Laurel J

#LongCovid. Imagine your car is damaged & only holds 1/4 tank of fuel. All the dashboard lights are on. Even a good garage can't diagnose or fix your car,they can only give you tips on driving more economically & wish you luck. That's treatment for most of us. #ResearchLongCovid

Such an inspirational example of local government - the polar opposite of Braverman’s cruelty, populism & hate. Huge respect for all involved.

From ‘mental fog’ to post-acute COVID-19 syndrome's executive function alteration: Implications for clinical approach Important recognition by specialists, sadly I only have an abstract…. Anybody full access? ➡️"Brain fog is experienced by 9–55% of people for months after having contracted SARS-CoV-2 virus" ➡️"Several theories have been proposed to explain PACS's brain fog, including a neuroinflammatory hypothesis, but the hypothesis remains to be proven" ➡️"Here, we examined inflammatory and immunological blood profile in a cohort of patients with PACS to investigate the association between executive functions and blood inflammatory markers" ➡️"Our findings demonstrate that PACS is characterized by the presence of an immuno-inflammatory process, which is associated with diminished executive functioning" ➡️"Here, we argue in favour of a shift from the non-descriptive definition of ‘mental fog’ to a characterization of a subtype of PACS(=LongCovid), associated with alteration in executive functioning. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Brain retraining and positive psychology won’t cure an impairment of mitochondrial energy production. Pass it on.

Have you read the @TheBMA report on the impact of Long Covid on medical staff yet? If not why not? Access it here: bma.org.uk/media/7318/bma… It sets out all the reasons we are working to set up a charity to support healthcare workers with Long Covid. @ProfEmer @rogerkline

BBCs @NickTriggle has just appeared on my TV screen presenting a graph for reasons for NHS staff sickness. Are "flu" & "influenza" separate viruses or were you just desperate to not mention Covid? What's going on in your dept. @BBCHughPym please? No mention of #LongCovid?

A new report says Long Covid impacts patients' lives as much as Parkinson's disease or some cancers. @Ruth5News has been speaking to someone who's affected. #5News

Beware: the UK's @ONS long COVID survey shows that you still have a risk of developing long COVID after your second infection, even when you fully recovered from the first. Prevent long COVID by preventing (re)infection.

NHS staff are not failing, they are being failed. Please RT if you know the difference.

Compared to non-LC, #LongCovid respondents displayed significantly higher scores on adaptive coping, use of instrumental support, planning, venting, and behavioral disengagement. 32/

Long-term sick: How record number is changing UK economy - BBC News apple.news/Aq11wrh0zSduFn…

Isn’t It Great That No One Is Dying From Covid Now We Don’t Release The Data About People Dying From Covid?

The three gifts of Mild COVID brought to you by lying experts and politicians. 1) Vascular damage that can't be easier measured. 2) Brain damage marketed as brain fog. 3) Immune dysfunction making you susceptible to more infections. Most people have at least one of these.

Today is #MEAwarenessDay with a focus on Post Exertional Malaise (PEM); new or exacerbation of current symptoms after exertion PEM is relevant to all physios because our interventions can cause it We now have a new page about PEM on our website physiosforme.com/pem

This week is #MEAwarenessWeek (9-15 May). It’s the 13th anniversary of the event and – with #LongCovid rampant round the world – the number of people being diagnosed with #MECFS is growing exponentially. HCPs can learn more about it here: meassociation.org.uk/what-is-me-cfs/ #MedTwitter

Cheers to another day in General Practice -where we are ALREADY doing all the things the government have announced today as innovative ways to improve access to GPs Excellent pharmacists,Care Navigators, Physios,advanced practitioners etc -we already have them We Need more GPs!

I don't know the alternative hypotheses or how to interpret this Healthcare workers who likely caught covid from work in the hospital rather than the community had a 3x risk of Long Covid over 90 days researchsquare.com/article/rs-281…

Why Did We Ban Smoking Indoors When We Could Have Just All Washed Our Hands More?

Since September my best friend Chloé is bedridden with long Covid & ME/CFS. Today marks almost a month of her biggest relapse to date. She went from being bedridden but awake, present, able to move around to eat, drink and shower, able to lie down on the balcony outside 🧵 1/n

The pandemic emergency may have been declared over by @WHO, but for people living with #LongCovid & the vast numbers still developing Long Covid from #Covid19 infections & reinfections, the emergency is very much ongoing. #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask @DrTedros @mvankerkhove

25% of #ME patients are bedbound, can’t walk and can’t take care of themselves. 75% are mostly housebound and can’t work. Most struggle with socialising. Scientists say #MECFS has been triggered in about half of #LongCovid cases. No treatment no cure. #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis