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Yes, lots of longhaulers in Sweden are already having problems receiving disability from the social insurance agency :( It's the same problems very frequently experienced by pwME (including myself) since 2008. Sveriges Radio: Överläkare: Stoppa utförsäkring av covidsjuka...

According to a study at Danderyd's hospital in Sweden, four out of five people keep their SARS-CoV-2 antibodies for at least four months. Danderyds Sjukhus: Fyra av fem behåller antikroppar mot SARS-CoV-2...

I feel very strongly that it's massively important to highlight the risk that (severe or repeated) PEM might lead to a long-term or permanent worsening of the illness. It's the one thing I really really wish I had known from the very beginning. In my experience, PEM can definitely cause...

Opinion piece written by a MD/researcher at Karolinska Institutet, published in the Swedish Medical Association's medical journal. Läkartidningen: Primärvårdens viktiga roll för förståelsen av covid-19-sekvele...

Treatment advice from Sweden's Occupational Therapists, based on the British Royal College of Occupational Therapists' advice.

Today, the Court of Appeal hearing begins about the high-profile case of Richard Lundgren who helped his seriously ill wife to die. The district court sentenced him to 1.5 years in prison for manslaughter, but the verdict was appealed by both sides. Now the defense lawyer Tomas Bodström wants...

Maggie Stiefvater, a bestselling contemporary YA fantasy writer, comments on the article (Twitter thread): ETA: Here's a blog article where Maggie writes about her own experiences as a writer with severe brain fog etc: https://maggiestiefvater.com/the-years-without-words/

Allas: Sofie Holgersson lider av ME/CFS: ”Färgerna hjälper mig” https://www.allas.se/relationer/sofie-holgersson-lider-av-mecfs-fargerna-hjalper-mig/3263632 Google Translate, English

Can you please expand a bit on what you are basing this statement on? In what way do you feel that Sweden is taking ME seriously? Denmark? (I'm asking because I live in Sweden and I would definitely not agree that ME is taken seriously here, so I would be very interested in getting to know a...

The Public Health Agency of Sweden (FHM) published a report on covid-19 today, about their suggestions and recommendations for the next 12 months. What I found particularly interesting is that they are now finally starting to open up to the idea of maybe recommending face masks (but only in...

Karolinska Institutet: Neck injuries and hypermobility are common among patients with ME/CFS Continue reading: https://news.ki.se/neck-injuries-and-hypermobility-are-common-among-patients-with-mecfs

Ever heard of "don’t count your chickens before they hatch"..?

I'm seeing a lot of comments on social media saying things like "the pandemic is over in Sweden". That is false. It is definitely not over. The numbers are increasing again/still in some parts of the country, even before the school year has begun, even before people have returned to work after...

I can't help wondering if maybe "designed solely for ME" is actually part of the problem? Why not offer people with ME the same regular kind of supportive CBT that is offered to people with for example MS, stroke, SLE/lupus and other severely disabling chronic illnesses? I'm curious, a question...

Many Swedish BPS proponents too, for example the Jonsjö/Olsson team with their ME = "sickness behaviour" hypothesis. Inflammation seems to be a major part of behavioural studies nowadays, for example in so called "psychoneuroimmunology", "psychoneuroendocrinology" etc. Especially in the...

There was a great Instagram live session with Matthew McConaughey and Dr Fauci tonight. About the pandemic, the science and the control measures, myths and what we can do and why it's important etc. It was recorded and is available to watch on IGTV now :) https://www.instagram.com/tv/CD2PYnvpNoc/

Finland is now recommending face masks in some districts where the numbers are currently rising (including Tornio-Kemi on the Swedish border), according to news articles today. Masks are recommended in the following situations, for people over the age of 15: On public transport In public...

Swedish journalist Emanuel Karlsten writes about the Swedish herd immunity approach, based on emails he has gotten access to through FOI requests. (Edited to add: What I find the most "interesting" about this, the main reason I wanted to share it, are the differences between what Tegnell and...