German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach gives an update on Long COVID.

Even those getting reinfected or infected after vaccination, again have the risk of getting Long COVID.

We have many Long COVID cases, and with each wave of infections, more cases are added.

We still do not…

Please share this recommendation from GINA: Adults and adolescents with #MILD #asthma should be treated with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) containing therapy either regularly every day or with low-dose ICS–formoterol taken as needed for symptom relief. See ginasthma.org/reports/

Very excited to present my journey of living with #COPD The Dyspnea Society The strategies I implement to managing breathlessness (including exercise), and my perspective on what i think is important for healthcare and research going forward in the field of breathlessness science.

We can’t wait for your presentation and valuable insights! Thanks for agreeing to share your journey with us 🫁🏃 #breathlessness #dyspnea #dyspnoea

Call for Abstracts! Submit your abstract for Dyspnea 2024. Topic categories include mechanisms, measurement and management of dyspnea. Early-bird registration rates are still available.
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Frame of reference values for Borg CR10 scale intensity ratings of leg effort 🦵during incremental cycle 🚴ergometry in non-trained healthy adults aged 19–85 #CPET onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Congratulations to Marla Beauchamp for receiving the 2024 CHRP Distinction Award from the Canadian Thoracic Society !
This award was created to recognize healthcare professionals who have enhanced respiratory care through unique or long-term contributions🤩
McMaster Health Sciences MIRA McMaster #CRC2024

In the latest European Respiratory Journal podcast, Deputy Chief Editor @DonSin4 interviews Associate Editor Joan Soriano about long COVID, which is the subject of a series of articles in the March & April issues of the ERJ.

Listen: bit.ly/4cFARnR

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So simple but imagine the impact if implemented across the whole NHS.

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📢📢📢Only 1 day left to register for our
PERFORM Trial Dissemination Event 2024 at buytickets.at/performtrial/1…
#multimorbidity #exercise #rehab #LTC

📣The Dyspnea Society meeting is open for registration and abstract submissions:
📍McGill University, Montreal
🗓️ June 26-29
👉Register event.fourwaves.com/dyspnea2024/re…
(early bird closes May 31)
Got an abstract on mechanisms, assessment or management? Submit here: event.fourwaves.com/dyspnea2024/su…

Great news PERFORM feasibility protocol paper has been published in the BMJ Open 🎉bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/4/e… WELL DONE to everyone who contributed👏PERFORM Trial Sally Singh Leicester Clinical Trials Unit Rachael Evans

#breathlessness #dyspnea #respisbest 👇👇👇

Our latest #LongCovid research from PHOSP-COVID study & ISARIC4C has found inflammatory patterns across different symptoms. The work brings us closer to understanding long COVID and finding treatments. Thanks to all co-authors Peter Openshaw Ryan Thwaites & Claudia Efstathiou

We are really please to have our paper on Long Covid subtypes out today in Nature Immunology. This project worked with PHOSP-COVID study cohort to delve into what is different in those with persistent symptoms. nature.com/articles/s4159…
Here's a short thread on what we found:

Preprint on our analysis of microclots in Long COVID David Smith Dr Prachi Stafford, @[email protected] Rae Binita Kane Increased fibrinaloid microclot counts in platelet-poor plasma are associated with Long COVID medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Rachael Evans Long Covid Support 🌍 Felicity Liew Peter Openshaw Thank you Rachael. Count us in!! ❤️💪

Rachael Evans Felicity Liew Peter Openshaw Rhyan Thwaites Thanks Rachael! We are certainly looking forward to working with you further!
#LongCovid
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❤️ Long Covid Support 🌍 & we're so grateful to be partners with you all ❤️ so mindful of your time and effort ⚖️ when unwell
👏 Felicity Liew Peter Openshaw Rhyan Thwaites 👏
🌟 now to turn data into more therapeutic clinical trials & reverse the pathophysiology
🤞 we're planning BIG 🤞

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We talked to Christine Jenkins at the #TSANZSRS2024 who told the meeting about a new resource developed for patients to help overcome the challenges of initiating discussions about breathlessness in the medical consultation. Watch her full discussion…