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# long-covid - This month November 2022

Mater Hospital confirms Long Covid Clinic is set to close in December due to a lack of funding
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# Long Covid

Mater Hospital confirms Long Covid Clinic is set to close in December due to a lack of funding

Updated Nov 10th 2022, 5:56 PM 20,661 Views 17 Comments

However, a spokesperson for the hospital said it is willing to extend the operation of the Long Covid clinic into the new year.

# long-covid - This year 2022

More than 21,000 people cannot work because of long-Covid symptoms, Dáil told
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# Long Covid

More than 21,000 people cannot work because of long-Covid symptoms, Dáil told

Sep 20th 2022, 7:18 PM 19,747 Views 27 Comments

Independent TD Denis Naughten called on the Taoiseach to ‘act now’ to address the care needs of those with symptoms

Long Covid: Treatment of debilitating fatigue presents major challenge for Irish hospitals
# Recovery
# Recovery

Long Covid: Treatment of debilitating fatigue presents major challenge for Irish hospitals

Aug 21st 2022, 12:05 AM 23,666 Views 15 Comments
  • A consultant at one clinic said 90% of his Long Covid patients are presenting with fatigue, Michelle Hennessy reports.
  • One patient said he has been unable to return to work more than a year-and-a-half after his initial infection due to symptoms including severe fatigue.
  • Up to 20% of people who test positive for Covid-19 may experience longer-term symptoms.
Hundreds of thousands of Long Covid sufferers could cripple health service says Denis Naughten
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# Covid-19

Hundreds of thousands of Long Covid sufferers could cripple health service says Denis Naughten

Aug 15th 2022, 4:16 PM 26,936 Views 17 Comments

Denis Naughten TD has called on Government to treat long Covid patients with the same urgency as the initial Covid-19 infections.

Hospital consultant says people with Long Covid have been accused of exaggerating illness
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee

Hospital consultant says people with Long Covid have been accused of exaggerating illness

Jul 6th 2022, 2:20 PM 31,595 Views 19 Comments

Professor Jack Lambert has called on the Government to provide more resources and treatment for people suffering from the illness.

Nurses organisation says it wants long-Covid treated as a workplace injury
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# Long Covid

Nurses organisation says it wants long-Covid treated as a workplace injury

Jul 3rd 2022, 8:34 AM 14,751 Views 8 Comments

Talks between unions on new sick pay schemes are ongoing.

'I have brain fog, fatigue, migraines': Nurses with Long Covid decry plan to end special leave
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# Long Covid

'I have brain fog, fatigue, migraines': Nurses with Long Covid decry plan to end special leave

Jun 28th 2022, 3:43 PM 17,320 Views 12 Comments

Healthcare workers have been receiving letters from their employer informing them that their special leave with pay will cease on 1 July.

Long Covid clinics must be established 'as a matter of urgency', Naughten says
# Long Covid
# Long Covid

Long Covid clinics must be established 'as a matter of urgency', Naughten says

Jun 26th 2022, 7:00 AM 18,086 Views 10 Comments

The Independent TD told The Journal that those suffering from long Covid are being added to existing waiting lists that are “chronically oversubscribed”.

Three quarters of long Covid patients consuming problematic levels of alcohol
# Long Covid
# Long Covid

Three quarters of long Covid patients consuming problematic levels of alcohol

Jun 5th 2022, 4:30 PM 66,310 Views 26 Comments

Two new studies have found that complications arising from long Covid are primarily brain related – not heart and lung conditions, as previously thought.

Lung abnormalities found in long Covid patients with breathlessness
# Long Covid
# Long Covid

Lung abnormalities found in long Covid patients with breathlessness

Jan 29th 2022, 11:55 AM 33,660 Views 22 Comments

The study is investigating possible lung damage in those who have not been admitted to hospital, but continue to experience the symptom.

# long-covid - Last year 2021

‘I genuinely could have died… There was fluid in my lungs, fluid around my heart’
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From The42
# Trauma

‘I genuinely could have died… There was fluid in my lungs, fluid around my heart’

Dec 27th 2021, 10:10 AM 68,471 Views 2 Comments

Wexford Youths player Vanessa Ogbonna reflects on a dramatic 12 months.

Opinion: Coping with Long Covid - how exercise and other treatments can help
# Medicine
# Medicine

Opinion: Coping with Long Covid - how exercise and other treatments can help

Sep 9th 2021, 7:00 AM 17,762 Views 38 Comments

The focus on research into and symptoms of Long Covid needs to be complimented by treatment options, writes Dr Jennifer Dineen.

Some Covid symptoms last a year for many hospitalised patients, study finds
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# Long Covid

Some Covid symptoms last a year for many hospitalised patients, study finds

Aug 27th 2021, 7:40 AM 16,880 Views 14 Comments

The research is the largest yet on the condition known as long Covid.

HSE finalising national model for treatment of patients with Long Covid
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# Long Covid

HSE finalising national model for treatment of patients with Long Covid

May 13th 2021, 7:57 PM 16,719 Views 7 Comments

Some hospitals recognised the need for a more cohesive approach and have already set up dedicated clinics.

'I'm only 27, I shouldn't be like this': Nurses with long Covid call for better supports
# Long Covid
# Long Covid

'I'm only 27, I shouldn't be like this': Nurses with long Covid call for better supports

May 7th 2021, 1:10 PM 31,459 Views 16 Comments

The INMO’s annual conference today heard from a number of nurses who are suffering longer term effects of a Covid-19 diagnosis.

Over-active immune response could be one reason for long Covid, study says
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# Long Covid

Over-active immune response could be one reason for long Covid, study says

Apr 28th 2021, 2:07 PM 22,527 Views 10 Comments

The researchers said the findings may be of value for future studies in this area.

'I don't feel like myself yet coming back from it, but it's slowly getting better'
# Long Covid
From The42
# Long Covid

'I don't feel like myself yet coming back from it, but it's slowly getting better'

Mar 31st 2021, 4:15 PM 20,842 Views 3 Comments

Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen on his experience with Covid-19, his Olympic journey and his ambitions for Tokyo 2021.

'You feel so alone': Irish woman still experiencing Covid-19 symptoms a year after first diagnosis
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# Long Covid

'You feel so alone': Irish woman still experiencing Covid-19 symptoms a year after first diagnosis

Mar 12th 2021, 2:25 PM 24,911 Views 14 Comments

Aoife Moore says her life has been upended by the virus.

Cases of 'long Covid' in UK could be as high as 20%, immunologist warns
# Stuck With Symptoms
# Stuck With Symptoms

Cases of 'long Covid' in UK could be as high as 20%, immunologist warns

Feb 13th 2021, 12:55 PM 28,608 Views 25 Comments

Some people are still reporting significant symptoms several months after infection.

Possibility of 'long Covid' could be established in patients soon after they are infected
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# Study

Possibility of 'long Covid' could be established in patients soon after they are infected

Jan 18th 2021, 4:42 PM 54,831 Views 18 Comments

New research suggests why some people experience longer-lasting symptoms of the virus.

# long-covid - All time

There'll be a rise in the number of people suffering 'debilitating' long-term after-effects of Covid-19, academics warn
# Long Covid
# Long Covid

There'll be a rise in the number of people suffering 'debilitating' long-term after-effects of Covid-19, academics warn

Oct 15th 2020, 7:51 AM 29,102 Views 27 Comments

Ongoing symptoms can include breathlessness, chronic fatigue, “brain fog”, anxiety and stress, researchers said.

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