Cliff Morrison conquered the COVID-19 virus more than two months ago. Then why does he still feel so lousy? While the majority of patients with mild or moderate symptoms recover promptly, new research confirms that others suffer from a lingering cluster of symptoms — possibly caused by a battle-weary immune system. The UC San Francisco-led investigation, […]
Covid-19: Steroids and Other Therapies, & Covid Patients with Persistent Symptoms: What’s Going On?
Highlights Panel discussion of COVID patients with persistent symptoms and the long-term manifestations of the disease: 0:30:27 — COVID patients with persistent symptoms share their experience.0:44:55 — Dr. Michael Peluso (LIINC co-principal investigator) discusses the LIINC study and a clinical approach to COVID-19.0:54:02 — Dr. Jeffrey Martin (LIINC co-principal investigator) presents on the epidemiology of […]
UCSF Medical Grand Rounds talks treatments and lingering symptoms
Michael Peluso, a clinical fellow at UCSF who is working on the Long-Term Impact of Infection with Novel Coronavirus (LIINC) study, outlined several key questions the UCSF study is hoping to answer, including the prevalence of biomedical and psychosocial conditions from COVID-19 and if reinfection is possible. The study includes COVID-19 patients from diverse backgrounds, […]
Interviews with Leaders Responding to the COVID-19 Epidemic
Our work with the UCSF HIV SCOPE cohort and performing translational infectious diseases studies helped provide the experience and infrastructure needed to efficiently develop these COVID-19 cohorts as the epidemic was unfolding. When it became clear that COVID-19 would become a pandemic, we quickly pivoted our HIV study infrastructure to recruit COVID-19 positive individuals with […]
Long after the illness is gone, the damage from coronavirus may remain
The roulette wheel of infection that determines which COVID-19 patients live and die has gripped the world in fear, but researchers are looking into another insidious danger — that the disease could be inflicting lasting, even permanent, damage on its victims. Infectious disease specialists have learned that the health problems caused by the coronavirus sometimes […]
The curious case of the SF doctor who’s been coronavirus-positive nearly 90 days and counting
Dr. Coleen Kivlahan knew what the result of her coronavirus test would be the moment she stepped outside her San Francisco home and sensed she was smelling a forest fire, a symptom that can accompany loss of smell. Then that persistent cough kicked in. Those are two of the lasting symptoms. So it was no […]