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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 20h

Norges ME-forening, Rogaland Fylkeslag har dratt i gang denne spleisen til inntekt for en klinisk ME-studie ved Haukeland universitetssykehus.

Gi gjerne et bidrag om du kan og/eller del videre.

www.spleis.no/project/451742

ResetME - ME-studie på immunmedisinen Daratumumab

Alt som blir samlet inn går til finansiering av behandlingstudien på immunmedisinen Daratumumab. Forskningsteamet på Haukeland universitetssykehus som står bak forskningen har lang erfaring og høy ko...

www.spleis.no

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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David Tuller @davetuller1.bsky.social · 1d

Berkeley's fall crowdfunder for Trial By Error is now up!
crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/47768

David Tuller's Trial by Error Fall 2025

Help UC Berkeley raise $68,000 for the project: David Tuller's Trial by Error Fall 2025. Your gift will make a difference!

crowdfund.berkeley.edu

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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 1d

WHN is hosting a Clean Air Panel Discussion tomorrow (10am–12pm EDT | 4pm–6pm CET)!

Join leading experts Dr. William Bahnfleth, Jim Rosenthal, Dr. Joe Vipond, and Aaron Collins for an engaging conversation on the importance of clean air, its role in protecting communities, (...)

Promotional graphic from whn.global announcing a “Clean Air Panel Discussion.” The background shows a blue sky with light clouds.

Text at the top inside a green and blue gradient box:
“Oct 8th | 10AM – Noon ET | 4PM – 6PM CET.”

Main description text:
“Discover the fundamentals of clean air and why it is essential for a safe and healthy future.”

Section header: “Featuring leading experts:”
Below are four circular headshots with names underneath:

Dr. William Bahnfleth

Jim Rosenthal

Dr. Joe Vipond

Aaron Collins (wearing a mask)

At the bottom inside a bordered box:
“Join us for insights + live Q&A.”

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 2d

- "It is important to know that POTS can be detected with inexpensive, simple tests that are available at all levels of healthcare," senior author Judith Bruchfeld, PhD

CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly 1 in 3 adults with severe long #COVID have rare heart-rhythm disorder, data suggest

In contrast, the condition affected less than 1% of the Swedish population before the pandemic.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 3d

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

When Will the Lion Concern Himself

Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days

www.thegauntlet.news

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Science for ME online forum @scienceforme.bsky.social · 3d

Our latest News in Brief post has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS and #LongCovid news, advocacy and research for the week of Sep 29-Oct 5.

Topics:
News, advocacy and articles
Coming events
Research news and commentary
& Published research

www.s4me.info/threads/news...

News in Brief - October 2025

This thread has a Science for ME 'News in Brief' post for each week in October 2025 by a team including @Trish, @Kalliope, @ahimsa and @SNT Gatchaman. Scroll down to see this week's news.

www.s4me.info

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 2d

Ja, vi er heldige som har ham og et par andre som gjør research-jobben og følger temaet over tid. Måtte de bli flere og flere. Her er nok av stoff for alle som er opptatt av folkehelsa og av at samfunnshjula skal gå rundt.

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 2d

Jeg blir helt svimmel av den logikken. Meanwhile viser forskning at risiko for kronisk sykdom etter Covid øker med antall infeksjoner. Men så lenge FHI ikke har parametre på dette, så finnes det visst ikke på radaren engang som problemstilling.

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 3d

Preben Aavitsland fra FHI mener derimot det ikke er faglig grunnlag for å subsidiere Covid-vaksine utenfor risikogruppene:

– Det er faren for alvorleg akutt covid-19 som tel i våre tilrådingar til departementet om vaksinasjonsprogrammet.

(åpen lenke)
www.dagogtid.no/samfunn/trur...

(+) Trur vinsten av vaksinering er liten

Vi veit ikkje om vaksinering av folket no vil ha nokon innverknad på sjukmeldingstala, skriv Preben Aavitsland i FHI.

www.dagogtid.no

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 3d

Professor Jörn Klein:

– Når Nav peikar på covid og lang-covid som ei viktig årsak til sjukefravær, er det dårleg samfunnsøkonomi å gjere vaksinen dyr.

