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  1. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    :D No teleportation needed, apparently! The infection is already inside your house, errr...? :cautious::unsure: In an interview today (about the evidence for face masks), Tegnell said: :rolleyes:
  2. mango

    BPS attempts at psychologizing Long Covid

    Another Swedish opinion piece, written by 11 BPS doctors... :grumpy: DN: ”Aktivering är den effektivaste formen av behandling” Google Translate, English ("Activation is the most effective form of treatment")
  3. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    Swedish chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has a different opinion... :( Source: Aftonbladet: "Oro för en andra våg när smittspridningen ökar i Europa" Google Translate, English Still no masks/facecoverings either, despite WHO's recommendations :(
  4. mango

    Why patients have difficulties avoiding excessive exertion

    The reason I keep overexerting myself so often is because that's what happens when I'm trying to fulfill my basic needs (food, basic hygiene, vital household chores etc). It seems impossible to avoid, since I'm not able to get the practical help I need.
  5. mango

    BPS attempts at psychologizing Long Covid

    Sweden: Hanne Kjöller (controversial writer, BPS extremist, background in nursing) attacks people with long-covid in her latest editorial in DN, Sweden's largest daily newspaper. CFS is mentioned. DN: Coronapandemin får sjuktalen i psykisk ohälsa att minska...
  6. mango

    News about Long Covid including its relationship to ME/CFS 2020 to 2021

    Yes, in Swedish there's a similar connection between the terms, but not as literal. It's called "nervsystemet" ("the nerve system") in Swedish, so at least we don't have the word "nervous" ("nervös" as in anxious) in the abbreviation. However, in Swedish there are several colloquial expressions...
  7. mango

    Open Sweden: The role of low-grade inflammation [...] in ME/CFS, Andreasson et al - recruiting

    Their web page was apparently updated in March, a Q&A has been added. Here's one of the answers: https://www.stressforskning.su.se/om-oss/press-nyheter/nyheter/deltagare-till-forskningsstudie-sökes-1.434261#Frågor och svar There's still no info about why a psychological department is doing a...
  8. mango

    News from Scandinavia

    A psychiatrist at a BPS oriented ME center in Linköping, Sweden, removed the ME diagnosis of one of their patients, despite never having met her. She's now being denied home visits and medical care. Here's her story, in her own words: Maybe easier to read on Facebook, for those of you who...
  9. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    A bit of a follow-up to my previous post: Some numbers from actual tests: Source: Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset: Den storskaliga antikroppstestningen i Region Stockholm fortsätter i oförminskad styrka med över 223 000 tester gjorda sedan det öppnades för allmänheten i mitten på juni Google...
  10. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    The Swedish Public Health Agency are moving contact tracing responsibilities from healthcare professionals to patients... https://tt.omni.se/fhm-covidsjuka-ska-sjalva-fa-smittspara/a/Ad6vGM
  11. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    More "optimistic" speculations about herd immunity by the Swedish Public Health Agency... Original source: Dagens Nyheter: "FHM: Stockholm kan ha 40 procents immunitet" I can't help wondering, are these (in my opinion, overly optimistic) speculations some kind of attempt at justifying their...
  12. mango

    Question: Coronavirus & home sewn masks?

    I'd say definitely ironic :) Have a look at the whole thread, not just the first tweet, if you're in doubt about that :)
  13. mango

    The biology of coronavirus COVID-19 - including research and treatments

    Result from a local Swedish study. Gothenburg is Sweden's second largest city. The original source is paywalled: Göteborgs-Posten: Resultaten har kommit – så många var smittade i Göteborg
  14. mango

    Question: Coronavirus & home sewn masks?

    Twitter thread: ETA: To clarify, I read this Twitter thread as ironic and found it funny because it's so absurd. The absurdity is even more obvious of you have a look at the whole thread, not just the first tweet.
  15. mango

    Question: Coronavirus & home sewn masks?

    Thank you for clarifying :) It's really really disgusting that so many companies export/sell fake and substandard PPE, and are being so dishonest about it :(:mad: Having said that, I wouldn't think the fake "KN95" masks are completely useless to the wearer; wouldn't they still offer a certain...
  16. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    Opinion piece by 23 researchers in the Swedish newspaper Göteborgs-Posten, questioning the Swedish strategy and herd immunity: Vad är Folkhälsomyndigheten egentligen ute efter? https://www.gp.se/debatt/vad-är-folkhälsomyndigheten-egentligen-ute-efter-1.31088225
  17. mango

    Question: Coronavirus & home sewn masks?

    Could you please share the source(s) for these tests? I have some Chinese masks that are supposed to be KN95 certified (equivalent of FFP2), but I suspect they might be fake :(
  18. mango

    The biology of coronavirus COVID-19 - including research and treatments

    New research project by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare and SBU (the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services), focusing on covid-19 patients who suffer from long-term symptoms. They will probably create clinical guidelines based on their...
  19. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    The Swedish Intensive Care Registry (SIR) has published incorrect mortality statistics due to a bug in their system: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/bugg-i-systemet-har-gett-felaktig-coronastatistik https://www.icuregswe.org/om-sir/nyheter/fel-i-mortalitetsrapport/
  20. mango

    News about Long Covid including its relationship to ME/CFS 2020 to 2021

    Paywalled article in a Swedish newspaper: SvD: Långtidssjuka ifrågasätts – ”varit ett helvete” https://www.svd.se/langtidssjuka-ifragasatts--varit-ett-helvete It seems to be a translated version of an article by Ed Yong, originally published in the Atlantic. Here's their Facebook post, in...
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