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Article from the official FTC (Federal Trade Commission) government website: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/03/ftc-says-online-counseling-service-betterhelp-pushed-people-handing-over-health-information-broke (line breaks added)

https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/long-covid-nih-billion/

From Solve M.E. - a call to action for Advocacy Week: "Ask your Members of Congress to support the CARE for Long COVID Act!" https://p2a.co/Xpr5nVf This link goes to a form that sends an email to your government officials with one click. If you like you can modify their sample message before...

In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/14/black-doctors-primary-care-life-expectancy-mortality/

https://www.osteopathicfamilymedicine.com/ Patient education: Chronic fatigue syndrome https://www.osteopathicfamilymedicine.com/patient-education-topics/chronic-fatigue-syndrome

Financial Times US life expectancy is in freefall as the young and the poor bear the brunt of struggles for shared prosperity. I’m not sure people on my side of the Atlantic fully appreciate quite how much better off the average American is than the average European. A car-wash manager in...

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is common in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC): Results from a post-COVID-19 multidisciplinary clinic Hector Bonilla, Tom Quach, Anushri Tiwari, Andres Bonilla, Mitchell G Miglis, PhillipYang, Lauren Eggert, Husham...

Toward a Common Research Agenda in Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses: A Workshop to Examine Common, Overlapping Clinical and Biological Factors The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The two-day event will be held June 29 and 30 in Washington DC. You can also attend...

"Even though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is the country’s leading public health agency, other government entities are not always up-to-speed on the latest recommendations. That could explain why the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be using a variation...

Hey all, Just sharing an outreach opportunity to the newly formed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H - https://arpa-h.gov/) that will get off the ground in 2023 in the US. Thus far, it seems that ARPA-H is genuinely interested to hear from the American people (...

https://cms.nova.edu/nim/research-studies/research-studies-pages/INIM-studies/FAQs-COVID-19-post-viral.html

This: The gathering storm: The transformative impact of inflation on the healthcare sector is one of a series of reports by management consultants McKinsey on the US health system - clearly it has a 'particular' perspective but in a reflection of the situation in the UK, MCKinsey are predicting...

Under 'chronic fatigue' https://medvidi.com/blog/symptoms-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome

CDC Maps: From Red to Green Comparison of two of the CDC maps (community transmission vs community levels) that are available on the CDC website and displayed on their social media. FYI, this video is new, and the discussion is timely, even though the CDC made these map changes to show new...

Key Points Question How common are COVID-19 symptoms lasting longer than 2 months, also known as long COVID, among adults in the United States, and which adults are most likely to experience long COVID? Findings In this cross-sectional study of more than 16 000 individuals, 15% of US adults...

Not sure exactly where to post this article since it covers a lot of things! This forum seemed best because of the title (pandemic), but please move if there's a better place. Perhaps the forum for Long Covid news? This article is a response to Biden's statement on 60 Minutes that the pandemic...

Key Points Question Is psychological distress before SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with risk of COVID-19–related symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer, known as post–COVID-19 conditions? Findings This cohort study found that among participants who did not report SARS-CoV-2 infection at...

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Key Points Question What are the rates, clinical settings, and factors associated with documentation of care related to COVID-19 at 3 or more months after acute infection? Findings In this cohort study of 198 601 persons with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, COVID-19 care was documented in 13.5%...