according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Studies have found a wide range in the number who suffer from long COVID, but Yonts estimates it could be as high as 10%. Children's National Hospital is conducting a three-year study to learn more about the long-term effects. ...
The question of whether the emotional stress caused by COVID-19 will have a long-term psychological effect on British Columbians isn’t a matter of if – it’s a matter of just how widespread it will be, says a leading physician in the province. South Surrey’s Dr...
who this year was named theBC Family Physician of theYear, and White Rock psychologist Jennifer Mervyn, who was among 150Canadians recognized as a leaderin mental health, have both signed an open letter urging government to prepare for the potential short- and long-te...
Researchers are honing in on some possible causes of long COVID, including: Long-term damage from the initial illness (such as inflammation in the heart, lungs, and blood vessels); Disruption of the microbiome (the trillions of bacteria in our gut that have wide-ranging effects on our health...
who this year was named theBC Family Physician of theYear, and White Rock psychologist Jennifer Mervyn, who was among 150Canadians recognized as a leaderin mental health, have both signed an open letter urging government to prepare for the potential short- and long-term har...
that long COVID in children is a significant issue, presenting with distinct, pervasive symptoms that vary by age group. The study reveals that a substantial portion of infected children experience persistent health issues, underscoring the serious, long-term impacts of the virus on young patients....
“COVID infection can have some long-term impacts on some children,” Freedman says, but “I think for the vast majority of children, it is not something to worry about.” A recent study he and his colleagues conducted corroborates that. The research, published in July in JAMA Network Ope...
[suspension of payments] expire, and recession takes effect, we believe it is reasonable to expect not only sustained distress and clinically significant deterioration in mental health for some people, butemergence of well described long-term effectsof economic recession on mental heal...
There is still much to be learned about this complex condition in adults, but in children, long COVID is even less understood. The number of children who develop long COVID, and the cause of their symptoms remains unknown. To uncover the long-term effects of COVID in children, a team o...
Catherine Campos and Samantha Prokopich worked this summer on two studies looking at long covid in children. Credit: University of Manitoba Two undergraduate student researchers at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences say more study is needed on the long-term effects of COVID on children. "We t...