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I’m a bit confused about why this whole drama unfolded? In the introduction text of the questionnaire it says: So if the feedback from this second phase turns out to be negative, they would go back to the sketching board anyway, no? But then why does the austrian ME/CFS society publish this...

https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/chronische-rueckenschmerzen-wie-jurina-slavicek-aus-tegerfelden-634164190677 Article about a patient with chronic back pain who underwent multimodal therapy. What caught my eye: AI Summary: Jurina Slavicek, 56, has lived with chronic back pain for over 25 years...

His stance in this interview is a bit more nuanced: - Long Covid isn’t well defined and ME/CFS is prematurely branded as the worst version of it without studies to back it up. - No matter the physical tests (MRI, etc.), nothing physically wrong shows up in pwME - pwME suffer a lot and need care...

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/we-covid-doctors-knew-who-would-pay-the-price-for-johnsons-inertia

Effectiveness of Five-Element Regulatory Therapy for post-COVID syndrome: a retrospective cohort study Abstract Introduction: Post-COVID syndrome is characterized by persistent, unexplained symptoms including chronic cough, palpitations, insomnia, and fatigue that develop following SARS-CoV-2...

Decadelong low basal ganglia NAA/tCr from elevated tCr supports ATP depletion from mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation in Gulf War illness Abstract Abstract Reduced N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/total creatine (tCr) ratio found with long echo-time proton magnetic resonance imaging ( 1...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greglicholai/2025/11/22/long-covids-shadow-lingers/ AI summary Long COVID remains a major post-pandemic challenge, affecting about 7% of U.S. adults and showing highly varied symptom patterns that complicate diagnosis, treatment, and research. NIH RECOVER data...

https://nautil.us/childhood-friends-not-moms-shape-attachment-styles-most-1247316/ AI Summary: A new 30-year longitudinal study finds that childhood friendships have a stronger influence on adult attachment styles than parental relationships. Maternal behavior still matters but explains only...

A prospective longitudinal study of the associations between childhood and adolescent interpersonal experiences and adult attachment orientations. Abstract Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1973, 1980, 1969/1982) suggests that early interpersonal experiences lay the foundation for the ways people...

It seems to me as if there’s no substance, "just words" as @rvallee would say. From the end of the article:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/20/prozac-no-better-than-placebo-for-treating-children-with-depression-experts-say AI summary: A new meta-analysis of 12 trials (1997–2024) finds that fluoxetine (Prozac) offers no clinically meaningful benefit over placebo for treating depression...

The loss of efficacy of fluoxetine in pediatric depression: explanations, lack of acknowledgment, and implications for other treatments Abstract Objectives Fluoxetine is among the most used antidepressants for children and adolescents and frequently recommended as first-line pharmacological...

I couldn’t find a more informative english article. I don’t allow ads on my devices: https://ublockorigin.com/

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Exactly! Simon Spichak, the author of this article, wrote about the Canadian Long COVID guidelines (and Paul Garner‘s involvement) earlier this year: https://thesicktimes.org/2025/07/08/experts-call-new-canadian-long-covid-guidelines-contradictory-and-deeply-concerning/ Edit: previous...

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/less-than-20-of-long-covid-trials-involving-exercise-even-mention-post-exertional-malaise/ Testing exercise is “money down the drain” and won’t advance understanding of Long COVID, experts say Written by Simon Spichak – November 21, 2025 Key points you...

How could they invite a postviral patient that was helped by exercise while ignoring very severe pwME that aren’t able to participate and were harmed by exactly that exercise regime!? THAT‘S concerning! :scream:

https://www.bohs.org/media-resources/press-releases/detail/lady-hallett-shouldnt-hold-her-breath-says-health-campaign-group/ AI summary: The COVID Airborne Transmission Alliance (CATA) warns Baroness Hallett not to expect swift implementation of recommendations from the UK COVID-19 Inquiry’s...

I'm posting this study from 2024 due to this news article from today proclaiming loudly that exercise at just the right dose is the key against Long Covid: https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/tribaltherapie-longcovid-aachen-100.html tldr: The wife of a senior physican at a german...

Individualized and Controlled Exercise Training Improves Fatigue and Exercise Capacity in Patients with Long-COVID Abstract Background: Long-term health effects after SARS-CoV-2 infections can manifest in a plethora of symptoms, significantly impacting the quality of life of affected...