From extreme fatigue to brain fog, headaches to sleep problems, mood changes, and cardiac issues, an estimated 10% of people who become infected with COVID-19 are still suffering months or even years after their initial infection. In an effort to raise public awareness about long-COVID and urge health authorities to develop a proper definition and […]
80% of respondents to national survey say long-COVID negatively impacted their brain health
When Tanaeya Taylor became infected with COVID-19 in March of 2020, she never imagined she’d still be struggling with the effects two years later. Three months after first contracting the virus, Taylor found herself battling dizziness, severe motion sickness, numbness on the right side of her body, chest pain and pressure, ongoing rapid heart rate […]
Researcher in NB launching study to better understand long-COVID in Canadian patients
"What we found out from them is in terms of symptoms, long-COVID in Canadians looks like long-COVID everywhere else," says Vett Lloyd about results from study's first phase.
As the number of people struggling with long-term COVID complications grows, a New Brunswick researcher is launching a study to better understand the experiences of Canadian patients in the pandemic’s most recent waves. Last year, Mount Allison University biology professor and researcher Vett Lloyd began the first phase of her national study looking at the […]
Long COVID: “We definitely are waiting for a wave”
Nova Scotia Health expects to start seeing an influx of long-COVID patients from the Omicron wave in about two weeks, but help is available for sufferers.
When Krista Blaikie Hughes went into hospital last April during the pandemic’s third wave, she expected to leave within two days. She ended up staying for 19, including several days spent in the ICU after contracting COVID-19-related pneumonia. “Eventually I did go home, but I naively thought that I survived, I just have to go […]
Province starts online resource for COVID long-haulers
A new online resource has been launched to help Nova Scotians suffering with lingering COVID-19 symptoms long after they’re no longer infectious. In a media release Wednesday, Nova Scotia Health (NSH) said the website, MyCOVIDRecoveryNS.ca, will provide the most up-to-date information available about managing and/or treating persistent symptoms of COVID-19. It will include trusted information […]
A plague of ticks, tick-borne diseases, and poli-ticks
Part 1: Tick populations in Nova Scotia are exploding largely because of climate change and the province is Canada’s “hot spot” for Lyme disease. So, how is the province monitoring and managing tick-borne diseases and health risks?
This is the first article in a two-part series about ticks and tick-borne diseases in Nova Scotia — what we know about them and what we’re doing about them. Part 1 looks at some of the reasons for the tick population explosion and the increased incidence of Lyme disease, and what public health authorities are […]