Brain autopsy results indicate that COVID-19 patients may have thinned blood vessels in the brain which are prone to leak and trigger small strokes in the brain. A similar finding showed up in a chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) almost 30 years ago. Blood vessel problems may be rife in both diseases.
Paradigm Shift for Long COVID Patients (and people with ME/CFS)? The dramatic announcement that Congress is going to appropriate over a billion dollars (a billion dollars!) to study the COVID-19 long haulers was just one sign that long COVID is being taken seriously....
Emily Taylor of Solve ME/CFS Initiative reported that Congress has approved $1.15 billion (yes that’s a billion with a “B”) for the NIH to fund long-COVID research and clinical trials. $100 million will specifically be used for the rapid acceleration...
The coronavirus presents both a curse and a potential blessing. The curse is obvious – millions sick, many dead, economies under siege, etc. The blessing is less obvious, but for people with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and other post-infectious diseases,...
COVID-19 creates an ME/CFS-like condition characterized by autoimmune autonomic nervous system problems that are partially resolved by IVIG in a long hauler
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