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Wales prioritises healthcare for post-viral condition Long COVID

Posted on 02/09/2022 by wames

Health Minister Eluned Morgan promises more help for people with Long COVID in Wales   Health Minister Eluned Morgan announced the findings of an independent review into Long COVID healthcare in Wales on 8th February 2022 and promised continued support. … Continue reading →

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Lessons from ME/CFS for long COVID: Postexertional Symptom Exacerbation (aka PEM)

Posted on 02/08/2022 by wames

Lessons from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for long COVID: Postexertional Symptom Exacerbation is an abnormal response to exercise/activity, by Todd E Davenport, Staci R Stevens, Jared Stevens, Christopher R Snell, J Mark Van Ness in JOSPT blog, February 2, 2022 … Continue reading →

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Long COVID research: Use of CPET to understand dyspnea & assess for ME/CFS

Posted on 02/04/2022 by wames

Use of cardiopulmonary stress testing for patients with unexplained dyspnea Ppost–Coronavirus Disease, by Donna M Mancini, Danielle L Brunjes, Anuradha Lala, Maria Giovanna Trivieri, Johanna P Contreras, and Benjamin H Natelson in J Am Coll Cardiol HF 2021 Dec, 9 … Continue reading →

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Research review: The gut microbiome in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/31/2022 by wames

The gut microbiome in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), by Rahel S König, Werner C Albrich, Christian R Kahlert, Lina Samira Bahr, Ulrike Löber, Pietro Vernazza, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Sofia K Forslund in Front Immunol  2022 Jan 3;12:628741 [doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.628741]   … Continue reading →

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Hypothesis: Circadian rhythm disruption in ME/CFS: implications for the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

Posted on 01/28/2022 by wames

Circadian rhythm disruption in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Implications for the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, by Michael J McCarthy in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, Vol 20, March 2022, [doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100412]   Highlights Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized … Continue reading →

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Biomarker research: Submaximal exercise provokes increased activation of the anterior DMN during the resting state as a biomarker of PEM in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/19/2022 by wames

Submaximal exercise provokes increased activation of the anterior default mode network during the resting state as a biomarker of postexertional malaise in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Rakib U Rayhan and  James N Baraniuk in Front. Neurosci., 15 Dec 2021 … Continue reading →

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Research review: Brainstem abnormalities in ME/CFS… evaluation of MRI findings

Posted on 01/12/2022 by wames

Brainstem abnormalities in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A scoping review and evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging findings, by Todd Nelson, Lan-Xin Zhang, Hui Guo, Luis Nacul, Xiaowei Son in Frontiers in Neurology Vol 12, p 769511, Dec 2021 [doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.769511]   Review … Continue reading →

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Research: Experiences…on educational adaptations for students with CFS/ME (Norway)

Posted on 01/10/2022 by wames

Experiences among school personnel and school nurses on educational adaptations for students with CFS/ME: A qualitative interview study, by Wenche Ann Similä,  Torstein Baade Rø and  Torunn Hatlen Nøst in Front. Pediatr., 11 November 2021 [doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.756963]   Research abstract: Introduction: … Continue reading →

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Research review: ME/CFS & POTS proposed as sub-types of long COVID

Posted on 01/06/2022 by wames

Proposed subtypes of post-COVID-19 syndrome (or long-COVID) and their respective potential therapies, by Shin Jie Yong, Shiliang Liu in Rev Med Virol. 2021 Dec 9; [doi: 10.1002/rmv.2315]   Review abstract: The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a highly transmissible infectious … Continue reading →

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Research: Compression stockings improve cardiac output & cerebral blood flow during tilt testing in ME/CFS patients

Posted on 01/05/2022 by wames

Compression stockings improve cardiac output and cerebral blood flow during tilt testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients: a randomized crossover trial by  C. (Linda) M C van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Medicina 2022 … Continue reading →

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