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"Parents of children with #longCovid claim they have been accused of faking or exaggerating their child’s illness, leading to social services’ involvement and... court cases and the threat of the child’s removal from the home."
New research from UK team:
Examining well-being and cognitive function in people with #longCovid and ME/CFS, and age-matched healthy controls: A Case-Case-Control Study
"In this article, we review the evidence surrounding the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 and the potential benefits of the use of heparin, with a special focus on the treatment of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome”
"*PEM is post-exertional malaise, also known as post-exertional symptom exacerbation. It is a symptom of ME/CFS and is also found in many people with #longCovid"
"PEM is dangerous. PEM can last hours, days, weeks, months, or a lifetime. Its duration and severity are wildly out of proportion to whatever prompted it. It can result in permanent harm. PEM can take a person who is able to work or look after their children, and make them bedbound. PEM destroys lives."
I think diagnoses like #LC & #MECFS are important for those ill after an infection to help adapt to the impairments, not get worse from pushing/having to push, etc
Developing effective strategies to optimize physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in the long Covid population- The need for caution and objective assessment
"A clinical trial to test if the fibrinolytic enzyme Lumbrokinase improves symptoms and mitigates blood clotting issues or platelet hyperactivation in patients with #LongCOVID, ME/CFS, & LongLyme disease."
We have made images of the charts from the analysis of PubMed publications data for #MECFS & #LongCovid available in our Google Drive, for use by anyone in advocacy 📊
"We have found a potential mechanism underlying #LongCOVID which could represent a biomarker – that is, a tell-tale signature of the condition. We hope that this could help to pave the way to develop therapies and give some patients a firm diagnosis”
#IDMastodon Evidence shows that viral particles can persist in different human tissues, including neural, cardiac, adipose, and gut tissues, for an extended period post primary #COVID19 .This persistence has been associated with #LongCovid .
Gut mucosal tissues can act as a long-term reservoir for #SARSCoV2, retaining viral particles for months #postCOVID19 . Smokers & individuals with diabetes may be at an increased risk of persistent viral gut infection. These findings provide insights into the dynamics of #SARSCoV2 infection in the gut and have implications for further research.
A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Control Trial to Determine the Effects of Oxaloacetate on Improving Fatigue in Long COVID
Compensation: "Eligible participants will be compensated $50 for each in-person visit. At the end of the study, participants will be provided with a 45-day trial of oxaloacetate if they are interested"
A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Study of the Combination of Valacyclovir + Celecoxib (IMC-2) for the Treatment of Post-Acute Sequelae of #SARSCoV2 Infection in Adult Women
Compensation: "You will be enrolled & compensated $100 for the screening visit, $10 weekly for survey completion, and $50 for all subsequent in-person visits"