Review of 200 novel human #viruses over a century a reminder that pathogen emergence isn’t rare Increased human-animal interaction, driven by factors such as urbanization and deforestation, has created new opportunities for pathogens to jump species. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc: - I think there’s a lot of pandemic fatigue and people are tired of COVID,…but I think this adds to a body of evidence that suggests it’s best to try to avoid it as best you can

Saugstad, Ramadan og Viken: - Nyere forskning tyder på at CFS/ME er en postinfeksiøs tilstand med tydelige biologiske trekk og muligheter for målrettet behandling. I påvente av det må pasientene møtes med kunnskap og respekt. tidsskriftet.no/2026/01/kron...

Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.

Long COVID Prevalence and Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies Conclusions: Long COVID affects over one-fifth of SARS-CoV-2 survivors www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13...

A big thank you to everyone who did anything, big or small, for the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome +/or Long Covid cause in 2025 (including simply sharing messages on social media). 👏 Together we can make a difference. 👍 #MEcfs #LongCovid

1) We’ve just published our review of the most interesting ME/CFS studies of 2025. It feels like this year, we’ve made a significant step towards understanding the pathophysiology of ME/CFS. A brief overview of the studies that caught our eye.

- ..society is being led through an ongoing mass-disabling event with the instruments for measuring it intentionally blunted. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Foredrag om ME i Stavanger 19. februar med Øystein Fluge og Kristian Sommerfelt. Påmelding: www.letsreg.com/no/event/Mef...

Our latest News in Brief summary has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS, #LongCovid, and related news for the week of Dec. 22 - 28. Topics: News, advocacy and articles Coming events Research news and commentary & Published research www.s4me.info/threads/news...

- SARS-CoV-2 COVID and flu viruses are both airborne. Think if it like cigarette smoke. If someone was smoking, could you smell it from where you are? If the answer is yes, then you could also become infected if someone was infected with COVID or flu.

I hear ya! Have been part of two articles over the last week, one of which was because I (another unpaid individual) cold-contacted a reporter to try to get tips out to families on how to stay safer this holiday season. #WhosJobIsIt ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s... and archive.ph/2025.12.23-1...

Inge Eidsvåg: -Tenk om verdens ledere i det nye året lot seg inspirere til uavlatelig å se etter mulighetene, selv om det synes umulig. Da hører vi igjen Nansens stemme: «Det vanskelige er det som kan gjøres med en gang, det umulige er det som krever litt mere tid.» klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...

Frøydis Lilledalen: - Ny kunnskap finnes, men verktøy for implementering av ny kunnskap, finnes ikke. Manglende kunnskapsimplementering skyldes ikke mangel på viten, det skyldes mangel på vilje. www.forskersonen.no/kronikk-long...

Montefiore Health System tracked over 570,000 patients and found that COVID-19 was linked to at least twice the risk of new thyroid disease in hospitalized cases and a 40% higher risk in non-hospitalized patients over 4.5 years. academic.oup.com/jcem/advance...

- "We cannot be complacent with COVID," Russo said. It remains a "potentially lethal disease, particularly in high-risk individuals," he added. He said there is also a further risk of Americans developing long COVID, which he said can "occur in anyone.."

Bravo Sverige som ber at folk tar hensyn når de har virus-infeksjoner. Skulle bare ønske det ble informert om at alle er sårbare for helseskade fra infeksjoner, ikke "bare" gamle og syke. Alle tjener på mindre smitte i omløp og mer hensyn til hverandre. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/infl... 1/2

Yale Climate Connections: 'Improving indoor air quality might save your life' 'The long-term costs of COVID to society are going to be astronomical when you tally up the deaths, health costs of long COVID, and the likely unknown health costs...' yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/impr...

Study finds that despite broad COVID vaccine availability, COVID still deadlier than #flu in hospitalized patients A #COVID diagnosis was associated with 76% higher odds of death within 30 days. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

New podcast from "The Lancet Infectious Diseases in conversation with" titled "Julie Moore Vogel and Danilo Buonsenso on long COVID" www.thelancet.com/multimedia/p...

