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26 July, 2022

7 Best Documentaries About Chronic Illness

Chronic illness may not be well represented in fiction, but there are some amazing documentaries out there that educate viewers and break stigmas.

22 August, 2022

7 Best Documentaries About Chronic Illness

Chronic illness may not be well represented in fiction, but there are some amazing documentaries out there that educate viewers and break stigmas.

28 January, 2021

76% Of COVID-19 Patients Who Get Hospitalized Still Have At Least One Symptom 6 Months Later, A Study Found

A new study offers a peek at the alarming fates patients who were hospitalized face six months after their illness.

24 March, 2023

7T MRI Shows Brain Associations Between Long COVID And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Key points:

• Researchers used the world’s strongest MRI to conduct the first study of patients suffering from long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome.
• The MRI showed similarities in the brainstem and midbrain volumes between the two groups.
• Brainstem dysfunction in both types of patients could contribute to neurological, cardiorespiratory symptoms, and movement disorders.

15 March, 2022

8 Surprising Long-COVID Symptoms

An article from Nebraska Medicine.

20 October, 2021

A Big New Study From Oxford University Confirms The Bad News About Long Covid

Researchers from Oxford University set out to discover more about long Covid, and found that a startling one-third of people who caught the virus were still experiencing one or more symptoms between three and six months after being diagnosed. In many cases, patients had apparently recovered, only to find that weeks later they began experiencing new symptoms, or realized that they had in fact not yet shaken off the effects of infection.

06 March, 2024

A Blood Test Will Allow A More Reliable Diagnosis Of Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease that affects 6% of the population worldwide and is characterized by widespread muscle pain and fatigue. The variety of symptoms can be easily confused with other disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, or chronic back pain. This means that reaching a diagnosis is neither easy nor quick and, therefore, impacts the quality of life and mental health of those suffering from it. To carry out the study, the research team collected blood samples from three different groups: people suffering from fibromyalgia, others suffering from similar rheumatic diseases and a third group without any of these pathologies, which served as a control group. Used to work as. They applied a combination of techniques to isolate and analyze specific chemical signals in the blood that could help differentiate fibromyalgia from other diseases with similar health effects, with the aim of opening up a more accurate and faster diagnostic path.

08 March, 2024

A Blood Test Will Diagnose Fibromyalgia More Reliably

A pioneering technique that a Universitat Rovira i Virgili, University of Ohio and University of Texas researcher team has helped to develop enables this chronic disease to be identified more quickly and precisely.

24 April, 2021

A Brief But Spectacular Take On Advocating For People With Chronic Illnesses

The emergence of long COVID has drawn attention to poorly understood chronic illnesses. This week, over a thousand people living with those diseases signed up to meet virtually with members of Congress to push for more funding for chronic illnesses. Disability advocate Rivka Solomon gives us her Brief But Spectacular take on advocating for those with chronic illnesses.

02 March, 2024

A Case Report Of Chronic Epipharyngitis With Chronic Fatigue Treated With Epipharyngeal Abrasive Therapy (EAT)

A case of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) with chronic epipharyngitis was treated with epipharyngeal abrasive therapy (EAT). The symptoms of ME/CFS improved along with the improvement of chronic epipharyngitis. The patient was followed up with endocrine and autonomic function tests. Endocrine function tests included salivary cortisol and salivary α-amylase activity. Salivary α-amylase activity was stimulated by EAT. EAT improved the diurnal variability of salivary cortisol secretion. Autonomic function tests included heart rate variability analysis by orthostatic stress test. EAT normalized parasympathetic and sympathetic reflexes over time and regulated autonomic balance. Based on the improvement of symptoms and test results, EAT was considered effective for ME/CFS. A literature review was conducted on the mechanism of the therapeutic effect of EAT on ME/CFS.