Do You Have Unexplained Symptoms? They Might Be Post-Viral

The common wisdom about catching a virus is that in a few days—a few weeks, tops—everything will be back to normal. And in many cases, that’s true.

But as the flood of Long COVID cases during the pandemic demonstrated, sometimes it can take much, much longer. Additionally, doctors and scientists are realizing that post-viral symptoms can be more subtle than the crushing fatigue and brain fog commonly seen in Long COVID and other post-acute infection syndromes, as these conditions are known.

https://time.com/article/2026/03/25/post-viral-symptoms-common/?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-health-matters&_bhlid=084e1aff84f59822873fb9d8b3d73de49506861d

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A reminder that Covid is still a thing: “Its official name is BA.3.2, but it's earned the nickname ‘cicada’ because, analogous to the insect's pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a while, and resurfaced in the U.S. late last year.”

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-we-know-about-the-new-cicada-covid-19-variant

For people with the head for it, this study seems like a "...and water is wet" comment since this has been common knowledge for years, but it's still important for the everyday person to receive this important information:

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5759732/covid-vaccination-pregnancy-safety-efficacy

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Good informative Covid video based on research. Worth the 15 minute watch (and following the link externally to Youtube)
Covid never "ended", repeat infections increases likelyhood of Long Covid and cellular damage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1nS_-ra8xE

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I've been passing this article that came out in January:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/12/nation/heart-failure-deaths-in-us-covid-pandemic/?s_campaign=8315:varf

I decided to search for the original article - the Globe seems to have picked it up first, but that's not the concerning thing.

The search reminded me that the resulting heart damage caused by Covid has been studied CONSTANTLY since the original pandemic started. But to the everyday Joe Schmoe, Covid is over and "It's only a cold".

"Sorry your seemingly healthly 30 year old son dropped dead of a heart attack." But his chart will often show us that he had previously contracted Covid. It doesn't have to be a bad infection to cause this kind of damage.

We can never really know if it was really what caused the issue. Only research like this can confirm what we already suspected, #Covid19 can cause harmful long-term outcomes.

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Spectacular presentation shared by Nat from Gillian Levine, I highly recommend taking a look and sharing!

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https://gillianlevine.com/reasons-to-mask-in-2026

The Boston Sunday Globe did a good article covering Long Covid and its long term effects:
https://archive.ph/eQpan

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New-Onset Allergies Another Woe for Patients With Long COVID

Researchers examined immunologic and inflammatory profiles in people with long COVID, comparing blood samples from patients who fully recovered from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection with those who developed prolonged symptoms... suggested long COVID is associated with persistent immune dysregulation, characterized by chronic inflammation, immune exhaustion, and disrupted energy metabolism.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-onset-allergies-another-woe-patients-long-covid-2026a10002ka?ecd=mkm_ret_260220_mscpmrk_allergy_top-content_etid8118555&uac=319490FK&impID=8118555

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Risk of type 2 diabetes may be higher up to 3 years after COVID infection in unvaccinated, severely ill

The cumulative incidence of diabetes increased over time in both groups; however, this growth was greater among individuals who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/risk-type-2-diabetes-may-be-higher-3-years-after-covid-infection-unvaccinated-severely-ill

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dmrr.70136

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