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Independent from initial severity, many patients develop persistent symptoms after infection with SARS-CoV-2, described as long COVID syndrome. Most of these patients are treated by general practitioners (GPs). As evidence-based treatment recommendations are still sparse, GPs must make their...

As part of a collaboration between Dr Paul K Potter (Oxford Brookes University) and Dr Karl Morten (Oxford University) there is an opportunity to establish and run a screening programme for anti-inflammatory peptides with the potential to treat chronic disease. With age there is a gradual...

Just because it appeared on my timeline, here is the Facebook ad promoting the study.

A link to the above document was sent out to the Trans-NIH ME/CFS Working Group email list. "A list of post-infection illness experts involved in the NIH’s RECOVER Initiative is now available on the RECOVER website: https://recovercovid.org/docs/508C-PostInfectionIllnessExpertList.pdf This...

The American reporter Ed Yong, who has recently written a number of well received articles on ME and Long Covid, has written a Twitter thread "about the ethos behind these pieces, and how I’ve approached interviewing, writing, and the rest of it.". I thought the thread itself was full of great...

Full title: Coexistence of fibromyalgia and post-polio syndrome in persons with prior poliomyelitis in Turkey: the relations with symptoms, polio-related impairments, and quality of life Abstract Purpose To investigate the prevalence of fibromyalgia(FM) and to show its relations with symptoms...

Full title: Non-specific symptoms and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in patients with Lyme borreliosis: a prospective cohort study in Belgium (2016–2020) Abstract Background Patients with Lyme borreliosis (LB) may report persisting non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, widespread...

Introduction: Functional neurological disorders (FND) are conditions that cause to alterations in nervous system functions. They are disabling and impair the quality of life of patients but that are potentially reversible provided they have specific management. Functional seizures (FS) and...

Abstract Background The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a complex network where sympathetic and parasympathetic domains interact inside and outside of the network. Correlation-based network analysis (NA) is a novel approach enabling the quantification of these interactions. The aim of this...

Abstract Objectives To describe the early data from the Your COVID Recovery® digital programme and to explore the data collected from two embedded outcome measures. Design Observational. Setting Primary and secondary care (England—Online). Participants 110 individuals completed the programme...

Abstract Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a severe, debilitating chronic disease characterized by marked tiredness and fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbances, pain, and autonomic, immunological, and metabolic dysfunctions, in which all...

A reminder that the Sheffield ME and Fibromyalgia Group are hosting Chris Ponting who will talk about DecodeME, prior to their AGM, Oct 6, 2022, 2:00 PM Event details and to register, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvfu6urzgiGNL9K-MIP_lbJy-296bYyBrE

It won't give an immediate answer but I have asked that the DecodeME team consider, if they aren't already, asking about work and schooling status in the secondary optional questionnaires that are being planned.

Abstract Background Optimal composition of intestinal bacteria is an essential condition for good health. Excessive growth of these bacteria can cause various ailments. The aim of this study was to assess the mental state and gastrointestinal complaints of patients with small intestinal...

Abstract Pain usually receives insufficient attention by individuals due to the misconception that pain is a natural consequence of aging. For persons aged 65 and older, a disease requiring further research is fibromyalgia, characterized by chronic pain without clear pathology. Mind–body...

Functional neurologic disorder is a complex disorder of truly experienced neurologic symptoms without evidence of underlying neurologic disease. This clinical review focuses on the pediatric population and includes the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinician knowledge and early...

Abstract Objective Pathophysiology explanations for functional movement disorders often assume a role for emotional hyperarousal. Pupillometry is a validated method for evaluation of emotional arousal by detecting changes in pupil size in response to emotional stimuli. In a case-control study...

ABSTRACT Background: COVID-19 pandemic has evidenced the weaknesses of most health systems around the world, collapsing them, and depleting their available healthcare resources. Fortunately, the development and enforcement of specific public health policies such as vaccination, mask wearing...

ABSTRACT Background: There are around 1.3million people in the UK living with the devastating psychological, physical and cognitive consequences of Long COVID. UK guidelines recommend that Long COVID symptoms are managed pragmatically with holistic support for patients’ biopsychosocial needs...

Full title: A Comprehensive Assessment of Self-Reported Post COVID-19 Symptoms Among Beneficiaries of Hospital Employee Scheme at a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in Northern India Purpose: With millions of people being affected by COVID-19, people living with post COVID-19 clinical symptoms...