Weight gain linked to long Covid neurological symptoms - and more headlines

New evidence shows long COVID’s toll on health across all U.S. states

A nationally representative U.S. study of over 100,000 adults found that post-COVID conditions (PCCs) significantly reduce quality of life. Key risk factors for poor health outcomes include obesity, inactivity, chronic disease, and socioeconomic disadvantage.

Long Covid’s neurological symptoms tied to obesity

Today's health news covers how GLP-1s and BPC-157s work, ideas for cutting Medicaid, and long Covid's neurological symptoms tied to obesity.

New study links obesity to long COVID symptoms

New research by Edith Cowan University (ECU) Center of Precision Health visiting Ph.D. scholar Ms. Debora Barbosa Ronca found that people with excess weight are more likely to experience long-term neurological and mental health symptoms after COVID-19, including headache, vertigo, smell and taste disorders, sleep disturbance, and depression.

Weight gain linked to long Covid neurological symptoms - and more headlines

Medical Watch Digest for May 7 Weight gain linked to long covid neurological symptoms The impact of weight on covid recovery.Excess weight may contribute to long covid. Being overweight or obese is associated with neurological symptoms including headaches, vertigo, sleep problems and depression. The Journal Plos one reports covid patients who are overweight and obese develop persistent, debilitating symptoms following the covid infection. They f…

New research links symptoms of long COVID to obesity

People who are overweight are more likely to experience long-term neurological and mental health symptoms after COVID-19, new research has revealed.

Scientists are increasingly gaining a grip on the phenomenon of Long Covid. For example, new research confirms that obesity increases the chance of long-term post-COVID complaints. How is that possible? Three years after the corona pandemic has stopped, people are still experiencing the consequences on a daily basis. For example, many in our society still suffer from symptoms that they got during a […] More science? Read the latest articles on S…