Tag Archives: COVID-19

Research: Long COVID, ME/CFS & symptom severity in Germany

Posted on 08/31/2022 by wames

Post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue syndrome following the first pandemic wave in Germany and biomarkers associated with symptom severity   German researchers compared ME/CFS and long COVID patients and found even mild C-19 can lead to PEM. Almost half of the LC … Continue reading →

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Case study: ME/CFS post coronavirus disease

Posted on 02/22/2022 by wames

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome post coronavirus disease 2019, by Yoshiki Kusama, Sadahiro Fukui, Makiko Maruyama, Katsunori Kamimura, Toshiro Maihara in Paediatrics International Vol 64, no. 1 Feb 2022 [doi.org/10.1111/ped.14976]   Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute … Continue reading →

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Research: The SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 in ME/CFS

Posted on 09/08/2021 by wames

The SARS-CoV-2 receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in  Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a meta-analysis of public DNA methylation and gene expression data, by João Malato, Franziska Sotzny, Sandra Bauer, Helma Freitag, André Fonseca, Anna D Grabowska, Luís Graça, Clara Cordeiro, … Continue reading →

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Research review: Redox imbalance links COVID-19 & ME/CFS

Posted on 08/18/2021 by wames

Redox imbalance links COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Bindu D Paul, Marian D Lemle, Anthony L Komaroff, Solomon H Snyder in PNAS August 24,  2021 118 (34); [doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2024358118]   Review abstract: Although most patients recover from acute COVID-19, … Continue reading →

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Research: CFS: an emerging sequela in COVID-19 survivors? (Italy)

Posted on 08/05/2021 by wames

Chronic fatigue syndrome: An emerging sequela in COVID-19 survivors?, by Elisa Mantovani, Sara Mariotto, Daniele Gabbiani, Gianluigi Dorelli, Silvia Bozzetti, Angela Federico, Serena Zanzoni, Domenico Girelli, Ernesto Crisafulli, Sergio Ferrari, Stefano Tamburin in Journal of NeuroVirology August 2, 2021   Research … Continue reading →

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Research: Shadow burden of undiagnosed ME/CFS on society (Latvia)

Posted on 07/15/2021 by wames

Shadow Burden of undiagnosed Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) on society: retrospective and prospective—in light of COVID-19, by  Diana Araja, Uldis Berkis, Asja Lunga and Modra Murovska in J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(14), 3017; [doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143017] 6 July 2021 (This article … Continue reading →

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£5m for post-viral long COVID. £0 for post-viral ME/CFS!

Posted on 06/16/2021 by wames

Welsh Government: Services supporting people to recover from COVID-19 (none for ME/CFS)   On 15th June 2021 the Health Minister, Eluned Morgan MS, announced in the Senedd that £5 million would be given to the NHS “to develop primary and … Continue reading →

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Adolescent & young adult ME/CFS after confirmed or probable COVID-19

Posted on 05/20/2021 by wames

Adolescent and young adult ME/CFS after confirmed or probable COVID-19, by Lindsay S Petracek, Stacy J Suskauer, Rebecca F Vickers, Neel R Patel, Richard L Violand, Renee L Swope, Peter C Rowe in Frontiers in Medicine Vol 8, p 668944 , April … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 & post-infectious ME/CFS: a narrative review

Posted on 04/27/2021 by wames

COVID-19 and post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a narrative review, by Sonia Poenaru, Sara J Abdallah, Vicente Corrales-Medina, Juthaporn Cowan in Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. Jan 2021 [doi:10.1177/20499361211009385]   Bottom line Many post-acute COVID-19 symptoms resemble post-infectious ME/CFS Acute … Continue reading →

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APPG on ME meets 19 April 2021: impact of COVID-19 on people with ME/CFS

Posted on 04/07/2021 by wames

ME Association blog post: APPG on ME: Annual General Meeting and the impact of COVID-19 on people with ME/CFS, April 6 2021   The Annual General Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) will take place on … Continue reading →

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