As public health officials race to vaccinate Americans amid the rapid spread of viral variants, physicians and scientists are turning their attention to a growing population of those who seem locked into COVID-19’s misery months after the acute phase has passed. These so-called “COVID long-haulers” or sufferers of “long COVID” are those who continue to feel symptoms long after the days or weeks that represent a typical course of the disease. These patients tend to be younger and, puzzlingly, in some cases suffered just mild initial conditions.
Last month, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center launched a new program to provide clinical care for long haulers and to investigate the mysterious source of the condition. The Gazette spoke with Jason Maley, a Harvard Medical School instructor in medicine and director of BIDMC’s Critical Illness and COVID-19 Survivorship Program, to gauge what we know about the condition and what awaits discovery.
Fatigue, headaches, and worse: For some, neurologic symptoms are lingering after COVID
With no cure at hand for the mysterious syndrome, clinics are helping âlong-haulerâ patients manage their symptoms and gradually get better.
By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff,Updated April 12, 2021, 7:42 a.m.
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Julie Craven, middle school principal, sat in front of a light that mimics sunlight, one of the many things she uses to try and alleviate her lingering COVID symptoms.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Julie Craven used to bicycle nearly 4 miles across Cambridge to her job as a middle school principal. She would stride briskly through the hallways, and hold meetings into the evenings as needed.
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Pink Vail celebrated its final year with plenty of costumes on the slopes and beyond. The grassroots event, which was held over three days during the last weekend in March due to COVID-19 restrictions, exceeded its fundraising goal. As of press time, Pink Vail raised $733,998, surpassing the 2021 goal of $500,000.
Pink Vail is a benefit for the Spirit of Survivorship Program at Vail Health Shaw Cancer Center. All Shaw patients, no matter their cancer diagnosis, have the opportunity to benefit from Pink Vail funds through enhancements to patient care and patient programming.
During the final event, dubbed “The Last Run,” there were 1,010 participants, including 148 cancer survivors.
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GERMANTOWN, Md., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The HealthWell Foundation
®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, has launched a new fund to provide copayment assistance for behavioral health treatments for frontline health care workers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis. Through the COVID-19 Frontline Health Care Workers Behavioral Health Fund, HealthWell will provide up to $2,000 in financial assistance for a 12-month grant period to eligible health care workers who have annual household incomes up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level.
The HealthWell Foundation recognizes the unmet needs of frontline health care workers during the public health crisis and the importance mental health has on their ability to cope with the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has imparted on the patients they serve.
Crystal Denlinger Named Chief Scientific Officer for National Comprehensive Cancer Network
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN
)-an alliance of leading cancer centers-today announced the appointment of
Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, FACP, to the newly-created role of Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer. In this position, Dr. Denlinger will help to steer strategic direction for the nonprofit as well as oversee the NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP). Her duties will also involve providing input into NCCN s clinical information program, including the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines
), as well as various continuing education activities.