USA: The RECOVER Initiative - Long Covid research

It’s actually pretty sad how little is being spent on basic biomedical research, and as a result, how little we know about the actual disease process.

 

Also @Dakota15 would it be possible to put tweets in quote boxes when you share them. Them loading slowly when they are not in quote boxes sometimes makes my browser crash. (I’m on a very old device).

 

12/17/24 - 'RECOVER’s tissue pathology (autopsy) study makes unique contributions to Long COVID research'

“The main activity for the study, which we hope to be launching in the very near future, is called ‘Pathology of PASC...we will be inviting specially trained pathologists from across the country to examine the RECOVER biospecimens."

“We want to know if viral persistence can cause Long COVID. If it can, we want to know where the virus remains in the body. We want to know which Long COVID symptoms are due to reversible changes that can be targeted with treatments to relieve those symptoms, and we want to use this information to design clinical trials that deliver positive results.”

– Dr. James Stone, Principal Investigator, Chair, RECOVER Autopsy Cohort Coordinating Committee

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1869448306063298859

 

12/18, JAMA: “2024 Update of the RECOVER-Adult Long COVID Research Index”

Linda N. Geng, MD, Kristine M. Erlandson, MD, Mady Hornig, MA, MD et al.

 

JN Learning: “Author Leora Horwitz, MD, MHS, of NYU Grossman School of Medicine joins JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, to discuss the JAMA article "2024 Update of the RECOVER-Adult Long COVID Research Index."

https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/18936215

 

'Long COVID and sleep: an urgent call to action' by Dr. Elizabeth Benge, Harvard (RECOVER PI)

'Long COVID underscores the urgent need for a multidisciplinary approach to post-viral care. Patients deserve a medical system that validates their experiences, invests in research, and provides effective treatments.'

'At the same time, we must advocate for research funding and collaboration to address the gaps in our understanding of long COVID.'