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Phantom healthcare for ‘real’ diseases: when will ME/CFS and long Covid get parity? Historically, medicine has had a problem with women, especially those who were not married. Sounds unrealistic? The nineteenth century wasn’t that long ago, and many diagnoses and treatments of physical...

Job advert on DWP site. Not difficult to see how they view Long Covid. Summary Be responsible for planning, reviewing and renegotiating programmes of care to promote health gains, maximise independence, recovery and reablement within a defined caseload in conjunction with the Long COVID Tier 3...

Abstract Background Omicron variant impacts populations with its rapid contagiousness, and part of patients suffered from persistent symptoms termed as long COVID. The molecular and immune mechanisms of this currently dominant global variant leading to long COVID remain unclear, due to long...

Full title: A Fresh Look at Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management of a Multisystem Illness Target Audience and Goal Statement This activity is intended for primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers (HCPs)...

Now published - see Post #6 Preprint Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex and debilitating illness with an unknown pathogenesis. Although post-infectious (PI-ME/CFS) and gradual onset ME/CFS (GO-ME/CFS) manifest similar symptoms, it has long been...

Abstract Background: Long coronavirus disease (COVID; LC) affects millions of people worldwide. The exact mechanisms which result in a broad, undulating and detrimental symptom profile remain unknown. Blood biomarkers associated with LC have been described; however, consensus on these remains...

Published Link here: Cardiac Output–Cerebral Blood Flow Relationship Is Abnormal in Most ME/CFS Patients with a Normal Heart Rate & Blood Pressure ..., 2024, van Campen Preprint Full title: The cardiac output - cerebral blood flow relation is abnormal in most ME/CFS patients with a normal heart...

Now published Over-Representation of Torque Teno Mini Virus 9 in a Subgroup of Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study Linked in post below Karen Giménez-Orenga, Eva Martín-Martínez, Elisa Oltra Preprint Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic...

Abstract Background: The term “Long COVID” is commonly used to describe persisting symptoms after acute COVID‑19. Until now, proposed mechanisms for the explanation of Long COVID have not related quantitative measurements to basic laws. In this work, a common framework for the Long COVID...

I doubt it, they don't like being questioned, they would probably accuse the questioners of being dangerous militants!

Abstract SARS-CoV-2-contributes to sickness and death in COVID-19 patients partly by inducing a hyper-proinflammatory immune response in the host airway. This hyper-proinflammatory state involves activation of signaling by NFκB, and unexpectedly, ENaC, the epithelial sodium channel...

Now published https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/7/790

A drug has increased the lifespans of laboratory animals by nearly 25%, in a discovery scientists hope can slow human ageing too. The treated mice were known as "supermodel grannies" in the lab because of their youthful appearance. They were healthier, stronger and developed fewer cancers than...

Full title: Inflammatory profiles are associated with long COVID up to 6 months after COVID-19 onset: A prospective cohort study of individuals with mild to critical COVID-19 Abstract Background: After initial COVID-19, immune dysregulation may persist and drive post-acute sequelae of COVID-19...

N = 1 doesn't "prove" anything. Then why not wait until that study is completed before going public?

Cort Johnson has an article on the study https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2024/07/10/validated-cpet-energy-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/

Full title: Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain: A Potential Biomarker for Neurological Dysfunction in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex disorder characterized by heterogeneous symptoms, which lack...

Moved posts to start a new thread to collect discussions of NHS apps Mersey Care's Long Covid Service launches new exercise App for patients Mersey Care’s Long COVID service has developed content for an online app to help speed up the recovery of patients suffering from the effects of the...

Full title: Potential pathophysiological role of the ion channel TRPM3 in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and the therapeutic effect of low-dose naltrexone Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disease with a broad...