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Multimorbidity is often associated with a high treatment burden, and affected patients can have a reduced capacity to self-manage, which can vary over time as illnesses accumulate and circumstances change.

Abstract Multimorbidity (two or more coexisting conditions in an individual) is a growing global challenge with substantial effects on individuals, carers and society. Multimorbidity occurs a decade earlier in socioeconomically deprived communities and is associated with premature death, poorer...

Abstract Aims A potassium replete diet is associated with lower blood pressure (BP) and lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Whether these associations differ between men and women and whether they depend on daily sodium intake is unknown. Methods and results An analysis was performed in...

Abstract Background: Limited data are available on the long-term clinical and immunologic consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV (PWH). Methods: We measured SARS-CoV-2-specific humoral and cellular responses in people with and without HIV recovering from COVID-19 (n = 39 and...

Also reading that there are several outbreaks of Polio in Pakistan and first case in the U.S in over a decade.

Introduction The diagnostic criteria of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) require heart rate (HR) increase of > 30 bpm in adults and > 40 bpm in patients aged 12–19 years within 10 min of assuming upright posture without orthostatic hypotension (OH) [1]. Autonomic symptoms and...

W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/23/health/monkeypox-pandemic-who.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

@Helene Yes, I've heard this from a few of his patients.

I'm confused. Are they referring to POTS and M.E interchangeably?

Merged thread Hydrogen Rich Water II: New ME/CFS Study – New ME/CFS Hypothesis https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2022/07/21/hydrogen-rich-water-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-trial/

‘Really angry’: Why Canadians with long COVID struggle to access financial aid As more Canadians with long COVID try to apply for insurance and government disability support, many are encountering the same hurdles that have long been familiar to residents with chronic fatigue syndrome...

What is the SIRT3 Gene? SIRT3 (Sirtuin 3) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with SIRT3 include Aging and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Among its related pathways are NAD metabolism in oncogene-induced senescence and mitochondrial dysfunction-associated senescence and NAD...

Hypoxic training improves the microcirculation function of human skeletal muscle, but its mechanism is still unclear. Silent information regulator 2 homolog 3 (Sirt3) can improve mitochondrial function and oxidative status. We aimed to examine the role of Sirt3 in the process of hypoxic...

There are similarities and distinctive dissimilarities between sickness behaviors and M.E. This chart in this paper describes it quite well. Open the separate window in full.

Would love to understand the rationale for the quotes around long COVID. Is the suggestion that there is no such thing as long COVID, or that the people suffering with long COVID may not in fact have long COVID?

Rehab program gives hope to 'long COVID' sufferers. A 'groundbreaking' rehab program at the Ottawa Hospital is offering hope to people suffering from "long COVID". https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/new-hope-for-long-covid-sufferers-1.6521742?cmp=rss

Patients are repeatedly told that they will recover by sending them to Post Covid Rehabilitation and RECOVERY programs.

Some doctors don't want us referring to 4th jabs as 'boosters'. They want it changed to 'updates'. The 'boosters' don't address the new variants, so that makes more sense.

Op-ed: ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) rates are killing people in Ontario People are choosing medically assisted death(MAID) because they cannot afford to live https://nowtoronto.com/news/op-ed-odsp-rates-are-killing-people-in-ontario

Toronto woman facing financial loss of long COVID begins process for medically assisted death. https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-woman-facing-financial-loss-of-long-covid-begins-process-for-medically-assisted-death-1.5982576