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Article from what seems to be an Italian news source: https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/long-covid-doubles-the-risk-of-hospitalization-with-over-4-deaths-from-this-condition/ The impact of the Long Covid on the state of health is proving to be relevant from the point of view of the National...

Structural and functional impairments of skeletal muscle in patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection Marta Colosio ; Lorenza Brocca ; Marco Gatti ; Marianna Neri ; Emanuela Crea ; Francesca Cadile ; Monica Canepari ; Maria Antonietta Pellegrino ; Biagio Polla ; Simone...

Long COVID-19 Cardiac Complications Are Associated With Autoimmunity to Cardiac Self-Antigens Sufficient to Cause Cardiac Dysfunction No access to the paper... https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062672 A post by Eric Topol .

Introduction: Functional neurological disorder (FND) presents motor, sensory, and cognitive symptoms characterized by clinical signs incongruent with known neurological disease. Together with other health professionals, like neurologists, psychiatrists can play an essential role in diagnosing...

Highlights More women than males complain of Neuro-Long Covid symptoms. The response to Covid-19 infection causes higher rates of acute phase symptoms in males than in females. No significant difference linked to sex has been observed for Neuro-Long-Covid symptoms. Abstract “Long-COVID” is a...

Abstract The battle against COVID-19 has entered a new phase with Rehabilitation Centres being among the major players, because the medical outcome of COVID-19 patients does not end with the control of pulmonary inflammation marked by a negative virology test, as many patients continue to...

Abstract Background Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) affect millions of individuals worldwide. Rehabilitation interventions could support individuals during the recovery phase of COVID-19, but a comprehensive understanding of this new disease and its associated needs is...

Abstract Background Two sequelae of pediatric COVID-19 have been identified, the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and the long COVID. Long COVID is much less precisely defined and includes all the persistent or new clinical manifestations evidenced in subjects previously...

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/1/3/44 Screening of a Small Number of Italian COVID-19 Syndrome Survivors by Means of the Fatigue Assessment Scale: Long COVID Prevalence and the Role of Gender by Antonella Serafini 1,*, Alberto Tagliaferro 2,3,* Francesco Balbi 1, Alberto Bordo 1, Stefano...

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 survivors may report persistent symptoms that resemble myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). We explored (a) ME/CFS-like symptom prevalence and (b) whether axonal, inflammatory, and/or lung changes may contribute to ME/CFS-like symptoms in SARS-CoV-2...

Abstract Background. The hypermobile type of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is likely the most common hereditary disorder of connective tissue mainly characterized by joint hypermobility. Patients with hEDS suffer joint pain, in particular low back pain, commonly resistant to drug therapy. The...

From: Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks Source: Analytica Chimica Acta Preprint Date: May 25, 2021 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003267021005043 Broadband electrical impedance as a novel characterization of oxidative stress in single L6 skeletal muscle cells...

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Full title: A retrospective observational study comparing somatosensory amplification in fibromyalgia, chronic pain, psychiatric disorders and healthy subjects Paywall...

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172792 (as per abstract, not just about italian psychologists) I like the term QRP (Questionable research practices); @dave30th could make good use of it.

Paywall, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41584-020-00506-w Sci hub, https://sci-hub.se/10.1038/s41584-020-00506-w

by Giada Da Ros https://www.academia.edu/43500038/_THATS_WHY_THEY_DONT_BELIEVE_YOU_YOU_DONT_LOOK_SICK_CREATING_MEDICAL_CREDIBILITY_AND_PATIENT_VISIBILITY_FOR_ME_CFS_THROUGH_TELEVISION eta: the author Giada Da Ros @Giada_Da_Ros TV critic; President of the CFS/ME Italian Association (and...

Nice to see coverage in Italy on ME. Not too bad article even though they inflate ME with chronic fatigue and apparently it was classified first time in 1994? It mentions #MEAwarenessHour towards the end :-) Donna Moderna: Fatica cronica: cos'è, sintomi, terapie google translation: Chronic...

Recently there have been several such articles in Germany. I'm happy that this topic is now getting more attention in various countries. An excerpt Link to a Google translation of the article

Source: Value in Health Vol 22, Suppl #3, p S909 Date: November 2019 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098301519350491 https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(19)35049-1/abstract Economic burden of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue...