2022

Abstract At the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, global efforts focused on containing the spread of the virus and avoiding contagion. Currently, it is evident that health professionals should deal with the overall health status of COVID-19 survivors. Indeed, novel...

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.841910/full Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious disease whose cause has yet to be identified. Objective markers of the disease are also not well understood and would serve as important tools in...

EDIT: title was too long, here's the full citation: Gartlehner G, Emprechtinger R, Hackl M, et al Assessing the magnitude of reporting bias in trials of homeopathy: a cross-sectional study and meta-analysis BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Published Online First: 15 March 2022. doi...

Abstract Background Systematic reviews have shown a high prevalence of long-term persistent sequelae after COVID-19. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and risk factors associated with long‐lasting clinical symptoms (LLCS) in survivors on chronic dialysis at 6 months after the...

Abstract Autoimmunity has emerged as a characteristic of the post-COVID syndrome (PCS), which may be related to sex. In order to further investigate the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and autoimmunity in PCS, a clinical and serological assessment on 100 patients was done. Serum antibody...

Objectives: Our understanding of brain fog, or dyscognition, among youth with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome is limited. We aimed to determine the prevalence of subjective (self-reported) and objective dyscognition, as well as factors associated with subjective dyscognition in juvenile...

Immunomodulation by endothelial cells — partnering up with the immune system? Jacob Amersfoort, Guy Eelen and Peter Carmeliet Blood vessel endothelial cells (ECs) have long been known to modulate inflammation by regulating immune cell trafficking, activation status and function. However...

Prevalence, determinants, and impact on general health and working capacity of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 six to 12 month after infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study from southern Germany Peter, Kern et al https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.14.22272316v1...

Glenton C, Lewin S, Downe S, et al. Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Qualitative Evidence Syntheses, Differences From Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness and Implications for Guidance. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. January 2022...

"We are looking to submit this Australian version of the Call-For-Change petition to the current Australian Disability Royal Commission and Australian Parliament to investigate the violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation currently occurring in the ME and CFS community due to outdated...

Immunity: Immuno-proteomic profiling reveals aberrant immune cell regulation in the airways of individuals with ongoing post-COVID-19 respiratory disease by Bavithra Vijayakumar et al Highlights Post-COVID-19 airways, but not blood, show immune and proteomic changes Different post-COVID-19...

Full title: Functional somatic symptoms in youths in general practice: A cross-sectional study on prevalence, clinical management and perceived burden Highlights • Youths are less often followed up in general practice compared to adults. • 4.4% of youths are diagnosed with functional somatic...

Abstract Background Two sequelae of pediatric COVID-19 have been identified, the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and the long COVID. Long COVID is much less precisely defined and includes all the persistent or new clinical manifestations evidenced in subjects previously...

Full title: Features of the use of synthetic analogues of thyroid hormones: а 2020 THESIS* questionnaire survey of members of the Belarusian Public Medical Association of Endocrinology and Metabolism Abstract The standard treatment for hypothyroidism is levothyroxine (LT4), which in the...

Abstract This article examines the contestation of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Lacking consistent diagnostic definitions, agreed-on biological indicators, or approved treatments, ME/CFS is an incompletely medicalized condition. It is defined by intractable and...

Abstract Background There is a paucity of knowledge on the long-term outcome in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. We describe a cohort of patients with a constellation of symptoms occurring four weeks after diagnosis causing different degrees of reduced functional capacity. Although different...

Not sure where this should be posted. Please move if necessary. Title of article : Perspective: Drawing on Findings From Critical Illness to Explain Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Link : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.818728/full Date published : 8th...

Abstract Background: About 10% of individuals who contract infectious mononucleosis (IM) have symptoms 6 months later that meet criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Our study for the first time examined whether it is possible to predict who will develop...

Kinds of Replication: Examining the Meanings of “Conceptual Replication” and “Direct Replication Maarten Derksen, Jill Morawski Abstract Although psychology’s recent crisis has been attributed to various scientific practices, it has come to be called a “replication crisis,” prompting extensive...

Policy and institutional preparedness for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic recovery is essential1 because the roots of the pandemic and its resolution are deeply systemic.2 The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects certain groups and populations. Generally, they are...