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Has COVID-19 caused an increase in [UK] Income Protection claims? "The financial value of Covid claims paid to date is small relative to the value of claims otherwise paid by Income Protection insurers. Most Covid claims have arisen on policies with short waiting periods and most of the people...

Numerous studies have revealed the involvement of fibrinogen in the inflammatory response. To explain the molecular mechanisms underlying fibrinogen-dependent inflammation, two bridging mechanisms have been proposed in which fibrin(ogen) bridges leukocytes to endothelial cells. The first...

Full title: Six versus 2 weeks treatment with doxycycline in European Lyme neuroborreliosis: a multicentre, non-inferiority, double-blinded, randomised and placebo-controlled trial Abstract Background There is limited evidence regarding optimal duration of antibiotic treatment in...

In mice. Abstract Early life exposure to environmental pollutants may have long-term consequences and harmful impacts on health later in life. Here, we investigated the short- and long-term impact of early life 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentacholorobiphenyl (PCB 126) exposure (24 μg/kg body weight for five...

Now published. (Dis)respect and shame in the context of ‘medically unexplained’ illness, 2022, Cheston Abstract A significant proportion of somatic symptoms remain, at present, medically unexplained. These symptoms are common, can affect any part of the body, and can result in a wide range of...

"In some studies, reference was made to a physiotherapy intervention model called "Restrained rehabilitation" [8, 10, 11, 16] based on a hierarchical scheme of the proposed activities and on the constraint of achieving the objectives shared with the patient for the discharge from the hospital...

Full title: Efficacy of physiotherapy treatments in children and adolescents with somatic symptom disorder and other related disorders: systematic review of the literature Abstract According to the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, somatic symptom and...

Abstract Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a multifactorial somatic disorder characterized by physical reactions triggered by even extremely low levels of different airborne chemicals. In most individuals with MCS, these reactions have substantial negative impact on social, occupational...

ABSTRACT The presence and reactivation of chronic viral infections such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been proposed as potential contributors to Long COVID (LC), but studies in well-characterized post-acute cohorts of individuals...

Abstract Persistent COVID-19 symptoms (long COVID) may bring challenges to long haulers’ social lives. Females may endure more profound impacts given their special social roles and existing structural inequality. This study explores the effects of long COVID on the social life of female long...

The work of the Expert Panel Working with relevant subject experts, the panel undertakes research and analysis, including but not limited to reviewing written evidence and published data, in order to judge the Government's progress against its own key objectives and commitments. The panel's...

Collection of S4ME live tweets from yesterday, https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1551896025346056193.html

NIH’s next ME/CFS telebriefing will be held on August 26, 2022 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET. The telebriefing will include updates from NIH on ME/CFS-related research activities and a presentation by Lily Chu, MD, MSHS, Vice President of the International Association for Chronic Fatigue...

Information from the ethics approval result, https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/application-summaries/research-summaries/convalescent-inflammatory-conditions-a-metabolomic-analysis/ Research summary 21% of men and 24% of women are still thought to suffer from COVID-19...

Full title: Is Whole-Body Cryostimulation an Effective Add-On Treatment in Individuals with Fibromyalgia and Obesity? A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Abstract Pain severity, depression, and sleep disturbances are key targets for FM rehabilitation. Recent evidence suggests that...

Abstract Public health reports contain limited information regarding the psychological and neurological symptoms of tick-borne diseases (TBDs). Employing a mixed-method approach, this analysis triangulates three sources of symptomology and provides a comparison of official public health...

Full title: Efficacy of Short-Term High Dose Pulsed Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-Infections: A Report of Three Cases and Literature Review Abstract Lyme disease and associated co-infections...

Abstract Objective Patients with persistent physical symptoms (PPS) require an explanation that is acceptable and comprehensible to them. Central sensitisation (CS) is an explanatory model for PPS and chronic pain that has been broadly applied in the context of pain medicine, but, until...

Abstract Symptoms of long coronavirus disease (COVID) were found in 38% of 170 patients followed for a median of 22.6 months. The most prevalent symptoms were fatigue, affected taste and smell, and difficulties remembering and concentrating. Predictors for long COVID were older age and number...