“What you learn from a life in science is the vastness of our ignorance.”
David Eagleman
#RESEARCH
Prevalence of symptoms, comorbidities, fibrin amyloid microclots and platelet pathology in individuals with Long COVID/Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) – Cardiovascular Diabetology
Coenzyme Q10 as Treatment of Post COVID-19 Condition (randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover design trial in 120 people did not demonstrate any benefit) – The Lancet *preprint
Long COVID and Return to Work – What Works? – The Society of Occupational Medicine
Persistence of somatic symptoms after COVID-19 in the Netherlands: an observational cohort study – The Lancet
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 – medRxiv *preprint
#NEWS
Covid: ‘Concern’ over long-term effects of the disease – co-morbidities – Express
For Some COVID Long Haulers, an Oxygen Chamber Offers Long-term Relief – Verywell Health
Increasing Data Link ME/CFS, Long COVID, and Dysautonomia – Medscape
Axcella flunks long Covid PhII primary goal — but plots a path into PhIII – Endpoints
Heart disease after COVID: what the data say – Nature
The Guardian view on long Covid: an unknown enemy – The Guardian
It’s not just brain fog: Vertigo, hair loss, and lagging sex drive are also long COVID symptoms – Insider
Calls to rethink ‘immoral’ removal of Covid-19 sick pay policies – Nursing Times
Federal reports on long Covid fall short of offering solid plans to help patients – NBC News
Study Empowers Long COVID Patients as They Struggle to Find Relief – Yale School of Medicine
Biden–Harris Administration Releases Two New Reports on Long COVID to Support Patients and Further Research – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Hugely Predictive Factor for Long COVID…is also found in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: the IACFS/ME Conference II – Health Rising
Economically inactive Britons with long Covid have ‘doubled’ in a year – The Guardian
Treatments Explored to Ease Post-Viral Symptoms of ME/CFS and Long COVID – Medscape
#DISCUSSIONS, PODCASTS, and Videos
Scalp inflammation post-COVID – Facebook
Is full recovery actually possible? – reddit
Heat sensitivity/intolerance – Facebook
Lost control of emotions – reddit
Rapid weight gain post-COVID – Facebook
There’s been an uptick of doctors online claiming that #LongCovid #MECFS #POTS are psychosomatic. What other illnesses were falsely thought to be psychogenic? – Twitter @turnoftheshrew
#RESOURCES and events
The Patient-Led Research Fund requests proposals for its $5 million in funding for Long COVID and associated conditions – The Patient-Led Research Fund
The metabolomics study at Oxford University is in need of more participants. Those with long covid and also those with M.E that have LC can also take part. – Oxford University
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