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Abstract Little data exist on long COVID outcomes beyond one year. In a cohort enrolled with mild-moderate acute COVID-19, a wide range of symptoms manifest at 6, 12, and 18 months. Endorsing over 3 symptoms associates with poorer quality of life in 5 domains: physical, social, fatigue, pain...

Abstract Background ME/CFS is a disorder characterized by recurrent fatigue and intolerance to exertion which manifests as profound post-exertional malaise. Prevalence studies internationally have reported highly variable results due to the 20 + diagnostic criteria. For Australia, the prevalence...

Post copied from this thread: EDS, hypermobility, and the link, if any, to ME/CFS I didn't know where to post this, but the ME Association had an online survey about common health conditions in pwME. The current result: Which of the following conditions, which are more common, or appear to be...

ABSTRACT In this article, we update our earlier analyses of myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) economic impact and its National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding versus disease burden, taking into account the anticipated new cases of ME/CFS resulting from COVID-19...

Prevalence, determinants, and impact on general health and working capacity of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 six to 12 month after infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study from southern Germany Peter, Kern et al https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.14.22272316v1...

Abstract Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a long-term disabling illness accompanied by medically unexplained fatigue. This study aimed to explore the epidemiological characteristics of CFS in South Korea. Methods: Using the nationwide medical records provided by the Korean Health...

Associations between long-term conditions and upper gastrointestinal cancer incidence: A prospective population-based cohort of UK Biobank participants Abstract Upper gastrointestinal cancers (oesophageal/stomach) have high mortality rates and are often diagnosed after the disease has...

Abstract Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a long-term disabling illness accompanied by fatigue unsolved by rest. However, ME/CFS is a poorly understood illness that lacks a universally accepted pathophysiology and treatment. A lack of CFS-related...

"Main points At 2 May 2021, an estimated 1.0 million people living in private households in the UK (1.6%) were experiencing self-reported long COVID (symptoms persisting for more than four weeks after the first suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that were not explained by something...

Not new but thought it should be here. " Abstract Background Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been used to name a range of chronic conditions characterized by extreme fatigue and other disabling symptoms. Attempts to estimate the...

moved thread Ok, but most of these studies are based on confirmed PCR tests which if I understand correctly require virus particles, not necessarily antibodies. On Twitter someone pointed me to this Danish preprint which found that 16% of patients reported fatigue and 13% concentration...

Open access, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13365-021-00949-1

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21641846.2021.1878716?journalCode=rftg20

Free full text: http://www.sagpj.co.za/index.php/SAGPJ/article/view/41 South African General Practitioner 2020; 1(4):132-134 https://doi.org/10.36303/SAGP.2020.1.4.0041 Sick and tired of COVID-19: long haulers and post viral (fatigue) syndromes Kim Outhoff The full article is available at...

Castori M, Celletti C, Camerota F, Grammatico P. Chronic fatigue syndrome is commonly diagnosed in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type/joint hypermobility syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011;29(3):597-598. https://www.clinexprheumatol.org/article.asp?a=4635 No abstract, this...

More interesting stuff from Goodelf, a two part article on MUS https://opposingmega.wordpress.com/2020/08/19/so-what-if-23-get-worse-2/ Part 1: The PCPCS – a ‘One Door’ Approach to MUS By Goodelf https://opposingmega.wordpress.com/2020/08/19/so-what-if-23-get-worse/ Part 2: One Door, One...

Systematic Review of the Epidemiological Burden of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Across Europe: Current Evidence and EUROMENE Research Recommendations for Epidemiology https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/5/1557

Free full text: http://ejobios.org/article/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-prevalence-in-human-to-human-sphere-workers-factors-contributing-to-7532

full paper here https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186%2Fs12967-020-02269-0

Leonard Jason research finds that many young people have ME/CFS A new study finds that 0.75%, or 1 in 130 young people, have ME.CFS. That's a lot of people living with the illness. Only 5% of those diagnosed with the illness already had a diagnosis. Prevalence increased rapidly as children...