ME/CFS scores as a large study cements the link between it and long COVID just after over a billion dollars is slated to go for long COVID research “The findings show that—even in those people who don’t require hospitalization for severe COVID-19—the...
When Will the Vaccines Become Available? The vaccines are coming but they will take time. Only 4.3 million people of the expected 20 million people in the U.S. have been vaccinated. All told about twelve million doses have been given across the world. China and the...
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....
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...
This post first appeared on the Mighty. Thanks to Caroline for allowing Health Rising to repost it here. A growing number of people who had COVID-19 continue to have symptoms weeks to months later, even after they no longer test positive for the virus. Many of these...
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,...