Chinese study finds association between viral persistence and Long COVID.
"Overall, the results provide significant new evidence that viral persistence is associated with Long COVID and that the quantity of virus remaining in tissues is associated with the risk of developing Long COVID."
I'm happy to take on any/all comers if you're hearing from so-called medical professionals that new onset diabetes, cognitive impairment, aphasia, insomnia, etc. etc. is due to "the shutdowns in early 2020" that lasted anywhere from 0 months to 9 months max in some counties.
Tasmania: "A senior obstetrician and gynaecologist who caught COVID during Burnie’s infamous hospital outbreak in 2020 is fighting his employer over ongoing effects, some 4 years later."
Bishof said, “As a patient advocate, I urge insurance providers to reassess their policies and embrace a more inclusive approach that recognizes the ongoing challenges faced by Long Covid patients. It’s imperative that we support and protect these individuals, not isolate them further.”
"We are THRILLED to share the rolling successes of our 'Teach ME Treat ME' campaign with you, as we report back on the amazing medical education events that have taken place so far – with many more to come in the upcoming months!"
Article has lots more details along with reports of other Millions Missing events! 😁
hey! johns hopkins is doing a survey about long covid! but they're having trouble finding CONTROLS, so if you've managed to avoid covid (#novid ) they wanna hear from you!
i took it! took about 30mins, and they ask about your vaccinations, so you might wanna have your card handy because they wanna know how many, what brand, and when. go help them out! #covid#LongCovid#COVID19
(pay wall)
"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."
"Parents of children with #LongCovid accused of making it up: Doctors and parents say children are being threatened with being taken into care as medics struggle to diagnose their conditions and families are placed under suspicion"
I think it is really important we speak out against this bill as it could be copy-catted in other states, and its just messed up, so I started an email campaign: TIME-SENSITIVE!: Join the email campaign to stop HB 237 from passing in NC House of Representatives! If passed, this bill will make it illegal to wear a mask in public even for medical reasons, more info at https://the-maskers-comic.yolasite.com/stophb237 We need to send these emails out ASAP!
"Of 6405 participants with data on duration of COVID-19 symptoms and linkage to health records, 896 (14%) self-reported [LC] of any severity in longitudinal population based study surveys. Among these 896 participants, just 48 (5.4%; 95% CI 4.1–7.0) were identified as having [LC] related codes in EHRs"
"For some people, disabling symptoms lead to complete inability to work. In less extreme cases, “work instability,” which is a mismatch between patients’ functional abilities and the demands of their work, can threaten employment if not addressed."
New:
Assessment of the Impact of RNase in Patients With Severe Fatigue Related to Post-Acute Sequelae of #SARSCoV2 Infection (#PASC ): A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of RSLV-132
“We hypothesized that removal of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA from latent reservoirs may improve inflammation, neuroinflammation, and fatigue associated with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).”
“CONCLUSIONS
While fatigue was not statistically significantly improved at Day 71 [primary outcome measure], earlier timepoints revealed statistically significant improvement in fatigue and physician global assessment. The data suggest eliminating latent viral RNA by increasing serum RNase activity may improve fatigue in #PASC patients. Women may respond better to this approach than men. Future studies will aim to confirm these findings”
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“(Contd) We also examined 100 individuals with past COVID-19 infection, selecting 33 patients with painless long-COVID syndrome, characterized mainly by symptoms such as brain fog and fatigue, and 30 asymptomatic post–COVID-19 controls."
"Children with #LC have a reduced VO2 peak […], abnormal cardiovascular efficiency (VO2/HR% pred), pathological VE/VCO slope […], and abnormally reduced slope of VO2 work" "48% of the LC patients had a suspicious phenotype for pulmonary hypertension."