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Erika Hedden, PhD, MA
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Health research, policy, and communication professional; science (and sci-fi) nerd; adventurer. Opinions mine.
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Many people think that a scientific consensus is a large group of scientists who all agree that something is true. In reality, it’s a large body of scientific studies that all agree with and support each other. The agreement is a by-product of the consistent evidence.

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Maybe it was this one? Although this one talks more about pathways: biosignaling.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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🩺COVID & more newsletter is out In this issue 😱Cognitive tests showed that COVID infection damaged young people's brains, but they were unaware 📈Each new COVID reinfection increases risk of Long COVID 💉No long term LLPCs after mRNA vaccination & much more drruth.substack.com/p/covid-news... 🛟😷🧪

COVID news & more, 9/28/24
COVID news & more, 9/28/24

Nationally, COVID wastewater levels continue to decrease, although SARS-CoV-2 levels are still HIGH in some places, especially in the midwest. According to the CDC, the very highest levels of SARS-2 s...

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Haven't been on the site in a while, but worth sharing, as so many people think "covid is just like a cold now" and won't lead to more than a sniffle or that "covid is over" www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4...

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ME Research UK ME Research UK attended, virtually, the “1st International Conference on Clinical and Scientific Advances in ME/CFS and #LongCOVIDtinyurl.com/5n9asbew#MECFS#pwME

1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN ME/CFS
AND LONG COVID

KEY DISCUSSIONS:

HISTORY OF ME/CFS  
History of ME/CFS following infectious outbreaks, such as the Royal Free Hospital outbreak, up to the recent COVID-19 pandemic

CHALLENGES IN DETERMINING PREVALENCE
Factors affecting prevalence estimates including the mislabelling of ME/CFS, and underreporting in underserved communities

DISEASE HETEROGENEITY
The need for subtyping to increase the reproducibility of research  

BIOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES 
ME/CFS and long COVID research findings - cardiovascular abnormalities, neuropathy, disturbed metabolism, immune abnormalities, and potential mitochondrial dysfunction 

NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT 
The need to manage major symptomatic aspects and identify/treat all identifiable medical conditions 

ME RESEARCH UK SC036942
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www.theguardian.com/wellness/202... This is so frustrating. Yes people might have a cold but they also might have covid, because it hasn't gone away. Covid still poses a risk to immunocompromised people, but could also give any of us long covid, even if vaccinated. If you've got symptoms, test.

Do I have seasonal allergies or is it the common cold?
Do I have seasonal allergies or is it the common cold?

Spring (read: allergy) season can make it difficult to say if a runny nose is the result of pollen or a virus – so I asked experts

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@ABC: Theo Huot de Saint-Albin was a 9-year-old elementary school student when he first contracted COVID-19. Four years later, as much of the world has moved on from the pandemic and resumed normal life, he is still battling the effects of long COVID. https://t.co/LjPBp3iRnb

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Discover the hidden toll of COVID-19, from silent organ damage to the lingering effects of Long COVID Syndrome, our latest research sheds light on the virus's far-reaching impact. Your health could depend on understanding these critical findings. whn.global/scientific/s...

Spectrum of COVID-19: From Asymptomatic Organ Damage to Long COVID Syndrome - WHN
Spectrum of COVID-19: From Asymptomatic Organ Damage to Long COVID Syndrome - WHN

Introduction Symptomatic Long COVID affects 10-30% of the COVID-19-infected population depending on what symptoms are measured. (1-3) Organ damage might affect over 50% of post-COVID-19 individuals (4...

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Erika Hedden, PhD, MA
@erikahedden.bsky.social
Health research, policy, and communication professional; science (and sci-fi) nerd; adventurer. Opinions mine.
19 followers63 following39 posts