by Cort Johnson | Jan 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Homepage
Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia experts discuss whether or not to take the coronavirus vaccine.
by Cort Johnson | Dec 28, 2020 | Autoimmune, COVID-19, Homepage, Immune, long COVID
Paradigm Shift for Long COVID Patients (and people with ME/CFS)? The dramatic announcement that Congress is going to appropriate over a billion dollars (a billion dollars!) to study the COVID-19 long haulers was just one sign that long COVID is being taken seriously....
by Cort Johnson | Dec 24, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19, Homepage, long COVID, NIH
Emily Taylor of Solve ME/CFS Initiative reported that Congress has approved $1.15 billion (yes that’s a billion with a “B”) for the NIH to fund long-COVID research and clinical trials. $100 million will specifically be used for the rapid acceleration...
by Amber Ella | Dec 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Homepage, long COVID
Tips on getting disability for the COVID-19 long haulers from the chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) community
by Cort Johnson | Dec 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Homepage, long COVID
The coronavirus presents both a curse and a potential blessing. The curse is obvious – millions sick, many dead, economies under siege, etc. The blessing is less obvious, but for people with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and other post-infectious diseases,...
by Cort Johnson | Oct 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Cytokines, Energy Production, Homepage, Immune, Infectious mononucleosis
An immune hole may have predisposed people to getting chronic fatigue syndrome and another study is underway to assess COVID-19 patients. A breakdown in the citric acid cycle is impairing energy production and producing increased lactate as well. Plus the blood of ME/CFS patients appears to contain a substance which triggers cells to use up energy and produce lactate....