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Abstract Objective To determine work participation, social roles, and empowerment of QFS patients ≥10-year after infection. Methods QFS patients ≥10-year after acute infection, who were of working age, participated in a cross-sectional survey study. Work participation, fulfilment of social...

"8.Data sources and quality Our Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey Quality and Methodology Information article provides further information around the survey design, how we process data and how data are analysed." More at...

Full title: Presence of endometriosis and chronic overlapping pain conditions negatively impacts the pain experience in women with chronic pelvic-abdominal pain: A cross-sectional survey. Abstract Background: Evidence of overlap between endometriosis and chronic pain conditions is emerging...

Yep, I've gone from being able to work full time and socialise, albeit while feeling awful, to being mostly housebound and applying strict limits to what I do in order to hopefully avoid getting any worse.

I believe this is an editorial based on this study, Functional Limitations and Exercise Intolerance in Patients With Post-COVID Condition A Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial, 2024, Tryfonos et al

DecodeME launches data access process 29 April 2024 With your help, DecodeME has built the world’s largest data set on ME/CFS. 86% of DecodeME participants consented to sharing their de-identified data with other researchers and 95% of participants consented to being recontacted for new...

Published papers thread for w/c 22nd April. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid02p5VQzrziuEH5YQWnYX8KLTc2DVtoCJGMGkWLeRBM9wQbNY1FmLgmNMhQWsBbUKxEl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/112353846450530689

News in Brief post for w/c 22nd April. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid04pprdNEpv3pmCDdGUsMHMbVtSBKDfjF4N1hSQjp8wZrKCnqJetHmrdQYkX3bfUHtl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/112348736393761030

Yep, I assume that our false illness beliefs are potentially infectious..... https://my.blood.co.uk/your-account/eligibility/health/article/?id=00830p31&title=CFS+%3A+Fatigue

Abstract We discuss two people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), in whom tremor manifested directly following a severely stressful event. Both were initially misdiagnosed with a functional neurological disorder. These stories highlight that stress can trigger the onset of clinical manifestations...

Updated estimates of Long Covid in England and Scotland show that it remains a serious issue "The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest estimates of how many people in England and Scotland are living with Long Covid using the recent Winter Infection Survey. These are...

Highlights Patients with Functional Neurological Disorder experience stigma from many sources. Work, family and online interactions contribute to stigma. FND is often perceived as something unknown, fuelling experiences of being “othered”. Self-stigma and anticipated stigma are common...

I don't see if they explain how what criteria they use to select participants.

Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a severe condition with an uncertain origin and a dismal prognosis. There is presently no precise diagnostic test for ME/CFS, and the diagnosis is determined primarily by the presence of certain symptoms. The current study...

Trial By Error: Australian GP Group Recommends “Incremental Physical Activity” for “CFS/ME” Patients https://virology.ws/2024/04/25/trial-by-error-australian-gp-group-recommends-incremental-physical-activity-for-cfs-me-patients/

Self-reported coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and associated symptoms, England and Scotland: November 2023 to March 2024 Main points An estimated 3.3% (2 million) of people living in private households in England and Scotland were experiencing self-reported long COVID (symptoms continuing...

Full title: Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus affect mitochondrial function through different metabolic pathways, explaining virus-specific clinical features of chronic hepatitis Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) cause chronic hepatitis with...

Abstract Aim To investigate the clinical characteristics of non-epileptic seizures due to transient brain dysfunction caused by energy deficiency after prolonged fasting or exercise in individuals with glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1DS), and then elucidate further the...

Abstract Up to 25% of patients recovering from antibiotic-treated Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) develop functional symptoms reminiscent of Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS). For patients with persistent symptoms following infection, a clinical dilemma arises as to...

So without a significant impact on quality of life, exercise doesn't seem to be an effective medicine for this patient group.