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Stigmatizing language (SL) is widespread throughout medical documentation.1 It is more likely to be found in the records of Black patients,2,3 patients with public insurance,2 and patients with certain comorbidities.3 We investigated associations between SL, errors in the diagnostic process, and...

Always appreciate your insights and knowledge @Jonathan Edwards

Blood Biomarker Reveals Signs of MS Years Before LINK

Abstract Although B cells are implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathophysiology, a predictive or diagnostic autoantibody remains elusive. In this study, the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR), a cohort of over 10 million individuals, was used to generate whole-proteome...

I disagree if I'm reading this correctly. I've experienced hypersomnia and insomnia, and yes, one might feel that can do more, but it won't lessen delayed PEM from going over your limit. That being said, the quality of sleep does help improve that wired/tired/hangover feeling.

Live-attenuated virus vaccine defective in RNAi suppression includes rapid protection in neonatal and adult mice lacking mature B and T cells https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2321170121 https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/04/15/vaccine-breakthrough-means-no-more-chasing-strains

Findings from the autopsies, which took place between April 2020 and March 2021, confirmed that SARS-CoV-2 primarily infected and damaged the airway and lungs. But scientists also found virus fragments (viral RNA) in 79 of 85 body locations, with some virus found up to 230 days after patient’s...

Abstract Background: Several studies have demonstrated that early childhood and adolescent obesity are risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility. Obesity is thought to share inflammatory components with MS through overproduction of pro-inflammatory adipokines (e.g., leptin) and...

That's a whole other issue when doctors refuse to prescribe them with positive test results, even with severe symptoms. It will resolve on its own :emoji_rolling_eyes:

Abstract Males and females experience different trajectories of neuromuscular function across the lifespan, with females demonstrating accelerated deconditioning in later life. We hypothesize that the menopause is a critical period in the female lifespan, during which the dramatic reduction in...

Not all tilt table testing is the same. The methodology and conditions of the test depend on the clinical question being asked. Interpretation requires an understanding of physiology and what defines normal and abnormal values.

Clinical Bottom Line Tilt table testing is a procedure in which blood pressure, pulse, and electrocardiography are continuously monitored as a bed moves rapidly from a supine to a vertical (head-up) position. Tilt table testing is useful for evaluating patients with syncope of unknown cause...

Case A 43-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of recurring symptoms of sudden onset of fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, chest pain, lightheadedness, and nausea that were associated with standing and resolved with sitting. These symptoms began 1 month after mild COVID-19 infection. At...

Physiological pain serves as a warning of exposure to danger and prompts us to withdraw from noxious stimuli to prevent tissue damage. Pain can also alert us of an infection or organ dysfunction and aids in locating such malfunction. However, there are instances where pain is purely...

Merged thread AIM ImmunoTech Announces Charles Lapp, MD, as a Consulting Medical Officer for its ME/CFS and Long COVID Programs OCALA, Fla., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE American: AIM) (“AIM”) today announced that Charles Lapp, MD, is joining the company to...

The Chinese medicine Si-Jun-Zi Decoction is a famous herbal formula composed of four Chinese herbs: Ginseng Root, Atractylodes macrocephala, licorice root, and Poria root. Ginseng made me feel very jittery and brought on insomnia years ago. It took me a while to figure out why my sleep changed...

Lab website is online now. https://www.prustylab.org/

I drink cold water which is what some cardiologist recommend.

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@duncan According to the link, Principal Investigator, Dr. Michal Caspi Tal, PhD https://www.bayarealyme.org/our-research/our-scientists/michal-caspi-tal-phd/ There is a phone number listed. Perhaps she could help provide more info?