Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Foundation for the National Institutes of Health convened a 2-day workshop announcing four agents to enter RECOVER–Treating Long COVID clinical trials and obtained input on future...
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Influenza remains a major health burden despite the use of licensed vaccines.
Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity against influenza and an...
Prior antibiotic exposure is associated with worse outcomes in adults with COVID-19
Abstract
Background: Antibiotic-induced perturbations of the gut microbiome impair immunologic responses but whether they influence disease severity is unknown.
The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique...
Indeed, there’s even a full length satire show episode on ME/CFS that showcases this guy’s worst Xcretions (he tried to delete some of his posts but pwME have been collecting snapshots systematically over time):
https://crunchme.notion.site/how-we-make-real-progress
1. Increase public funding into biomedical research
2. Stop funding disproven and harmful approaches
3. Establish a national registry for ME patients
4. Establish NHS ‘Centres of Excellence’ for ME
5. Develop NHS protocol for severe and...
https://www.nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/qicn-to-close-long-covid-nursing-network/
QICN to close long Covid nursing network
The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has made the ‘difficult decision’ to close its long Covid network.
The decision was made after funding that...
Good points.
Luckily, she sounds much more coherent in this interview:
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/warken-long-covid-initiative-100.html
It is about helping people who are ill, said Minister Warken on the ARD Morgenmagazin: “Helping them in their daily lives, supporting them...
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesundheit/wir-wollen-den-erkrankten-menschen-in-ihrem-alltag-helfen-ministerin-warken-dringt-auf-verbesserung-der-versorgung-von-long-covid-patienten-14882414.html
Health minister Warken about the initiative:
Long-Term Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Outcomes of COVID-19
Abstract
Background:
Some data suggest a higher incidence of diagnosis of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) among patients with a history of COVID-19 compared with uninfected patients. However, these studies had...
https://www.aol.com/general-hospital-icon-emma-samms-160500661.html
‘General Hospital’ Icon Emma Samms Talks Latest Return to the Show Amid Her Battle With Long COVID
Samms has had a rough few years, as she has been hit pretty hard with long COVID, and was unable to leave her hometown of...
Interesting 800 words article by
Dr Andrew Nguyen, public health registrar and infectious diseases physician at the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
https://www.croakey.org/a-call-for-action-to-address-long-covid-in-aboriginal-communities/
Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease in a total population-study of long-term effects, social factors and Covid-19-vaccination
Abstract
Understanding more about the risk of cardiovascular disease in the large population-group with mild Covid-19 is essential since the preventive need might be...
https://www.ajmc.com/view/nih-grant-terminations-disrupt-1-in-30-clinical-trials-impacting-over-74-000-participants
Key Takeaways
NIH grant terminations disrupted 3.5% of active clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants and resulting in a $1.81 billion funding loss.
The National...
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