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It is no accident that the media are platforming this ridiculous opinion at a time when the government is looking for justifications to cut not only disability support but special needs provision in schools.

Picks out the few bits of evidence that sound as if they support her view (if you don't look at the quality of the evidence). Exaggerates and misrepresents the implications of those bits. Completely ignores the much greater quantity of evidence that shows her view to be incorrect. Presents the...

Five years in and we're still getting these "up to two years" headlines. (Not the researchers' fault.)

but also Reconsider the intervention if there is worsening, but the baseline assessment ensures there won't be any worsening. Because who needs joined-up thinking when you've got box-ticking.

They actually call it "Armchair Expert" :rofl:

Thank you - I was bending my brain trying to understand the significance of that figure!

A lot of verbiage that doesn't address the question about the closure of services.

"The studies will continue until morale improves."

It'll be interesting to see a bit more info on this when available - how many people, how were they selected, what kind of LC they were experiencing, how long they were tracked and so on. Was it Sheffield Hallam who put out that silly fatigue management booklet telling people to record and...

That's just reminded me of when the TV dietician Gillian McKeith told people that when you eat green vegetables the chlorophyll oxygenates your blood.

The statement has now been changed to 'Long Covid patients are at a higher risk of going on to develop PTSD'. The link is to a UCL leaflet on Long Covid and mental health which just repeats the same claim with no source. I guess at least that's slightly better. (the UCL leaflet also talks about...

It's so transparent. You'd think they'd be embarrassed.

*sad trombone noise*

As far as I can find out by googling, it's when blood vessels in a certain area of the brain react especially strongly to the vasoactive stimulus used in the scanning process. There can be a positive or negative correlation with the stimulus; in this case it's 'extremely positive'. I can't work...

I've emailed to suggest they correct the statement that 'Roughly one in 10 long Covid patients go on to be diagnosed with PTSD' - that's from a study following up hospitalised patients in 2021.

It's a shame the article leans so heavily on Ben Sinclair, but at least he doesn't get to do his psychobehavioural spiel.

oh dear...

Will do. Thank you!

11 months, god that's dreadful. Thanks for the advice. I'll end up cobbling something together!

No, there's a newer version since last year. Thank you so much for looking though.