Our latest News in Brief summary has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS, #LongCovid, and related news for the week of Dec. 15 - 21. Topics: News, advocacy and articles Coming events Research news and commentary & Published research www.s4me.info/threads/news...

Jeg uttaler meg i denne saken om Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT). www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/adva... La meg først understreke at jeg helhjertet støtter forskning og behandling som kan gi kroniske smertepasienter mindre smerter, bedre funksjon og livskvalitet.

CRPS-Fellesskap kritiserer bruken av helseressurser i «underholdningsprogram for Harald Eia». - Foreningen skriver at forskningen på PRT er tynn, og ikke forsvarer «halleluja-stemningen» ved OUS og den tunge satsingen på opplæring. www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/adva...

- Rådet att använda munskydd handlar både om att skydda patienterna och personalen säger Annika Ersson som är smittskyddsläkare i Region Jämtland Härjedalen. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/muns...

- Because occupational risk factors are modifiable, our findings mean that much of the associated Long-COVID burden could be avoided with targeted measures www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wor...

- The risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases in emergency rooms is high, posing a severe threat to the health of healthcare workers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

- The findings reinforce the need for workplace measures, such as adequate personal protective equipment, mask use, and strategies to reduce close contact, not only for preventing infection, but also for mitigating long-term health consequences. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...

- Nav investerer betydelige ressurser i å hjelpe personer med vedvarende smerter tilbake til arbeid. Studien viser imidlertid at mange opplever Nav som et hinder snarere enn en støtte i prosessen. www.oslomet.no/forskning/fo...

Flu (+RSV/HMPV etc) doesn't have to be "super" to cause profound harm, disruption, & NHS pressure. SARS2 variants don't have to be "more virulent". Not being in the emergency phase of a pandemic does NOT mean we should revert back to ignoring infectious disease. #VaccinesPlus

'Long COVID Web: December 2025 Webinar' 'In this webinar, leading experts explore the neurological impacts of Long COVID and emerging therapeutic approaches...' Features Dr. David Putrino & Dr. Avindra Nath www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9mf...

- The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago (article paywalled)

- Work-related factors play a significant and independent role in the risk of developing Long-COVID www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

- Even as COVID severity has declined, presenteeism among HCP remains a concern, particularly given the risks it poses to people with compromised immune systems.

- With flu surging again, Stephen Reicher and colleagues draw on the experience of covid-19 to argue that predictable winter pressures demand more than individual responsibility, they also require systemic measures from governments www.bmj.com/content/391/...

- Vi har overskudd av fastlegekonsultasjoner, sykefravær og dødsfall – og forskningen min peker på gjentatte koronainfeksjoner som en ledende årsak.

Our latest News in Brief summary has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS, #LongCovid, and related news for the week of Dec. 8 - 14. Topics: News, advocacy and articles Coming events Research news and commentary & Published research www.s4me.info/threads/news...

The German government has committed half a billion euros for research on long COVID and other post-infection syndromes go.nature.com/3KOK9ER

Always interesting to listen to Clinical Update with @danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social at This Week in Virology. They are going through lots of studies and provide lots of useful information. 1/2 youtu.be/ggON3fhltVE?...

- Individuals aged 40 to 64 had more than double the mortality risk of their matched peers. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic... 1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.

Good on NHS leader, Daniel Elkeles, calling for a revival of mask-wearing during the current “tidal wave of flu.” That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

One in four UK HCW's have LC 🤬 Not a readily replaceable resource! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Got flu problems? Try this.

A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead. There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere. This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying 🧵

- There are still no simple solutions or therapies for ME/CFS and post-viral autoimmune diseases, and previous scientific studies demonstrate the complexity of the disease mechanisms

Our latest News in Brief summary has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS, #LongCovid, and related news for the week of Dec. 1 - 7. Topics: News, advocacy and articles Coming events Research news and commentary & Published research www.s4me.info/threads/news...

Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season: 🧵 * Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals. * We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water. 1/

🔥 Mark Bonnar asking people to donate to Action For ME and have their donations doubled ♥️ donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #pwME #pwLC youtu.be/SIEzEza5O38