(åpen lenke)
www.dagogtid.no/samfunn/ei-k...

(+) Ei kostbar koronaforsikring

No må folk flest betale over tusen kroner for covid-vaksine. Er det bra for folkehelsa?

www.dagogtid.no

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 4d

On LBC, callers Ann and Annie told Natasha Devon that the rise in long-term sickness is linked to long Covid — and compared the lack of support to what people with #MECFS have faced for decades (10 mins)

youtu.be/BoVpKmsTNFY?...

Natasha Devon - Long-term sickness call in

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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forskning.no @forskning.bsky.social · 5d

Om virus er en faktor bak noen av våre mest fryktede sykdommer, kan det endre hele forståelsen av dem, mener norske forskere.

Forskere vil finne ut om virus står bak sykdommer i hjernen

Om virus er en faktor bak noen av våre mest fryktede sykdommer, kan det endre hele forståelsen av dem, mener norske forskere.

www.forskning.no

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 5d

Fysioterapeut Sigmund Børresen om viktigheten av å ta ny kunnskap i bruk om Lang Covid og ME for å sikre forsvarlig og trygg helsehjelp.

www.fysioterapeuten.no/covid-19-fys...

Hva har vi lært om senfølger etter covid-19?

Har den økende kunnskapen medført at vi må tenke annerledes om rehabilitering for denne pasientgruppen?

www.fysioterapeuten.no

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 5d

Lege Lisa Norén har skrevet denne viktige artikkelen for Läkartidningen. Måtte den bli lest av mange kolleger!

- Jag är en av de minst trehundratusen i Sverige som har någon typ av covidutlöst sjukdom som ryms under paraplybegreppet »postcovid«.

lakartidningen.se/kultur/nya-s...

Nya sportkompisar i covidpandemins svans

Gåfotboll och AI. Reflektioner från en medicinhistoria i realtid.

lakartidningen.se

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LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · 6d

The new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital was designed during the COVID-19 pandemic, so this was very top-of-mind. Its HVAC system plays a critical role in preventing airborne diseases by controlling how air moves, is filtered and exchanged in the building.
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/sustai...

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 6d

- My youngest still has ten more years of compulsory education ahead. Unless things change, she could well catch Covid ten more times before she reaches adulthood. The cumulative risks are unthinkable.

Binita Kane @binitakane.bsky.social · 6d

Brilliant article by a teacher highlighting the current dire situation for teachers and kids every winter when it comes to infection risk and spread. We continue to fight for our kids to have the right to breathe clean air.

stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/d...

Dear Bridget Phillipson, Please Can We Talk About Health?

Dear Bridget Phillipson, Please can we talk about health? It’s autumn 2025. We’re one month into the school year, in England. Two of my children are ill, again.With Covid, again.It&#821…

stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 6d

TIME: “Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID”

‘In the largest Long COVID study of young people to date, scientists led by a team at the University of Pennsylvania..’

time.com/7322188/covi...

Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID

The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.

time.com

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 6d

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in older adults

Prior COVID-19 infection was associated with a 41% increased risk of all-cause dementia.

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in older adults

Prior COVID-19 infection was associated with a 41% increased risk of all-cause dementia.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 6d

Discover Magazine: 'Newly Identified Biomarkers Could Help Diagnose Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'

"ME/CFS affects a lot of different parts of the body...analyzing plasma gives you access to what's going on in those different parts." - Maureen Hanson

www.discovermagazine.com/newly-identi...

Newly Identified Biomarkers Could Help Diagnose Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Learn more about the tests researchers are developing with machine learning tools that could be key in diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome.

www.discovermagazine.com

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 7d

Molly said she thought it was "very important" that children and young people gave evidence to the UK COVID Inquiry.

"Too often children like me have felt abandoned and failed, our struggles minimised and ignored," she said.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #COVIDInquiry

Covid Inquiry: 'Since having Covid my life's completely changed'

A teenager has told the Covid-19 inquiry she often feels

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall

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Astrid Meyer-Knutsen @astridmeyerknutsen.bsky.social · 8d

Ja! Jeg vil ha ledere som ruster opp velferdsstaten i takt med at flere trenger den. Ikke bygger den ned.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 8d

Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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