Media Highlights from Dr. Lorna Thorpe’s Sleep Apnea and Long-COVID Study
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated with Increased Risks for Long COVID
National Institutes of Health – May 11
-Lorna E. Thorpe, PhD, MPH, professor, Department of Population Health
Sleep Apnea Boosts Odds for Long COVID
This article was picked up by news websites across the country.
HealthDay – May 12
-Hannah Mandel, senior data scientist, NYU Langone Health
Long COVID Risk Higher in People with Sleep Apnea
Reuters Health Rounds – May 11
-Hannah Mandel, senior data scientist, NYU Langone Health
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated with Increased Risk for Long COVID
The Clinical Services Journal – May 12
-Lorna E. Thorpe, PhD, MPH, professor, Department of Population Health
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases Risk of Long COVID in Adults
HCPLive – May 11
-Lorna E. Thorpe, PhD, MPH, professor, Department of Population Health
News from NYU Langone Health
At Least 2 Cases of Drug-Resistant Ringworm Infection Found in the U.S., CDC Says
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NBC News – May 11
-Avrom S. Caplan, MD, assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
Two Cases of Drug-Resistant Ringworm Detected in New York City, CDC Report Finds
TODAY – May 11
-Avrom S. Caplan, MD, assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
Cases of Drug-Resistant Fungal Ringworm Spotted in New York City
This article was picked up by news websites across the country.
HealthDay – May 11
-Avrom S. Caplan, MD, assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
-Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
NYU Researcher Calls Attention to Lack of Health Research on Asian American Community
NY1 Spectrum News – May 11
-Stella S. Yi, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health
RSNA Announces Screening Mammography AI Challenge Results
Imaging Technology News – May 11
-Linda Moy, MD, professor, Department of Radiology, Perlmutter Cancer Center
Community Connections Help Residents Overcome Challenges and Age Well
Next Avenue – May 11
-Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPH, the Muriel G. and George W. Singer Professor of Population Health, chair, Department of Population Health, professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry
Adding Exercise to Treatment Programs May Help Reduce Substance Use, Study Shows
Health – May 11
-Thea Gallagher, PsyD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry
Is It Safe to Take Allergy Medications Every Day?
Verywell Health – May 11
-Purvi S. Parikh, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, and Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology
Peanut Allergy Skin Patch Shows Promise for Toddlers
TODAY – May 11
-Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Monkeypox: WHO Says No Longer Global Health Emergency
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Fox News – May 11
-Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
New Recommendations Lower Age for First Mammogram
NY1 Spectrum News – May 11
-Francis Arena, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Arena Oncology
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Do Over-The-Counter Varicose Vein Treatments Actually Work?
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HuffPost – May 12
-Richard W. Schutzer, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Surgery, chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
Brooklyn Hospital Bringing Massage Services for Its Nurses
News 12 – May 11
-NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
*Reuters Health Rounds, May 11, 2023 – Long COVID Risk Higher in People with Sleep Apnea - Obstructive sleep apnea may significantly increase the risk of long COVID in adults, according to a new study. Researchers reviewed information from two National Institutes of Health databases on more than 2 million U.S. adults who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus between March 2020 and February 2022.
In one database tracking 1.7 million people with a high rate of chronic health problems, those with sleep apnea had a 75% higher risk for long COVID - with symptoms such as brain fog and fatigue that can last for months after initial infection - than people without the breathing problem, researchers reported on Thursday in Sleep. In a smaller database, with roughly 300,000 adults, those with sleep apnea had a 12% higher risk for long COVID.
The increased long COVID risk in people with sleep apnea persisted, but wasn't as high, after researchers accounted for other factors known to increase the risk for lingering symptoms, such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and hospitalization at the time of their initial COVID infection. In obstructive sleep apnea, the airway intermittently closes during sleep and breathing stops. In North America, approximately 34% of men and 17% of women are affected, according to a 2019 report in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
"People with sleep apnea who get infected with COVID should seek early treatment, pay attention to their symptoms, and keep up with their vaccinations to lower the risk of infection in the first place," study leader Hannah Mandel of NYU Langone Health in New York said in a statement.
