Jo Clare

Persistent neuromuscular disorders associated with changes in tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius lateralis muscle architecture in long-covid: an observational longitudinal study - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Persistent neuromuscular disorders associated with changes in tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius lateralis muscle architecture in long-covid: an observational longitudinal study

SARS-CoV-2 infection can impact peripheral nerve conduction and muscle architecture in #LongCovid, new study on dozens of Covid survivors and 30 controls suggests

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Doctors have bought into too many myths about Covid-19 ...

@n95anaesthetist.bsky.social
explains why health care providers should be updating their knowledge, and doing a whole lot more to mitigate transmission 👇

Star Trek did say the 2020s were gonna be a little rough

ALTERED GUT MICROBIOME in convalescent patients with COVID-19

COVID-19 alters gut microbiome, with severe cases showing significant changes and incomplete recovery after 7 months.
https://buff.ly/4gcjjkt

Doctors hail first breakthrough in asthma and COPD treatment in 50 years Results of trial of benralizumab injection could be ‘gamechanger’ for millions of people around the world

Exciting research targeting immune cells called eosinophils that can contribute directly to symptoms of some types of asthma and COPD was more effective than standard care for flares AND better quality of life. Hope this can be adopted 🧪

This is public health at its best. In 30 seconds - 'SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate. You will continue to be reinfected. The risk of #LongCovid increases with each infection. Ventilate rooms frequently, and wear a mask. Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Four years on from the pandemic and long Covid’s inequalities have only worsened Fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and breathlessness are still a daily reality for many. It is particularly acute in poorer communities

Outstanding piece on Long Covid in the UK. Since we know vaccination reduces the risk of developing Long Covid, the UK government really should be massively widening access to vaccines.

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

BBC Radio 4 have just interviewed someone about Long Covid. Which is brilliant, I’ll take it every time BUT was a missed opportunity to educate people that Long Covid can happen to anyone and the only way to avoid it is to avoid getting (repeatedly) infected by wearing a mask and cleaning the air!

Ladies and gentlemen, the 47th President of the United States. ( ° ͜ʖ͡°)

Graph of COVID hospitalizations in Canada. Each brief lull is marked with some statement of relief that the pandemic is over. Each peak is labelled "No one could have foreseen this".

By request.

Human Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed to Be Occurring Undetected in The US Blood samples from 115 dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado reveal cases of the highly pathogenic bird flu have been occurring undetected in humans.

www.sciencealert.com/human-cases-...

And I have been saying it is happening in the background UNDETECTED

Frontiers | Hematological profile, inflammatory markers and serum liver enzymes in COVID 19 positive children vs. COVID 19 negative ones—a comparative study BackgroundComplete blood count, C-reactive protein and transaminases are routine laboratory parameters investigated in children with infections, including CO...

Covid Papers - Liver Edition
#3

doi.org/10.3389/fped...

One comfort I take from history… no matter how bad it gets, there is a stubborn group of good people willing to help others survive it.

And eventually, the light shines again.

ONS EXCESS DEATHS

In week 44 2024:
▪️Expected deaths: 12,278
▪️Actual deaths: 10,644

In week 44 2023:
▪️Expected deaths: 10,604
▪️Actual deaths: 10,983

ONS have raised the baseline of expected deaths by 16% since this time last year!

No wonder there’s no excess…

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Husband has just got a double Yahtzee - think he’ll be chasing that high for a long time!!

Just purchased booze and the cashier, diligently asked me to take my mask down to confirm I was over 18. I’m 55!! Masking good for health and ego! 😷

Covid seems to follow Amara's law—many overestimated covid in the short run, but are really underestimating it in the long run

Deciding to flea comb the dog with a speck of black paint on my hand proved to be a very stressful move!

‘Harry Maguire has gone from the outhouse to the penthouse!’ Love it - what a quote. Wonder how long the commentator had been waiting to use it!

Great point - never thunk about that!

Thread by @_TheAncientOne_ on Thread Reader App @_TheAncientOne_: It occurred to me that many people do not see or understand how SARS2 impacts productivity or productive effort. As someone who works in an Engineering role that integrates with many...

Great thread on how Covid can impact "productivity or productive effort." Written by @theancientone.bsky.social (on Twitter/X):
threadreaderapp.com/thread/17164...