In the News
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28 September, 2024
Utilization Frequency And Patient-Reported Effectiveness Of Symptomatic Therapies In Post-COVID Syndrome
To date there is no causal treatment for post-COVID syndrome, leaving symptomatic treatments as the primary recourse. However, the practical implementation and effectiveness of these interventions remain underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the utilization frequency of symptomatic therapies and patient-reported effectiveness across various treatment modalities at a German post-COVID center.
28 September, 2024
Stem Cells Used To Identify Doping Drug As Potential Chronic Fatigue Treatment
A researcher finding existing drugs to repurpose for treating psychiatric disorders and chronic fatigue syndrome is amongst the winners of the 2024 Australian Mental Health Prize.
27 September, 2024
Swim Sessions For Adults With Chronic Pain Launch In Bromsgrove
New swim sessions for adults living with pain management conditions are taking place at Bromsgrove Sport and Leisure Centre from midday to 1pm every Thursday. The sessions are held in a warm water pool, making it more comfortable for people with mobility issues and chronic pain conditions, such as fibromyalgia.
27 September, 2024
New Study Sheds Light On Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Long COVID-19 Fatigue
A new study by Iñigo Murga at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) reveals that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) presents with diverse symptoms, requiring different diagnostic approaches. The research, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, highlights the need for tailored treatment based on individual patient profiles.
26 September, 2024
Long COVID Fatigue Tied To Brain Connectivity Patterns, Study Finds
A new study published in Psychiatry Research explores the relationship between fatigue in Long COVID and specific patterns of brain connectivity. Researchers observed that fatigue, one of the most common and debilitating symptoms in Long COVID patients, is associated with certain patterns of brain structure and function, particularly in the frontal and cerebellar regions. Notably, mental and physical fatigue were linked to distinct brain connectivity patterns, suggesting the possibility that different neural mechanisms may be involved in each type of fatigue.
26 September, 2024
Microglia And Female Bias Of Long COVID Neurological Symptoms
Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a call to investigate sex differences – particularly focusing on girls, women, and sexual and gender minorities – in the manifestation and treatment of this disease. Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Haley Vecchiarelli will help answer this call thanks to her Fellowship-level 2024 Graduate and Fellowship Research Award in Women’s Health from the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) at BC Women’s Health Foundation. This work is the continuation of an ongoing collaboration between Drs. Marie-Ève Tremblay and Leigh Anne Swayne at the UVic Division of Medical Sciences and Dr. Darwyn Kobasa at the National Microbiology Laboratory.
25 September, 2024
Who Do Workplaces Actually Accommodate?
How the rush back to the office hurts disabled workers—and everyone else.
25 September, 2024
Muscle Relaxants For Chronic Pain: Where Is The Greatest Evidence?
The long-term use of muscle relaxants may benefit patients with painful spasms or cramps and neck pain, according to a systematic review of clinical studies, but they do not appear to be beneficial for low back pain, fibromyalgia, or headaches and can have adverse effects such as sedation and dry mouth.
24 September, 2024
Through Osteoarthritis And Fibromyalgia, Nicola Brunt Has Kept On Growing
“I have a lot of health problems, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia,” Nicola Brunt explains. “Gardening is difficult but it is something I couldn’t be without because it heals me. Every time I go out in it I feel better. I have to work with my health and treat each day as it comes.” Being “a very physical person and always on the go,” Brunt says having physical disabilities is hard. “I want to do this, I want to do that… so I give it a go and end up really sore.”
23 September, 2024
For People With Severe Long COVID, Medical Care Is Out Of Reach
People with long COVID who are unable to leave their beds find accessing doctors and treatments nearly impossible.
