Lynn Duff

Long COVID: pathophysiological factors and abnormalities of coagulation Acute COVID-19 infection is followed by prolonged symptoms in approximately one in ten cases: known as Long COVID. The disease affects ~65 million individuals worldwide. Many pathophysiological proces...

Having seen a patient yesterday who has been ravaged by COVID19 with multiple complications - just a friendly reminder that we know an awful lot about the pathophysiology. Superb review here;

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

It’s not rocket 🚀 science…masking 😷 protects hospitalized patients.

In a study of >640K hosp. admissions at Mass General(2020-24), stopping universal masking/Covid testing was assoc with a 25%⬆️ in hospital-onset resp viral infections; resumption of masking among staff was #MedSky #BlueSky 🧪 #IDSky

10 INCREDIBLE ways to BOOST your immune system:

The Measles vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Tetanus vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine

Sadly it absolutely does.

Long Covid remains a concern Baker also said the report had not touched on Long Covid as much as it could have - and it was an ongoing problem that would need to be dealt with. "I think this would be possibly one area where this report was quite light on recommendations, and that was how we manage an ongoing threat like Long Covid. "We can look at the cost of Long Covid to New Zealand in economic terms is estimated at about $2 billion a year in lost productivity, but even worse than that it's the misery and loss of wellbeing, and people having to give up work. "It's quite a devastating chronic illness." Reducing infection rates through masking and other infectious controls would help keep Long Covid cases down, he said. Keeping immunity high through booster vaccines had also been shown to decrease the chances of getting Long Covid, he said, but Long Covid had been a major focus of Australia's report and needed more attention in New Zealand. "Certainly, we do need a national strategy. At the moment, it seems to be a strategy of ignoring it, and I just don't think that's acceptable.

New Zealand: Long Covid remains a concern.

"Reducing infection rates through masking and other infectious controls would help keep Long Covid cases down"

"At the moment, it seems to be a strategy of ignoring it, and I just don't think that's acceptable." - Prof Michael Baker

I cannot believe in 2024 we are need to defend basic health interventions that have lowered infant & maternal mortality and increased overall human lifespan and health.
✅️Vaccines work
✅️Abortion is healthcare
✅️Pasteurization prevents disease
✅️Fluoride is water is good for teeth &safe
These are facts.

as I’m receiving more and more requests of help, I’m sharing a last one bearing several take home messages:
1-you can still develop severe #longcovid if infected in 2024
2-you can have it if you are healthy young person
3- even if you’re a med student
4- your life can be destroyed or stopped
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Gentle reminder: even if you don't mask regularly, please mask inside airplanes.

Ditto! Kudos to all those who still mask ❤️

Covid Can Raise the Risk of Heart Problems for Years People who had severe infections are especially vulnerable.

For years, some of us have fought back against terrible misinformation that somehow attributed Covid vaccines to a big risk of heart problems.

It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.

Yet another study revealing the truth:

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...

#medsky

Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020 This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.

Our study found that nearly 40% (!) of 12-21 yo females are iron deficient.

tinyurl.com/FeJAMA

But did you know that in addition to many physical symptoms, iron deficiency is associated with multiple mental health issues?

A #medsky #bluetorial 🧵1/

Chronic diseases:

Cardiovascular disease
Autoimmune diseases
Diabetes
Dementia

All very likely linked to infection with SARS-CoV-2.

If you want to tackle chronic disease, part of your strategy has to include tackling SARS-CoV-2.

Ollie’s story is heartbreaking 💔 Thank you so much to Jacob Collier for speaking on behalf of him and the thousands like him suffering.

🇺🇸”…to prevent the spread of respiratory infections & decrease absenteeism, Californian Department of Public Health 🏆 recommends providing a min of at least 5 air changes ph or 30 cfm/occupant of equivalent clean airflow, whichever is greater in occupied classroom[s]

www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...

Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.

10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20% from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage.
The disease resulted in 107,500 deaths last year, mostly killing children under 5!!!!
There are no upsides to shunning vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

The fact hardly anyone understands they have long covid but so many feel generally unwell, fatigued and are repeatedly unwell. People think they know nobody with long covid when it’s just not understood/acknowledged.

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When things feel hopeless look to those who are helping 🙏🏼👇🏽👏🏽

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It’s hard to know the right thing to do sometimes. UK are hardly offering covid vaccines- I got one as frontline health. Husband and 3 teens getting them tomorrow privately. Was waiting for novavax but apparently not coming despite being approved so taking the plunge in readiness for winter.

Covid is no laughing matter when it continues to hurt so many | Letters Letters: Dr Elke Hausmann and Sue Hewison respond to Tim Dowling’s column about his sons testing positive

'The scale of the problem that Covid is posing for individuals and society appears to be on a par with climate change: too big to tackle, so we look away. Or make light of it'.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

I didn’t post much on the other site due to all the, well, you know. Having spent a few days here I could see that changing. Enjoying the different atmosphere. I’m interested in infectious diseases. climate and uplifting posts. Here’s my cats

Your work is definitely having an effect and empowering doctors and families to understand ME/CFS and challenge the old narrative. Thank you for your work.