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Research updates, August 18
Researchers found immune abnormalities in the intestines of people with Long COVID, according to a new preprint. The small study compared colon tissue samples and blood of 44 people with Long COVID to 13 controls who “recovered” from COVID-19, using several different analysis methods.
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Breast cancer exposed the lack of care I receive for Long COVID
Cancer has a sadly well-worn path. It showed me that I deserve dignity and support for Long COVID.
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How do you spot Long COVID misinformation?
In this episode, Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets talk to Long COVID physician, patient and advocate Zeest Khan about her Long COVID journey, how she looks at new research and off-label treatments as a physician, and how to spot misinformation and pseudoscience online.
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Dysautonomia conference centers biomarkers and post-exertional malaise
The 14th annual Dysautonomia International conference outside Houston included presentations on the role of autoimmunity in dysautonomia and a biobank initiative for POTS research.
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Experimental peptides are being advertised for Long COVID. But the evidence is trailing behind.
Some FDA-approved GLP-1s are being studied in clinical trials for the disease, but their results aren’t available yet. Experts caution against using experimental peptides for Long COVID.
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Will the new COVID-19 antiviral be accessible?
In June, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Xocova (ensitrelvir) as the very first post-exposure prophylaxis for Sars-CoV-2, and if taken within 72 hours, it could stop a SARS-CoV-2 infection in its tracks. The drug is also being studied as a potential Long COVID treatment and even maybe as a preventative. But how…
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FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible?
Shionogi, the Japanese company that makes Xocova (ensitrelvir), said the post-exposure prophylaxis drug will be available in mid-July in the U.S. and will have a list price of $1,400. But its impact will hinge on how easily people can access it, experts say.
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Work until you disappear: Long COVID ensnared me in an exploitative health system
The disease emphasizes the racism and ableism of the public health sector in Germany. People with disabilities and chronic illnesses must be prioritized over profits.
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We must free Long COVID and the people living with it from the mind-body trap
There is a recurring pattern in the history of medicine that still pops up from time to time. When our understanding of a disease lags far behind the need for explanations, biology becomes a matter of one’s own perception. This inevitably shifts the burden of proof back onto the people we should be helping; those…
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A test for Long COVID can’t leave anyone behind
A test for Long COVID will be transformative, and we should start preparing for its arrival now.
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