What is Known about the Rare Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effect, ‘Long Vax Syndrome’?

2023-07-09 01:30 AM by Jessica Irvine

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) has been observed to have a higher risk after a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, there have been reports of individuals developing POTS after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. This phenomenon has been given the name “Long Vax Syndrome” due to the similarity of symptoms to those …

Here are the caveats to the 41% decrease in Long Covid associated with Metformin.

2023-06-11 11:14 PM by Jessica Irvine

A recent clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has shown promising results for using metformin as a potential treatment for preventing long Covid. The trial, named COVID-OUT, aimed to investigate whether taking metformin during the acute phase of a SARS-CoV-2 infection could reduce the risk of long Covid development. The trial was conducted …