On World Heart Day we celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of the national open-ended and free screening campaign for long-term follow-up, testing and treatment of the health effects of SARS-CoV-2 - "Life after COVID". The initiative generated huge interest - only one month...
Even months after they've had a coronavirus infection, many people remain seriously ill. They suffer from shortness of breath, fatigue, memory or heart problems. Many of them, however, face great distrust. "You need to be more patient!" is a sentence Martha Esperti has heard often from...
High temperatures can adversely affect people with cardiac diseases. It turns out that in people who had Covid-19, this applies to a greater extent. You can hear the full interview on the Bulgarian National Radio here....
A voluntary clinical trial for COVID-19 is underway in Bulgaria for newly diagnosed patients at increased risk of worsening symptoms. ...
A patient lost his leg due to complications after COVID. BCI doctors fought for his life. Increasingly, doctors struggle against very serious complications. See the full report here....
Covid-19 could be causing lung abnormalities still detectable more than three months after patients are infected, researchers suggest. A study of 10 patients at Oxford University used a novel scanning technique to identify damage not picked up by conventional scans. Source: BBC...
Some people who become ill with the coronavirus develop neurological symptoms. Scientists are struggling to understand why. The woman had seen lions and monkeys in her house. She was becoming disoriented and aggressive towards others, and was convinced that her husband was an impostor. She was...
In this time of grief, the theory of post-traumatic growth suggests people can emerge from trauma even stronger In the traditional Japanese art of kintsugi, artisans fill the cracks in broken pottery with gold or silver, transforming damaged pieces into something more beautiful than they were...
The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) published information on its official website about the National screening campaign of the Bulgarian Cardiac Institute for рatients who have survived the infection. The aim of the campaign is the establishment of the consequences of the infection on the cardiovascular...
Life After COVID initiative invited Donald Trump to become a honorary member. "In expectation of the very good news for your full recovery, hereby is our invitation from Bulgaria to join Life After COVID society of patients cured of the infection," the organization wrote to...