Only 10 major long COVID clinical trials have been published thus far but that's enough to come away with some interesting takeaways. They include treatments that prevent long COVID don't necessarily treat it, broader based treatments are probably best, manipulating the gut can help with fatigue (but only so much), and an as yet unassessed class of drugs may be helpful.
What happens when you throw ten or so very different ME/CFS studies together? You get some core themes popping out. Check out the blog and see what they are.
Geoff’s Narration The GIST The idea that something in the blood is causing or contributing to ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and/or long COVID is so tantalizing. For one thing, while it may not be easy to identify that substance, once it is found, the idea that...
Geoff’s Translation The GIST\ Something in the Blood… This was another “passive transfer” study where researchers transferred something in the blood – in this case, IgG antibodies- into laboratory cultures and watched what happened. It...
The big IMPACC long COVID study findings suggest that inflammation and reduced male sex hormone levels may be playing havoc with the small blood vessels in long COVID -= and ME/CFS
The Open Medicine Foundation's huge Bioquest project has the potential to transform ME/CFS patients experience with doctors, dramatically enhance research and get drug companies finally interested in this illness.
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