Led by Henry Marshall, Moya Vandeleur, Emma Dean, Chris Barton, Nia Luxton, Kristin Carson-Chahhoud, Andre Schultz, Janet Williams, Tahlia Grammatopoulos, Emily Stone, Smita Shah, Stuart Jones, Christine F. McDonald, Matthew Peters

This is the best post I’ve ever seen on this platform. Thank you. #academicsky #medsky

The Health Wrap: Trump unleashed, alcohol warnings, wildfire alerts, health reform – and don’t we need some good news! www.croakey.org/the-health-w... By @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social

Such an advance! www.health.gov.au/topics/envir...

Our new paper is out cc Damien Ridge: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We asked people from ethnic minorities about their experience of Long COVID - many experienced inconsistent healthcare 🧵 @nisreenalwan.bsky.social Carolyn Chew-Graham Nina Smyth Tom Kingstone Patrycia Gaszczyk Samina Begum

In our study of >40,000 Aussies 🇦🇺 with #CHD we found: 👉 risk of cardiac & all-cause death ⬇️ 20-30% with any PA 👉 walking & MVPA >150min/wk ⬇️ risk of cardiac & all-cause death by ~40% 👉 IF you did >150min/wk MVPA & <7hr/day SB, risk of death ⬇️ by 70%! www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.... 2/4

What is Post Acute Infection Syndrome? Professor David Putrino explains! Visit Longcovidtheanswers.com for credible Long COVID information. #longcovid @putrinolab.bsky.social #longhauler #longcovidtheanswers youtube.com/shorts/XwRDl...

Today I started a Long COVID antiviral clinical trial. Excited to help research! If you're in NYC and interested in participating, see below. More info on CoRE's long COVID clinic, here: thesicktimes.org/2024/10/15/n... @thesicktimes.bsky.social @putrinolab.bsky.social @polybiorf.bsky.social

If you can’t trust the voice of David Attenborough, what can you trust?

So happy to see @polybiorf.bsky.social on here! A definite follow for anyone looking for brilliant #LongCovid #MECFS #PAIS research! Added them to my starter-pack (which keeps evolving daily with the amazing researchers & MDs joining) ⬇️ Anyone know if Amy Proal is here yet? go.bsky.app/42cuLif

We presented a case report recently showing decreased blood flow to the head after exercise during stand testing in a person with ME who also demonstrated PEM/PENE and characteristic decreases in submaximal exercise performance. Kind of makes you think twice about symptom-titration and pacing up.

These are my books... each exploring aspects of medicine & what it means to care for others who may be frightened, in pain or facing the end of their life. I believe good medicine is the marriage of science & humanity - & that there is always something we can do to help our patients.

Hello everyone from this battlescarred doc from the other place. For those who don't know me, I'm an author, journalist & and palliative care doctor who stands up for patients, evidence & candour in healthcare & politics alike. I love books, otters & other people - who are, fundamentally, good 💚

Is it cool if I post videos here?

Shining a light on questions and concerns about long COVID

Great article by @zalaly.bsky.social theconversation.com/mounting-res...

I’ve been on a patient advisory board for the patient-led research collaborative. When I see this, it is clear to me how doctors center their own power and comfort over patients all the time. https://www.thedailybeast.com/stanford-medicine-long-covid-study-blows-up-because-of-unmasked-staff

Reflecting the hunger of knowledge about Long Covid, and the phenomenal work by Hannah Davis, Lisa McCorkell and Julia Moore Vogel, our review has accrued > 1 million downloads/accessed and is ranked by Altmetric as the #3 published paper for 2023!

Some Long Covid folks: @ahandvanish.bsky.social @lisamccorkell.bsky.social @daniellewis.bsky.social @vickyvdtogt.bsky.social @mileswgriffis.bsky.social @mildtin.bsky.social @karlaliliana.bsky.social @filowenstein.bsky.social @angelamswinca.bsky.social @maosbot.bsky.social @ezra.zone

Please feel free to pick at my starter packs for some (not limited to Long Covid, despite name) tbc. I've has some successes in getting clean air into public spaces, but it's an ongoing battle Starter pack 3. go.bsky.app/Q9FoCjK Starter pack 2. go.bsky.app/MjGuFEe Starter pack 1. go.bsky.app/JvVAoFt

I’m doing a presentation that will include some of the best/newest research of the past year - what are your favorite recent #LongCovid papers?

Economic burden of Long Covid in the UK estimated to be >$20 billion per year from real cohort data bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...

Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study led by CRE researcher A/Prof Henry Marshall and team. www.uq.edu.au/news/article...

I’ve put together a starter pack for the growing tobacco control community here. Enjoy, and please let me know if you want to join or recommend others - i know there’s many I’ve missed! go.bsky.app/NuhMfmW

ME and Long Covid starter pack! go.bsky.app/KnwWePQ

With all the new folks here, I figured I'd throw out a question. I'm shutting down my Twitter account, but I can't decide whether to deactivate it, or delete all tweets and keep a shell there, as suggested by this recent story. Curious what other people have chosen... lifehacker.com/dont-delete-...

Here's a starter pack of Australian journalists bsky.app/starter-pack...

Bluesky is now the 2nd most downloaded app. Twitter is 29th. techcrunch.com/2024/10/18/b...

Says it all :(

Check out this program on iECHOs #longcovid

From Generation Vape team www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Antiviral: Guardian Australia’s new health column helps you determine science from snake oil

I'm trying to keep this #palliativecare starter pack up to date with those I spot. Do let me know of people I haven't spotted yet. go.bsky.app/582Y1Av #hospice #hpm #hapc

Greetings to all the new followers! I usually post here about new stories and upcoming talks. Here’s my latest passion: my upcoming book, AIR-BORNE. Details here: buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...

Ah hello! Skybe's, please welcome the comms channel from my department at the University of Oxford. Worth following for news of all the latest research from my team and colleagues! 🧪

The scale and impact of #LongCOVID are revealed in a new paper from @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social in The Lancet. 📈1 in 50 affected in UK 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Impacts all ages, races and genders 📅 Can last years Want to cut your risk? 💪 Vaccines, masks & quick action are key! www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sca...