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Although COVID-19 primarily attacks the lungs and respiratory system, it is now clear that the virus can affect many parts of the body, including the heart, brain and nervous system, according to Messinger.

Reports suggest that one in three patients with COVID-19 will experience neurological and psychological effects (Cooney). The neurological effects may include strokes, nerve damage, cranial nerve palsy, altered cognition or “brain fog” and balance problems.

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Dr. Shaban Faruqui, strapped into a gurney, rolled down the hallway five months ago at Baton Rouge General Medical Center to cheers and applause from the hospital's employees.

It was May 18, two months after he was hospitalized with the coronavirus. As the former chief of gastroenterology at the hospital, everyone had been rooting for him.

He had survived the worst of it and was going home. To a wife of 45 years, to three daughters and four grandchildren who had hung paintings of hearts and sunny skies on the walls of his Baton Rouge home to greet him.

When he arrived home in the ambulance, Faruqui's fingers fluttered with urgency when he saw his wife. She grabbed his hand. A doctor herself, she would oversee his care as he recovered.

That day marked what the Faruqui family thought would be the end of a long struggle with the coronavirus.

It wasn't.

What they didn't realize then, and what is becoming clear to some other coronavirus patients and their families, is that the fight for survival doesn't end when a patient leaves the hospital.

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Patients with “long COVID” are no longer infectious, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of Adult Infectious Diseases in San Lazaro Hospital, said on Monday.

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An NHS clinic dedicated to so-called ‘long Covid’ cases in five London boroughs has now treated 1,000 patients, it has been reported. One of the first NHS clinics dedicated to the syndrome, the clinic at University College London Hospital was set up in May and serves part of north London.

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Not long ago, Allen Washington was a busy executive who travelled the country on business trips while trying to stay healthy and active, walking up to two miles a day for exercise.

But that came to an end when he developed COVID-19 , the disease caused by the new coronavirus , in June. Washington spent three weeks lying in a hospital bed in a medically induced coma. When he woke up, he discovered his body had deteriorated. He had bedsores and was too weak to walk or stand. He had nerve damage in his legs, neck and shoulders. He suffered from memory loss and kidney failure.

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Newswise — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) announces the recipients of its annual research grants. Clinicians and researchers are invited to submit projects by Oct. 30, 2020, for the next application cycle, with total available funding of $160,000.

This year, the association awarded two AACN Impact Research Grants up to $50,000 each and the AACN-Sigma Critical Care Grant with up to $10,000 in funding. Since launching the grants program in 2011, AACN has awarded more than $1 million and 24 Impact Research Grants to help ensure a pipeline for evidence-based resources in support of a wide range of priorities.

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At the start of 2020, coronavirus was still a relatively new illness with little knowledge around it. With still much to learn about the virus, new information is being revealed all the time – and in recent weeks it has come to light that symptoms could last much longer than first thought, in a phenomenon called ‘long Covid’. A recent study found almost three quarters of patients admitted to hospital with the virus still have ongoing symptoms three months later. And following concerns the numbers of people suffering with long Covid may surge over the winter, it was reported yesterday how a man died from long-term symptoms despite being discharged from intensive care three months ago.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA has updated its guidelines on treating COVID-19. Here is a look at what is new.

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Andrea (last name withheld), 44, tested positive for COVID-19 on 4 April, but despite having supposedly recovered, with two negative tests under her belt, six months on she is still suffering the long-term effects of the virus.

“Until today, I’m still experiencing shortness of breath that has never gone away. I’m also suffering from fatigue, and muscle pain,” she said, speaking to MaltaToday.

The aftermath of COVID-19 has put a major spoke in Andrea’s wheel, who before contracting the virus, had been an active person.

The mother of two said she was disappointed with the reaction from the health authorities and their failure to make the public aware of the long-lasting effects of the virus. “We can’t carry on the way the way we are, acting as if all is okay... the health authorities must come forward, and warn people, or else the situation will only continue to spiral out of control, and people will pay the price.”

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Imperial College study finds that infection can cause mental decline equivalent to losing 8.5 IQ points

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With improved survival of critically ill patients thanks to expanded healthcare resources and more appropriate therapies, the world’s focus has been shifting from ‘short COVID-19’ – where patients usually recover from their symptoms in two or three weeks – to ‘long-haul COVID-19‘, in which patients experience symptoms for more than four weeks.

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Some critical care physicians say they're concerned that long intensive care unit stays will not only have physical and mental health consequences for COVID-19 patients, but also their family members, according to a Kaiser Health News article published in The Washington Post.