Brown LCI

05/03/2022

Our team spoke with Beth Burry-Jackson, a Senior Vice President of Case Management for Sedgwick, about her experience with and .

The latest on our blog - workers' compensation & Long COVID: https://bit.ly/382RXQ7

04/27/2022

"COVID-19 may be primarily a respiratory illness, but... it has become clear to neurologists that the pervasive disease can impact even our most precious organ—the brain."

From Yale School of Medicine - How Effects on the Brain Can Produce

COVID-19 may be primarily a respiratory illness, but its reach extends far beyond the lungs, with an impact that includes the brain. The neurologic and

04/25/2022

"In adults admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in the UK, we found that a minority of participants felt fully recovered 1 year after hospital discharge, with minimal improvement after a 5-month assessment."

Study in the The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: https://bit.ly/3rOYULa

This study of more than 2300 people found that only 28.9% felt fully recovered after a year. Among the study's participants, women were 33 percent less likely to fully recover than men.

Long-term studies on will play a crucial role in developing our understanding of the level of ongoing care that we need to make available for long haulers and the impact LC will have on the future of our society, economy, workforce, etc.

04/20/2022

"Given that COVID-19 is a novel virus, research on long COVID is still in its infancy."

Very encouraging to see the pressure from for an acceleration of research: https://bit.ly/3JUXDbK

This would support our objective of closing the considerable knowledge gaps that remain in Long COVID. It is vital to have the kind of evidence the NIH can provide to combat misinformation and to reduce the risk of patients turning to unproven and potentially unsafe treatments.

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island

04/19/2022

We've heard from many long haulers about the frustration they feel with the advice that they should exert themselves more in order to start feeling better.

This newsletter touches on the "push and crash" mentality and more:

The employment system inadequately serves people who can work but aren’t back to 100 percent.

04/15/2022

"As the pandemic has progressed, scientists have realized that Long COVID may be a more complicated diagnosis than originally expected."

The latest from our blog: What Is "Medium Covid"? https://bit.ly/3vimWPS

04/13/2022

An often-overlooked component of is the stigma and discrimination that many patients can be faced with, especially in the workplace.

Among many other topics, this study from Japan found over 40% of their participants reported discrimination as a result of their condition: https://go.nature.com/3rpaxIC

As with virtually all areas of , we need more research. Even so, this is certainly an area where more awareness of LC among employers and in society at large would help those struggling to feel supported.

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the post-acute consequences of COVID-19. We conducted a self-administered questionnaire survey on sequelae, psychological distress (K6), impairments in work performance (WFun), and COVID-19–related experiences of stigma and discrimination in two desi...

04/11/2022

We're catching up on these articles from the Financial Times:

Long Covid: the invisible public health crisis fueling labour shortages: https://on.ft.com/3E0TqSo

Number of Britons with long Covid reaches new high: https://on.ft.com/3jpSm12

04/07/2022

Two studies identified some potential factors linked to , including underlying neurologic symptoms:

https://bit.ly/3v4hVdm

04/07/2022

Even more focus from the federal government on this week - a new bill from Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley would aim to support and expand access to Long Covid clinics.

https://bloom.bg/38oZIzw

04/05/2022

Long Covid is so new and it's symptoms wide ranging—the medical community is rethinking the way it approaches helping patients manage long term symptoms of illnesses.

Contested illnesses reveal the limits of conventional medicine.

04/04/2022

Long Covid in children is under researched but new information is emerging. Learn more:

Although children often have less severe Covid-19 infections and Long Covid appears to be less common in children, Long Covid can affect any person infected with Covid-19, regardless of age. Long Covid research studying the impact in children and adolescents is still limited. We previously posted an...