In the News
Keep up to date with the latest news articles from around the world.
Articles represent the views of their authors and not ME/CFS SA. Always seek advice from a registered health practitioner before changing your care plan.
08 November, 2024
Presence Of COVID-19 Self-Reported Symptoms At 12 Months In Patients Discharged From Hospital In 2020–2021: A Spanish Cross-Sectional Study
The long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and their determinants, are still unknown. This study aimed to assess symptoms one year after admission for COVID-19, according to the organ/system involved, and to identify factors.
07 November, 2024
Stroop Task And Practice Effects Demonstrate Cognitive Dysfunction In Long COVID And Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A study published in Scientific Reports.
07 November, 2024
Management Of POTS Due To Long COVID
Forms of cardiac dysautonomia associated with long COVID include postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), orthostatic intolerance, vasovagal reflex susceptibility, and hypotension. POTS affects approximately 30% of highly symptomatic patients with long COVID. Symptoms of POTS and other forms of cardiac dysautonomia include palpitations, orthostatic symptoms, fatigue, brain fog, sleep disturbance, migraine, and muscle weakness, among others. Interestingly, symptoms of POTS may be seen at the time of acute COVID infection and persist despite resolution of acute COVID or present for the first time months after the initial infection.
07 November, 2024
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Adult Disability Payment (ADP) Statistics: FOI Release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
06 November, 2024
SICK Pride 2024 Showcasing ‘Persistence Is Resistance’
The second annual SICK Pride will take place from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday November 17, on the lawn of the Arderne Botanical Gardens at 222 Main Road, Claremont in Cape Town, South Africa, and everyone affected by energy-limiting chronic illness is invited. This event is organised by SICK (the Society for the Inclusion of Chronic Knowledge) supported by MELCUSA (ME and Long Covid Unite South Africa) and endorsed by the World ME Alliance.
06 November, 2024
Calls For Scottish Government Support For People With ME
The lack of healthcare support for people with ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is being raised at Holyrood this week alongside a demand that MSPs take action. The #MEAction Scotland volunteers will be at Holyrood all week telling politicians about the condition Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, including thousands who have developed ME following Covid-19.
06 November, 2024
The Impact Of Sleep In Fibromyalgia, An Exploratory Study
Fibromyalgia has been referred to as one of the most common rheumatological pathologies in the world´s population, coming in fourth place in Spain and Bangladesh, second in the USA, Brasil and Mexico (Assumpção, 2006). Regarding the recovery cases of people who sought help at Clínica da Mente, prior to this study, with complaints regarding emotional issues and who had Fibromyalgia, this study aims to investigate to which extent the perception of quality of sleep affects the perception of pain in patients with fibromyalgia. The results point to a significant correlation between quality of sleep and perception of pain (ρ=0,994 para p≤0,01). It was also demonstrated that emotional states such as depression, anxiety and stress disturb the perception of quality of sleep. As such, emotional states condition sleep, which in turn conditions the perception of pain in patients with fibromyalgia.
05 November, 2024
The NHS Public Consultation Is NOT Accessible For Chronically Ill People. So, The Canary Has Stepped In.
The new Labour Party government has recently launched an NHS public consultation – to mixed responses. The Canary’s Dr Julia Grace Patterson approached it with caution, while some other media outlets have widely derided it. However, as always it’s people who use the NHS the most – chronically ill and disabled people – who have been left with a highly inaccessible process by Labour. The NHS public consultation is long and over-bearing, with more than 25 questions. If, like many chronically ill people, you live for example with cognitive impairment, then it may be hard to complete. So, the Canary has stepped in to try and make the process easier. It is crucial that some of the most marginalised people’s voices are heard – and heard loudly. You can get involved on social media, too. Share your responses to the NHS public consultation using #ChangeNHSForME.
05 November, 2024
Beyond Acute Infection: Mechanisms Underlying Post‐Acute Sequelae Of COVID‐19 (PASC)
Immune dysregulation is a key aspect of post‐acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (PASC), also known as long COVID, with sustained activation of immune cells, T cell exhaustion, skewed B cell profiles, and disrupted immune communication thereby resulting in autoimmune‐related complications.
04 November, 2024
The Economic Burden Of Long COVID In Australia: More Noise Than Signal?
A study to estimate the potential economic burden of long COVID in Australia.
