Great news from Australia

$23 million for research into Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19

https://www.health.gov.au/news/mrff-23-million-for-research-into-post-acute-sequelae-of-covid-19

Includes:
"compare the underlying causes of PASC with illnesses that happen after a viral infection, ME/CFS, POTS & #fibromyalgia . These will be small-scale projects"

Hashtags:
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#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19
#MEcfs @mecfs #POTS @pots

Symposium on Long COVID and Society at Columbia (also online)

https://longcov.id
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2yAo9XvZqiutmRVSDQRYhPRa_zM-7Vme3_fsMQjwq0tB-1A/viewform

Image is from the Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association April 2026 newsletter

@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC

Long COVID disability burden in US adults

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-026-01516-7

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC

The Effect of Fluvoxamine and Metformin for Fatigue in Patients With Long COVID

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03959

Critical discussion:
https://www.s4me.info/threads/the-effect-of-fluvoxamine-and-metformin-for-fatigue-in-patients-with-long-covid-2026-reis-et-al.49565/

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC

From Italy 🇮🇹

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for long COVID: a case report of clinical and immunological findings

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00063-0/abstract

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

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#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC

From Germany 🇩🇪

Association of structural brain changes with cognitive deficits and fatigue in patients with post COVID-19 condition

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcag099

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC

From Norway

Persistent Fatigue in Long-COVID is Not Associated with Peripheral Inflammatory or Cellular Stress Biomarkers: A Cross-Sectional Controlled Study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354626000591

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC

Free webinar today in just over 2 hours wherever you are in the world.

Register here:
https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM1699044218879IERCAXHJ8Y

I have been impressed by Amy Mooney in the past and have no reason to believe she will be anything but good in this webinar.

@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#PostExertionalMalaise

Makes no reference to ME or CFS but includes the following:

"It said all available data from high-income countries gave a consistent message: 'persistent post-infection symptoms are not only a health challenge but also a structural brake on economic output.'”

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/08/long-covid-to-cost-oecd-economies-up-to-115bn-a-year/

Uses the text from a Financial Times article

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From a Nancy Klimas team:

Elevated blood viscosity is associated with dysautonomia in long COVID symptoms

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666602226000649

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #Covidlonghaulers #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#dysautonomia #PASC