I don't think an RCT has to be large to be useful. A small one can identify things that are worth more study. And actually, maybe fewer, better...
Obviously things will vary from country to country and possibly from ethics board to ethics board. The system needs to be improved so that there...
This of course is a big question. Paxlovid seems to be a simple enough treatment. With the lobbying might of Pfizer and the enormous...
Treatment reduced the risk of severe acute disease enormously in this health-compromised sample (halved the rate of death; hospitalisation rates...
From the abstract, it looks like a very interesting study. Of course not all post-covid illness is ME/CFS-like, but there is reporting on...
Yes, and as we noted earlier, we don't know what "Long covid" meant in the minds of the doctors who diagnosed it. The finding of a useful effect...
The new version of the paper just has the cumulative incidence chart for Metformin and the placebo in the main text. Figure S3 is the cumulative...
From the Long covid in the media thread, an article about the study:
New abstract Abstract Background: Post-acute sequelae of COVID, termed “Long COVID”, is an emerging chronic illness potentially affecting ~10%...
Nope, I'm utterly confused. They seem to be suggesting that some people have MUPS that don't fit into a syndrome (I'll call this group...
I'm still not understanding. I still believe that trials with a sound set-up (RCT) can help us know what is going on. The real problem is that...
This wasn't really research though, I'm not sure why you are defending it @rvallee. They had 90 patients who were already there, really wanting...
https://afsa.org/havana-syndrome-there-was-moscow-signal An interesting read from an ex-Moscow embassy American diplomat, talking about the use of...
That's a good point. But, there is the example of rickettsias. There is an Australian study that found a high level of latent rickettsial...
Paired analysis They had 13 patients with blood samples from their acute illness phase (3 mild; 8 severely ill; 2 critically ill with intubation)...
Mexican study - the authors are in no doubt that Long Covid exists and is important. It's not super clear from the abstract, but they have plasma...
My son and I have sent samples off to the lab. The testing is free, and part of investigations into the genetics of neuromuscular disorders. I...
Thinking about this over breakfast, I feel infuriated at the failure of the health system to care for this person. @Arnie Pye described what...
Indeed. What a horrific situation.
That's a terrific summary of the situation, thanks @dave30th.
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