That’s a rather judgemental description of people that believe the virus might have been a leak. Cambridge dictionary: detractor someone who...
If the quality of the evidence is low and risk of bias i high, it can’t be taken as proof of ‘potential’. Including the first sentence isn’t...
They should take their own advice for the first sentence.
So, which is it? Contradicting statements..
I have no idea how I got it. Idk if my sisters had it. One had mono as a child, all three of us had Varielle Zoster (vannkopper/chicken pox)...
Yes. I got ME/CFS from PCR-confirmed Covid three years ago. Negative EBV EBNA (IgG and IgM) and VCA (IgG) Negative Paravirus B19 IgG and IgM...
I also have CMV IgG, but not IgM.
Completely anecdotal, but I have severe PASC (ME/CFS) and I don’t have EBV antibodies.
I believe they changed the threshold for clinical significance for the primary outcome measurment! In the protocol, they state the following:...
«The sample size was based on a mean difference between groups of 50m in the primary outcome (ISWT), with a SD of 72m taken from previous cohort...
Consistent with our primary outcome we found potential improvements in several other physical outcomes above the established MCID when compared to...
Some patients with post-COVID syndrome experience PEM/PESE which can present a challenge. We excluded those under active investigation for, or a...
I believe I somehow didn’t include ‘doesn’t’ there. So I meant to say the opposite. Apologies!
Isn’t syncope (fainting) a potential symptom of severe POTS? They write this about POTS: However, a simple active stand test is more clinically...
The walking test is described here. The source the guide uses, states that: The minimum clinically important improvement for the ISWT is 47.5 m....
The design seems decent. Their conclusions are terrible. Data only available at reasonable requests, and you have to document ‘relevant’...
Hospitalized-Non-PEM/POTS-LC patients, much broader than ME/CFS.
The face-to-face rehabilitation group improved from 285 [219 to 351] m to 312 [244 to 380] m (p<0·001). The unadjusted analysis demonstrated a...
Individuals were excluded if they: had any contraindication to exercise22; experienced symptoms indicative of another medical condition that...
That makes me wish they mentioned the knowledge gap that exists in most of healthcare. ME/CFS is perfectly logical, it’s just counterintuitive....
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