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The Elephant in the Room: the NIH, Long COVID, ME/CFS, POTS and Post-infectious Illnesses

Long COVID – the Inflamed and Exhausted Disease? Plus, the JAK Drug Trial Boom

by Cort Johnson | Dec 17, 2025 | Complement, COVID-19, Cytokines, Drugs, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, Interferons, JAK_STAT Inhibitors, Metabolism, Monocytes, Natural Killer Cells, Oxidative Stress, Pathogens, Research, T-cells, Treatment

Harvard researchers find an activated and exhausted immune system in long COVID patients - and begin a drug trial to try to fix it.

Three Long-term Long COVID Patients – Three Rapid Recoveries: The Monoclonal Antibodies Strike Again!

by Cort Johnson | Dec 12, 2025 | COVID-19, Drugs, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, Immune, Monoclonal antibodies, Pathogens, Treatment

Check out 3 long COVID patients who recovered after receiving a monoclonal antibody (mAB) and the state of the mAB field today in long COVID and ME/CFS.

ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3

by Cort Johnson | Dec 4, 2025 | Baricitinib, Bezisterim, Brain, Cortene, Drugs, GLP-1, GLP-1 agonist, Homepage, HPA axis, Locus coeruleus, Low Dose Naltrexone, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation, Neuroplasticity, Norepinephrine, Research, Suramin, Treatment

A Dutch ME/CFS autopsy report findings multiple severe problems in the HPA axis of ME/CFS patients.

Could “Disequilibrium” Be Causing the Orthostatic Intolerance Found in ME/CFS and Long COVID?

by Cort Johnson | Nov 30, 2025 | Brain, Brainstem, Conference Reports, Homepage, Minocyclinre, Miwa, Motor Cortex, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Disequilibrium - the inability to stand or walk without swaying - may be contributing to the orthostatic intolerance (increased symptoms while upright) in ME/CFS and long COVID

Low Brain Norepinephrine Levels in ME/CFS and Long COVID Pt. II: A ChatGPT Based Treatment Program

by Cort Johnson | Nov 16, 2025 | Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Brainstem, Clonidine, CoQ10, D-Ribose, GLP-1, GLP-1 agonist, Guanfacine, Homepage, Ivabradine, Kaiser, L-carntine/Acetylcarnitine, Locus coeruleus, Mast cell activation syndrome, Mestinon, Neuroplasticity, Neuroplasticity, Norepinephrine, Pacing, Prefrontal Cortex, Propanolol, Rapamycin, Research, Stimulants, Urolithin A

Check out how ChatGPT thinks people with ME/CFS and long COVID might treat the low norepinephine brain findings in these diseases.

The GLP-1 Agonist Boom in ME/CFS, FM and Long COVID: Insights, Using it, Trials Underway

by Cort Johnson | Nov 3, 2025 | COVID-19, Dempsey, Epstein-Barr Virus, GLP-1, Gut, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, Kaufman, Mast cell activation syndrome, Mast cell activation syndrome, Neuroinflammation, Pathogens, POTS, RECOVER Initiative, Severe ME/CFS, Treatment

Complex, chronic illness experts discuss what GLP-1 agonists can and can't do in diseases like ME/CFS, long COVID, and POTS. Plus new long COVID trials.

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The Elephant in the Room: the NIH, Long COVID, ME/CFS, POTS and Post-infectious Illnesses

Long COVID – the Inflamed and Exhausted Disease? Plus, the JAK Drug Trial Boom

Three Long-term Long COVID Patients – Three Rapid Recoveries: The Monoclonal Antibodies Strike Again!

ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3

Could “Disequilibrium” Be Causing the Orthostatic Intolerance Found in ME/CFS and Long COVID?

Low Brain Norepinephrine Levels in ME/CFS and Long COVID Pt. II: A ChatGPT Based Treatment Program

The GLP-1 Agonist Boom in ME/CFS, FM and Long COVID: Insights, Using it, Trials Underway

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