questioning whether they're really sick, friends avoiding them, family losing patience.
About 95% of people living with long COVID say they've ex...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 29, 2022
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An exercise program, even if it's not as intense as national guidelines suggest, could help breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy reduce fatigue and have a better quality of life, new research suggests.
Researchers from Edith Cowan University in Australia included 89 women in this study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- November 25, 2022
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After COVID-19, resuming regular exercise may be harder, and new research suggests this may be one more symptom of long COVID.
For the study, the researchers reviewed 38 published studies that tracked the exercise performance of more than 2,000 people who had had COVID-19. Ulti...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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- October 17, 2022
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Preparing your taxes is a purely mental activity, but one that leaves many exhausted by the end of the effort.
The same goes for reading a dense report, picking apart reams of spreadsheet data, or writing a fact-laden paper.
That feeling of
Many COVID-19 long-haulers still have neurological symptoms such as headaches, fatigue and memory problems six months later, new research shows.
The findings are the first from an ongoing study of long-haulers by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
A small area of your brain triggers the familiar symptoms of fever, chills, fatigue and loss of appetite when you have a viral or bacterial infection, new animal research suggests.
The findings could eventually lead to ways to reverse this process when symptoms pose a risk to patients, such as when a fever gets too high or people don't eat or drink enough, according to the Harvard Univers...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- June 9, 2022
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Patients with advanced cancer often suffer crippling fatigue, but there has been little in the way of relief for them as they battle their disease.
Now, a new investigation may have landed on a surprising solution -- a dummy pill that contains no medication of any kind.
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
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- June 6, 2022
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Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of new studies from Ireland suggest.
The studies reflect two different - in some ways, opposite - approaches to dealing with symptoms that tend to plague
A year after being hospitalized with COVID-19, only about 25% of people felt fully recovered, a new study shows, and the risk of long COVID was highest among women, obese people and those who were on a ventilator.
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- April 25, 2022
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Outdoor sports season is nearly here, and with rough play comes the risk of concussion.
But one of the most-used tools to assess sports-related concussion from the sidelines isn't as precise as one might like, a new study a...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 5, 2022
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Many Americans are bone-weary following two straight years of pandemic stress, and a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows that sleeplessness is only part of the problem.
One-third of poll participants said they feel more tired now than they did before March 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But just 28% said they're getting less sleep than before the pandemic.
"The...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 4, 2022
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Long COVID can be tough to diagnose in children, but there are a number of things to look for.
"Many children don't have any symptoms when they have a COVID infection,"said Dr. Sindhu Mohandas, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and attending physician at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. "So if the symptoms of long COVID appear later, it can be difficult to link them to the coronav...
- Robert Preidt
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- December 13, 2021
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First, the COVID-19 pandemic brought panic, with successive waves of infection and death, including the emergence this year of the Delta variant.
Then vaccines offered the promise of a recovery, with a speed -- and on a scale -- never before seen.
But now, the Omicron variant is sending Americans on another emotional roller-coaster ride that mental health experts say is the last th...
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
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- December 8, 2021
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The often debilitating condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome appears to be common among COVID-19 long-haulers.
That's the key takeaway from a fresh look at patients who continue to struggle with severe fatigue, poor sleep, brain fog, muscle aches and pains long after their initial -- and often mild -- COVID infection has otherwise resolved.
Researchers found that nearly half o...
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
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- November 30, 2021
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Medical training may be taking less of a mental health toll on young doctors than it used to, but depression remains common, a new study suggests.
Medical residency -- the training that new doctors undergo at hospitals or clinics -- is infamous for its grueling schedule, high pressure and relatively low pay. Research has shown that residents also have fairly high depression rates.
N...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- November 16, 2021
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Long COVID is rare in college athletes, but those who have had COVID-19 should see a doctor if they have chest pain during activity, the authors of new study advise.
The extent and effects of persistent symptoms in athletes after COVID-19 infection have been unclear, so researchers went searching for answers.
"For the vast majority of athletes, this study shows that a return to play...
- Robert Preidt
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- November 15, 2021
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Most folks groan when the time comes to either "spring forward" or "fall back" an hour, with the waxing and waning of daylight saving time.
But that one-hour time shift -- which occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday -- is more than just a minor annoyance, sleep experts say.
Research has shown that deliberately messing with our internal clock twice a year increases our risk of accident, illness an...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 5, 2021
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Patients suffering from "long COVID" can have symptoms that last a year or more, putting their jobs and everyday routines in jeopardy, a new study finds.
Looking at more than 150 people with long-lasting effects from COVID-19, researchers said the patients reported thinking problems, fatigue, brain fog, headache, sleep problems and dizziness.
"The majority of people who we studied h...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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- October 27, 2021
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A number of symptoms are common among people who are newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a patient survey shows.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an incurable disease in which the nerves' protective layers are damaged, resulting in progressive disability.
- Robert Preidt
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- August 30, 2021
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Nearly half of coronavirus patients in a large, new study were still suffering at least one lingering symptom of their illness a full year after being hospitalized for COVID-19.
The latest findings add to a growing pile of evidence that suggests recovery is no easy task with this virus.
Published Thursday in
Significant fatigue at the start of cancer treatment is associated with a greater risk of severe side effects and shorter survival, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from four clinical trials of lung cancer or prostate cancer treatments that were conducted by the SWOG Cancer Research Network, a cancer clinical trials group funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
The...
- Robert Preidt
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- August 10, 2021
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