Long Covid/ME/CFS

Long COVID still affects people worldwide with stubborn symptoms like fatigue and cognitive issues. A clinical trial tested whether boosting NAD+ using nicotinamide riboside could help. Although overall group differences were limited, many participants showed encouraging improvements after taking NR for at least 10 weeks. The findings suggest NAD+ enhancement may offer symptom relief for some individuals.

Scientists have discovered that most chronic fatigue patients experience dysfunctional breathing, which may worsen their symptoms. The likely culprit is dysautonomia, a disruption in how the body controls blood vessels and muscles. Breathing retraining, yoga, or biofeedback could help restore proper breathing rhythm and ease fatigue. The findings open a promising new path for managing this long-misunderstood illness.

Five years on, long COVID’s clinical picture is sharpening, revealing persistent lung changes, immune dysregulation, and a complex but vital role for rehabilitation.

New research demonstrates that long COVID can be a severely disabling condition. A recent study found individuals with lasting symptoms report worse daily function than 98% of the general population, with a significant negative impact on their overall quality of life.

Healthcare workers have been dealing with long COVID symptoms at a higher rate than the general public. The system’s response has been mixed at best.

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Self‐reported physical activity was lower among those with long COVID.

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The benefits of acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) : evidence review and analysis

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Everyday tiredness is nothing like the depleting symptom that people with long COVID and ME/CFS experience.

What is NHS care like for people with severe ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome?

Post-viral illnesses are more common than you think—but they got little attention prior to the pandemic

When there’s only so much care to go around, the medical system leans too hard on test results — and prejudice

Both long-haul COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome are linked to viral infections in ways that are still unclear.

After seven years of research, the findings shed light on the long-neglected illness. Scientists say the results could lead to future trials for potential treatments.

Only a couple dozen doctors specialize in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Now their knowledge could be crucial to treating millions more patients.

Brain fog isn’t like a hangover or depression. It’s a disorder of executive function that makes basic cognitive tasks absurdly hard.

New research suggests that low iron levels following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may play an important role in the development of long COVID

Out now: The Metabolic Impact of Long COVID. In this substack I provide an overview of the role mitochondria play in Long COVID. This is a long series so subscribe if you’re interested in following along and learning more about the many faces of Long COVID. Next up is an overview of Immune System Dysfunction and post-COVID Neurological Issues.

New data show significant state and regional variations in long COVID rates, and experts think they know why.

A rash from COVID-19 may or may not itch. They occur in places all over the body. Learn about the link between long COVID and rash.

The most convincing breakthrough yet in the key pathomechanisms (patho- means disease) involved.