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  1. Andy

    A prospective follow-up on thyroid function, thyroid autoimmunity and long COVID among 250 COVID-19 survivors 2023 Tak Wai Lui et al

    Abstract Purpose We evaluated the evolution of thyroid function and autoimmunity among COVID-19 survivors over 6 months in relation to interferon beta-1b treatment and long COVID. Methods We included COVID-19 survivors managed in a major COVID-19 centre between July 2020 and May 2021 who were...
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    Renal abscess with Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection from a dog bite 2022 Trainor-Moss et al

    Abstract We present a case of renal abscess caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection in a previously healthy middle-aged man. He presented with sepsis and an acute kidney injury, and although not identified on his initial assessment, he had sustained a dog bite 5 days prior to hospital...
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    United Kingdom: Action for ME (AfME) news

    "There is only 1 week to go before our Breaking Isolation Workshop, funded by...
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    USA: News from the Workwell Foundation.

    From a Workwell email. "The Workwell group welcomes the New Year with new ways to promote hope and provide help for people living with PEM/PESE We are pleased to announce the formation of Workwell Health. The purpose of WWHealth is to elevate the standard of care for people living with post...
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    “I Just Want to Feel Safe Going to a Doctor”: Experiences of Female Patients with Chronic Conditions in Australia, 2022, Merone (3+ with ME/CFS)

    Would it? Given that, again, the focus of this study was on the lived experience of women, there seems to me no need to include the lived experience of men. In addition, I believe it is pretty well established that it is women who are overwhelmingly diagnosed with the type of chronic conditions...
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    Compilation of ME articles in 2022

    For reference, here are the previous compilations. Compilation of ME articles in 2021 Compilation of the biggest ME articles in 2020 Compilation of best and/or most read ME articles in 2019
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    RNA-Seq of Dermal Fibroblasts from Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Supports.. 2022 Ritelli et al

    Full title: RNA-Seq of Dermal Fibroblasts from Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Supports Their Categorization as a Single Entity with Involvement of Extracellular Matrix Degrading and Proinflammatory Pathomechanisms Abstract Hypermobile...
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    “I Just Want to Feel Safe Going to a Doctor”: Experiences of Female Patients with Chronic Conditions in Australia, 2022, Merone (3+ with ME/CFS)

    So you are not confirming your opinion on whether the women interviewed in the study are wrong or not then. Not sure what is so hard to understand here. This paper is about the experiences of women. It is not attempting to discover if the experiences of the women interviewed are also...
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    Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 promotes neuronal apoptosis upon Japanese encephalitis virus infection 2022 Chakraborty et al

    Abstract Infection by Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in humans is primarily characterized by signs and symptoms including non-specific febrile illness, arthralgia, myalgia etc. followed by its resolution due to joint action of host innate and adaptive immunity. However, in selective cases...
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    Effects of different types of exercises on pain, quality of life, depression, and body composition in women with fibromyalgia: 2022 Kolak et al

    Abstract Objectives: This study aims to compare the efficacy of three different exercise types on pain, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), depression, and body composition in women with fibromyalgia (FM). Patients and methods: Between June 2019 and December 2019, a total of 41 women with...
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    The relationship between serum prolidase activity and histone H3 protein levels and fibromyalgia 2022 Ozturk et al

    OBJECTIVE: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a clinical syndrome characterized by prominent physical and psychological impairment and widespread pain on both sides of the body, above and below the waist, and along the axial skeleton. It often causes sleep difficulties, memory impairment, mood changes...
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    Distress as a mediator for pain and activities of daily living in older adults with fibromyalgia 2022 Gower et al

    Introduction: Pain, distress, and activities of daily living impact the lives of those with chronic pain. This study investigated distress (depressive symptoms, anxiety) on the relationship between pain (intensity and pain interference) and activities of daily living in individuals with...
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    Somatic symptoms mediate the association between subclinical anxiety and depressive symptoms and its neuroimaging mechanisms 2022 Kong et al

    Abstract Background Subclinical anxiety, depressive and somatic symptoms appear closely related. However, it remains unclear whether somatic symptoms mediate the association between subclinical anxiety and depressive symptoms and what the underlying neuroimaging mechanisms are for the mediating...
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    Patients with Functional Somatic Syndromes--FM, IBS, Chronic Headaches, and Chronic Low Back Pain--Have Lower Outcomes... 2022 Masood et al

    Full title: Patients with Functional Somatic Syndromes--Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Headaches, and Chronic Low Back Pain--Have Lower Outcomes And Higher Opioid Usage And Cost After Shoulder And Elbow Surgery Abstract Purpose To perform a systematic review assessing the...
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    Longitudinal relations between autistic-like features and functional somatic symptoms in adolescence 2022 Hogendoorn, Rosmalen et al

    Abstract Autistic-like features and functional somatic symptoms (FSS) frequently co-occur. It remains unknown how autistic-like features and FSS affect each other and develop throughout adolescence. This study examined reciprocal relations between autistic-like features and FSS in adolescence...
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    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in youth: Individual and family psychiatric characteristics 2022 Doss

    Introduction: Youth with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are an understudied group associated with significant medical and psychiatric morbidity. Several studies have examined characteristics associated with youth's development of this disorder, though the exploration of family factors...
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    Design and recruitment of a large-scale cohort study on prevalence, risk factors and impact evaluation of post-COVID-19 ... 2022 Pagen et al

    Full title: Design and recruitment of a large-scale cohort study on prevalence, risk factors and impact evaluation of post-COVID-19 condition and its wider long-term social, mental, and physical health impact: The PRIME post-COVID study Background: Persistent symptoms, described as long COVID...
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    The relationship between chronic immune response and neurodegenerative damage in long COVID-19 2022 ELIZALDE DÍAZ et al

    In the past two years, the world has faced the pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which by August of 2022 has infected around 619 million people and caused the death of 6.55 million individuals globally. Although SARS-CoV-2 mainly affects the...
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    Correlation between chronic conditions and job absenteeism among healthcare administration employees at ... 2022 Alturkistani

    Full title: Correlation between chronic conditions and job absenteeism among healthcare administration employees at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah, Saudi Arabia Abstract: BACKGROUND:Globally, chronic conditions are becoming more prevalent, both in general and within the workforce...
  20. Andy

    “I Just Want to Feel Safe Going to a Doctor”: Experiences of Female Patients with Chronic Conditions in Australia, 2022, Merone (3+ with ME/CFS)

    Who is making that assumption, as far as I can see this paper isn't? My bolding below.
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