Some healthcare providers are still referring to #mecfs and #longcovid as psychological or "functional" despite considerable research to the contrary. Here, I review the latest findings and expert thinking, with potential for treatment: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

- Covid infections, especially repeat ones, are still associated with long term cognitive effects.

- Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID — especially those who develop chronic fatigue syndrome — tend to experience more severe and persistent symptoms than men do. www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...

The dysregulated immune system in #LongCovid with #MECFS. with sex-specific changes, increased inflammation (as seen by cells, chemokines and cytokines), and disrupted hormone levels www.cell.com/cell-reports...

- Fluge introduced his talk by saying “…Even though many patients remain ill for decades or lifelong, I think it is, in principle, reversible..." www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

1) Interesting interview of Prof. Brian Hughes by David Tuller. In his new book Hughes argues that psychology is not woke but that its methods are essentially conservative because it focuses on an individualistic view and ignores social context.

- The public should also protect against all RVIs by maintaining good personal hygiene, such as practicing hand hygiene, staying home if feeling unwell, and wearing a mask if needing to leave home when symptomatic.

Many thanks to @davetuller1.bsky.social for the chance to chat about my book and its resonance with #MECFS, #LongCovid, and the war on disabled people (For those interested in reading more, pls check here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...)

- A meta-analysis of 155 observational studies ties influenza, COVID-19, hepatitis C, and herpes zoster (shingles) to a dramatically higher risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke in the weeks after infection

Discover Magazine: 'Catching COVID-19 or the Flu Could Triple Your Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack' 'Learn more about the ways viral infections can impact people with and without chronic diseases.' www.discovermagazine.com/catching-cov...

Archived link to this important opinion piece on Covid and its consequences for society: archive.li/aKlzJ

Our latest News in Brief post (in 2 parts this week) has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS, #LongCovid, and related news for the week of Oct 27 - Nov 2. Topics: News, advocacy and articles Coming events Research news and commentary & Published research www.s4me.info/threads/news...

I appreciate Andrew Nikiforuk at @TheTyee for highlighting the continuing science of COVID and the importance of prevention. The virus keeps reshaping health and society — we can still choose to act wisely. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no significant threat, consider these two realities, writes contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk.

There is a huge difference between "chronic fatigue" and the illness widely known as "myalgic encephalomyelitis," or "ME." In the US the compromise term is "ME/CFS," but many prefer to just eliminate the "chronic fatigue" part altogether, to minimize confusion. #MECFS

"Graded exercise" is neither supported by evidence nor recommended for people with an illness defined by worsening with exercise. #mecfs #longcovid www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

- “The fight in the big pandemic public health story,” says Bar-Yam, “has moved from proving COVID is airborne to building a public health system that acts like it.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Pelvic pain & dysfunction can be part of post-infectious conditions like #LongCOVID & #MECFS. In our latest ECHO session, Katie Woolf, DPT, PRPC, shares how gentle pelvic floor therapy can help improve comfort, stability, & daily function. Watch: https://youtu.be/sA-ue_B1uZk @uofuhealth.bsky.social

Great episode that covered a lot. Dr. Azola: - People are still getting SARS-CoV-2 infections, so we are seeing new onset of #LongCovid after multiple SARS-CoV-2-infections.

New York Times: 'Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack' “It endorses a general idea..that infections are generally not benign,” said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a senior clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...

CBC: 'Long COVID is underdiagnosed, researchers say, and there’s work to be done to change that' 'St. John’s hosted the 2025 Canadian Symposium on Long COVID earlier this month, a gathering of top researchers, clinicians, and people living with long COVID.' www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Everyone can sign! - We urge WHO to recommend respirators be used in every encounter in all healthcare settings, as a reasonable default position to protect HCWs and patients against respiratory transmitted pathogens such as SARS-Cov-2 which continues to circulate globally and to mutate.

Interested in ME/CFS research? Want to do a PhD with @aryback.bsky.social, @avakhamseh.bsky.social, @sjoerdvbeentjes.bsky.social & @cgatist.bsky.social? Then apply for a *funded* Future Medicine PhD Fellowship. See: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please contact us to discuss before applying.

Medscape: 'The Off-Label Treatment That Helps Many With Fibromyalgia' 'Low-dose naltrexone (LDN)..is said to relieve the chronic pain, fatigue, and brain fog...' 'Further research shows pain improvements in other conditions, like Crohn’s disease and Long COVID' www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

- every subsequent infection is a gamble with a child’s long-term health #LongCovid www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

European Medical Journal: 'Long COVID Risk in Children Doubles After SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection' 'The study included 465,717 children and adolescents under 21 years of age who had a documented SARS-CoV-2 infection between January 2022 and October 2023' www.emjreviews.com/microbiology...

