From Germany:

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Reveals Functional Limitations and Work Disability in Severe Post-COVID-19 and ME/CFS Patients

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-026-00995-1

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#MEcfs #LongCovid @mecfs @longcovid

I really feel like pem comes with depression as a primary symptom.

It's not: pem -> tired -> lack of fun activities -> sad -> lack of options to cope -> depressed.

It's: pem -> tired + depressed.

#pem #LongCovid

A small study used PET and MRI scanning to examine brain inflammation in 14 people with long COVID, 11 age- and sex-matched negative controls (five of whom had had COVID-19), and 13 MS patients (positive controls). Patients with long COVID showed no inflammation relative to negative controls after 16 months following acute infection.

Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-brain-inflammation-30745/

Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00415-026-13842-w

#Science #COVID19 #LongCovid

lately, it feels like I have the energy to make a super-simple breakfast (e.g. cooking up pre-made hamburger patties, using bread for buns) every other day (while still mostly sitting down when in the kitchen) and it feels like it's been a noticeable boon to both my physical and mental health  

the unfortunate part is that the whole time, I'm terrified that I'm misinterpreting the signals my body is giving me, I'm not actually in better shape, and I'm actually hurting my body further  there's a very real possibility that I'm either having things like adrenal responses that make me less able to feel the true level of my body's fatigue and/or my lifetime of endurance training is boring me in the tush  

as always, long covid is so, so dumb  

#LongCovid #MECFS #Disability

Long COVID Is More Common in Bisexual and Trans People

https://www.them.us/story/long-covid-trans-and-bisexual-people-healthcare-disparities

There is nothing inherent about being queer or trans that predisposes people to chronic illness, including long COVID. Yet the interlocking network of structural healthcare disparities that queer and trans people face — such as lower access to doctors or stigma regarding their gender or sexuality — could partly explain the higher rates, alongside other LGBTQ+ health disparities faced by the community.

Long COVID is hard to diagnose, partly because it encompasses a broad constellation of possible health problems; it can manifest as cognitive impairment, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and some 200 other symptoms. These post-COVID conditions can affect multiple organ systems, last for years, and have shown themselves to be alarmingly common.

In addition to showing higher rates of long COVID in younger adult populations and women, the Census Bureau survey also revealed that trans and bisexual adults are much more likely to report having the disease. Compared to 5% of cisgender men and 9% of cisgender women, 15% of trans adults in the U.S. say they are currently experiencing long COVID symptoms. Meanwhile, 12% of bisexual adults in the U.S. are living with post-COVID conditions, compared to 7% of straight, gay, and lesbian adults. Those rates mirror broader health disparities experienced by the trans and bisexual communities — and point to disconcerting ways our healthcare systems may be failing them.

In a world where transgender people are more likely to live with chronic illness in the first place, this may not seem so surprising. “Of course [trans people] have higher rates of long COVID,” says JD Davids, co-founder of the advocacy and policy group The Network for Long COVID Justice.

“We have lower rates of being treated as humans. ​​People who are denied access to health care, resources, or bodily safety are at higher risk of ill health outcomes, including this massive disabling event known as long COVID.” Davids has lived with long COVID since March 2021, and has also lived for decades with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a similarly debilitating condition.

queer, trans, and bisexual adults might be overrepresented among people with long COVID is that they’re more likely to recognize what long COVID is in the first place. That’s because queer people are used to responding to health emergencies like the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which created a network of advocates who used their experience responding to that crisis in the wake of COVID-19, including by disseminating knowledge about acute and chronic COVID infection.

#MaskUp #WearAMask #CovidRealist #CovidIsAirbone #LongCovid #YallMasking #DisabledLiberation #DisabilityJustice #HealthSelfDefense

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Salade gemaakt. Nu te moe om salade op te eten. Weer een fantastische actie. 10 met een griffel, lekker bezig, hogeschool “houd jezelf in leven”-vaardigheden.

#postCovidHetBordspel #LongCovid

AIR PURIFIERS FAQ

information of cleanairclub.org

Why should I care about air quality?

The pandemic, and respiratory diseases in general, have not impacted us all equally. Black and brown communities, low-income, and disabled people have been especially hard hit by the pandemic. Majority Black and brown neighborhoods in Chicago were already health-disadvantaged by disproportionate levels of pollution and low air quality due to the systemic and long-term racism that exists in Chicago’s infrastructural and zoning choices.

Now that Covid has been with us for years, we have seen the effects: low-income, POC, and disabled people have died at higher rates; have been hospitalized at higher rates; have suffered long-Covid at higher rates. Simply put, the pandemic has reproduced the very forms of racism, classism, and ableism that existed before it began.

What size purifier do i need?

It's important to choose the right purifier for the job! To do this, you will need to know how large your space is that you're aiming to purify (square footage and ceiling height).

Once you have this information, input it into the Healthy Buildings Calculator under Section 1: "Calculate by Room Size." In Section 2 of the calculator, input "0" (zero) if you do not know the Room Ventilation Rate. In Section 3, input "6" as your Target eACH. Click "Calculate".

The calculator will produce a recommended "CFM" for you - for example, the recommendation might say "200 CFM."

Using this number, look at the specs online of any air purifier that you're considering using. It must be at least the calculator's recommended CFM for it to be adequate for your space. Don't go based on the self-reported square footage that the brand claims the purifier is good for (this is often inflated). Make sure you find the CFM (usually posted under "CADR")!

Comparative list of purifiers with HEPA filters v1.03

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15k_f1kKytWtkU2i-xxbEvJxu2CuApgz2xEHundMQHpc/htmlview

#MaskUp #WearAMask #CovidRealist #CovidIsAirbone #LongCovid #YallMasking #DisabledLiberation #DisabilityJustice #HealthSelfDefense

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