On September 5, join NIAID and Children’s National Hospital for a symposium on infection-associated chronic illnesses affecting children! Register by August 16: research.childrensnational.org/news-and-event…

Another ME death. Devastated. Sammy was so important for the severe community. Her work was immense. Helped so many people. Raising awareness. And sharing crucial information. You're already so missed 🕯️ Sammy

Even though I’m very open about my chronic illnesses I still “hide” plenty from the people in my life because people don’t want to know what it’s really like mentally & physically to be this sick. And a lot of people are just in disbelief so I hide to avoid both judgement & pity

This is a heartbreaking story. A 16-year old was the only one wearing a mask at school to protect her immunocompromised mother. But she was bullied into unmasking and caught COVID, which infected and killed her mother. archive.ph/2024.09.05-093…

Dorset Echo: 'Weymouth campaigner welcomes charity's inclusion in Covid Inquiry' 'A Dorset campaigner for children suffering with Long Covid is 'relieved' that her charity will now be part of the next stage of the Covid Inquiry' dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24565232.…

The Courier: Many GPs still don’t acknowledge long Covid’: Dundee’s Louise on the fight to get better The 45-year-old became ill after getting Covid before the first lockdown in March 2020 Louise is one of over 187,000 people with long Covid in Scotland thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/h…

SciTech Daily: 'Newly Discovered Antibody Protects Against All COVID-19 Variants' 'A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has identified SC27, an antibody capable of neutralizing all known variants of the COVID-19 virus..' scitechdaily.com/newly-discover…

'Arthritis medications could reverse COVID lung damage' 'The new research, however, suggests that existing drugs such as baricitinib and anakinra can disrupt the malfunctioning immune response and finally allow damaged lungs to heal' news-medical.net/news/20240906/…

I made this short (90 sec) video of me out of breath without physical activity or mental exertion. Something I believe a lot of #MECFS and #LongCovid patients experience. I hope to make more videos about everyday life experiences with #SevereMECFS. ❤️ youtu.be/wIjAXhNnbnk?si…

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