- "Even if it's not a big deal for that individual, it doesn't mean they're not potentially passing it on to other people for whom it is a very big deal," she said. "Wearing a mask is just so simple ... it doesn't take a lot when it's a kindness to other people."

And remember #LongCovid - a big problem in healthcare workers, though nobody knows how many of us are affected, because nobody counts ☹️

En uvanlig god klima-artikkel i Stavanger Aftenblad. @lisarostlund.bsky.social : – Hvis vi virkelig setter oss inn i realiteten og hvilken verden de neste generasjonene arver, må vi enten bruke veldig sterke metoder for å fortrenge det, eller så må vi agere www.aftenbladet.no/okonomi/i/eM...

‚A 2022 study found that, over the last 25 years in the United States, cases of drug-induced liver failure requiring waitlisting for liver transplantation due to herbal dietary supplements have increased eightfold.‘ ‚Natural‘ does not mean harmless! www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

Yale Insights: 'Akiko Iwasaki: What Have We Learned About Long COVID?' 'Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale School of Medicine immunologist Akiko Iwasaki, a leading authority on vaccines and long COVID' insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea...

“Sick and elderly Canadians who have refused to end their lives via MAiD have reported being called selfish by their providers” This is happening in Canada Disabled people have assisted dying suggested to them when what they need is care Unsurprisingly, it happens most to those living in poverty

CIDRAP: 'Once-promising anti-inflammatory drug fails to improve long-COVID functional outcomes in trial' "These findings underscore the need to explore alternative therapeutic approaches for long COVID" www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/onc...

Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien - @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social - inviterer til symposium om "Folksjukdomen postcovid" 11. november i Stockholm. Programmet ser bra ut og arrangementet streames live. www.kva.se/evenemang/fo...

Prof Catherine Noakes On the route of transmission "So we know it is a respiratory transmission at the early days of the pandemic the specific mechanisms were unclear, but it was still early days" " respiratory transmission means the virus is emitted from people's exhalation" #CleanAir

For several years, I have spent my time busting terrible and even fraudulent research into ME, ME/CFS, Long COVID, etc. If this crowdfunding works out, I will do one more in the spring and then retire from Berkeley. If you'd like to support my work, here's how: crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/47768

Our latest News in Brief post has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS and #LongCovid news, advocacy and research for the week of Oct. 13 - 19. Topics: News, advocacy and articles Coming events Research news and commentary & Published research www.s4me.info/threads/news...

- In older adults, the most common manifestation of long COVID is organ damage and accelerated aging in organ systems, including kidney disease, as well as diabetes, cardiovascular events, and neurologic disorders, said Al-Aly.

How come the pandemic as a mass disabling event is not even mentioned in this article? Last year it was estimated that 400 million people are suffering from #LongCovid . Being a woman elevates the odds of developing LC and the risk increases for each infection. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/17/e...

I want every single child to breathe clean air in and around their school. This new £2.7 million City Hall initiative will provide indoor air quality filters to at least 200 schools across all London boroughs, benefitting tens of thousands of children.

- Det viktigaste är att sprida kunskap. Många läkare har begränsad erfarenhet av diagnosen, särskilt före covid. Det är viktigt att förstå att ME finns och att ansträngningsutlöst försämring (PEM) är centralt. Patienter ska inte pressas till träning om de blir sämre www.expressen.se/nyheter/sver...

Some good news 🥳 The first phase of installing air filters in all London schools is underway. 🙏 Thank you to @london.gov.uk & all campaigners involved #cleanair is possible! More info 👇 www.london.gov.uk/media-centre...

It’s a slow-moving spiral: first their health, then their grades, then their future. Those for whom Covid looms very present are feeling forgotten, subject to pervasive skepticism and a kind of cultural fatigue when it comes to their illness. 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

“When you have a disability people can’t see,” Joy says of her daughter, “you don’t get as much empathy.” The long Covid numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today. Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

#ME Installation in front of the Ministry of Research, Berlin. Body bags depicting the unseen, imprisoned lives in the tiniest, darkest spaces in which ME patients live their half lives. Also a memorial for those that have died from this appallingly neglected illness.

- Gonsalves hopes the research can be used to reduce workplace COVID transmissions through, for example, better ventilation and leave policies to prevent sick workers from infecting others.

- We are not being unreasonable when we demand an end to this charade that COVID is “normal” now and we’re all going to have to accept endless infections- so if that means disability, loss of career, loss of home, loss of life for you, you’re a write-off.

Discover how Stanford Medicine is breaking the cycle of chronic diseases with innovative prevention, diagnostic and treatment approaches that empower people to thrive despite their chronic illnesses. stan.md/46QRjAH