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Long COVID was associated with work limitations, cognitive dysfunction, and sickness absenteeism among employed US adults. Workplace accommodations may be important considerations for people with long COVID.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Employment Status, Work Limitations, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Sickness Absenteeism Among US Adults With and Without Long COVID
Introduction Long COVID may limit people's ability to carry out daily activities, including work. Little is known about the potential effect of long COVID on work limitations and absenteeism. We des...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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bhanlon15.bsky.social Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · Aug 22
AJMC: '5 Things to Know About Long COVID'

'Here are 5 things to know about long COVID, including symptoms, its impact on clinical practices, work and financial impairments, and policy.'

www.ajmc.com/view/5-thing...
5 Things to Know About Long COVID
The American Journal of Managed Care provides insights into the latest news and research in managed care across multimedia platforms.
www.ajmc.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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patientled.bsky.social Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled.bsky.social · Aug 19
Powerful closing remarks from PLRC co-founder @ahandvanish.bsky.social at the Keystone Symposia on #LongCovid last week, reflecting on the state of research and the journey of the patient community:

"In our immediate presence, time slows, while the world beyond speeds up, and moves without us”
August 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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New England is #warming faster than the rest of the world, which has correlated with a marked uptick in cases of #tick-borne diseases, including #Lyme, Anaplasmosis and babesiosis in #Maine and throughout the #Northeast. Read more of this report for free at the link below.
Surge of rare tick-borne disease linked to warming climate
New England is warming faster than the rest of the world, which has correlated with a marked uptick in cases of tick-borne diseases in Maine.
themainemonitor.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Sat 12/7/25 Ireland
Wk 27 Mon to Sun

Very little testing in Ireland

Hospital 150‼️+21-2
Yesterday 149(today+21-2=168)‼️not 150
This wk+158 new‼️

ICU 9+1-1
Yesterday 9
This wk+7 new‼️

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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davidjoffe64.bsky.social
🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
SARS-CoV-2 induces Alzheimer’s disease–related amyloid-β pathology in ex vivo human retinal explants and retinal organoids
SARS-CoV-2 induces amyloid-β pathology in the central nervous system.
www.science.org
July 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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patientled.bsky.social
A new #LongCovid clinical trial is enrolling for bezisterim, an investigational anti-inflammatory drug that crosses the blood-brain barrier.

It has been studied in neurological & neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s. 1/
June 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Mon 9/6/25 Ireland
Wk 23

Very little testing in Ireland
Hospital 103‼️+10-1
Yesterday 96

ICU 5+1-0
Yesterday 4

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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chromatowski.bsky.social
Harrowing story of a CSF leak misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s.

#MEspine
My Mom Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Then She Got Better.
My family experienced a miracle last year. It began with a tragedy.
www.thefp.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Ireland
Week 21 Wastewater results

Levels rising

RED = COVID detected

www.hpsc.ie/a-z/national...
2025 Wastewater Surveillance Programme Reports - Health Protection Surveillance Centre
www.hpsc.ie
May 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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breelanc.bsky.social
COVID is still here, it is just not getting reported. I read a few weeks ago COVID transmissions were up over 20%. I have 3 different neighbors that have had COVID in the past few weeks. Get your boosters if they are available and wear your masks.
broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · May 24
There’s a large Covid wave in Asia that’s caused a large uptick in hospitalizations.

It’s a warning for those of us on the other side of the world. We need to push for more transparency in COVID reporting. Access to tests and vaccines.

It’s not over, and people need the info to protect themselves
May 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Heart breaking story and a wake up call for those who think Covid is "just a cold":

youtu.be/vqeIeIcDHD0?...

#CovidIsAirborne #CleanAir #CovidisnotOver
First Update From Dianna
YouTube video by Physics Girl
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May 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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chromatowski.bsky.social
NIH recently found 1 in 22 ppl who’d had Covid developed ME/CFS. The “mild” form of that disease, as @julialmv.bsky.social’s graph shows, means losing capacity to do 50% of your daily activities.

What would you give up?

Friends? Time w/your kids? Could you cut work hours in half w/o losing yr job?
A stacked bar chart (oriented horizontally) labeled: Living with ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome) Each horizontal bar is a disease status: Pre-ME, Mild ME, Moderate ME, Severe ME, Very Severe ME. The width of each bar represents how much energy is available in each status (100, 50, 25, 12.5, and 6.25 respectively). Each bar is divided into sections for how one might allocate their energy: hygiene & nutrition (gray); caregiving, cleaning errands (red); work (orange); exercise (yellow); friends (green); hobbies (blue); fun (purple). With worsening ME, the hygiene & nutrition takes up a larger proportion of total available energy and the amount of energy available for all other parts of life shrinks. Mild ME has most things cut in half, with exercise cut smaller. Moderate ME removes exercise altogether, and everything else shrinks. Severe ME has only tiny slivers of red, orange, green, blue and purple. Very Severe ME has only a tiny sliver of green.
February 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Sat 17/5/25 Ireland
Wk 19

Very little testing in Ireland
Hospital 60+12-2
Yesterday 60+12-2= 70 not 60
This wk+ 69 new

ICU 3+0-0
Yesterday 3
This wk+2 new

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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elhopkins.bsky.social
The problem is most of the press frame COVID infections like a one off event and most are catching it once or twice a year. Many I know have had it 7 times. What will the future hold when risks last for years for a multitude of chronic health problems. The strategy to let everyone catch it is nuts.
April 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Tues 1/4/25 Ireland
Wk 13

2024 Total COVID deaths 18/5/24 9,754
2024=288
1/11/24 deaths=10,072
2024=288+318=606?178 road deaths

V little testing
Hospital 41+9-0
Yesterday 38+9-0=47
This wk+17 new

ICU 1+1-0
Yesterday 0
This wk+1 new

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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hollychessman.bsky.social
Please keep this child in your heart and fight for research and care

#LongCovid #chronicillness #disability #LongCovidSupport #CovidIsNotOver
March 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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longcovidfam.bsky.social
Millions of children worldwide have developed Long COVID, impacting their health, education, and futures. Yet, pediatric research and support remain scarce. This #InternationalLongCovidAwarenessDay, we demand action. Kids deserve care, research, and a path to healing. 💜 #PediatricLongCOVID
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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lcaireland.bsky.social
We even get a mention 🥰 in this insightful poem we received for #LongCovidAwarenessDay2025

Life of a long hauler

#IrishPoetry #LongCovid #LongCovidAwarenessDay2025 #LongCovidAwareness #LongCovidAwarenessMonth
#LongCovidAwarenessDay
#Ireland #Irish #poetry #Covid
Life of a Long Hauler Disbelief, judgement, regular gaslighting Weeks, months and years, spent constantly fighting To find someone, anyone, who’ll listen and hear Who’ll take time to investigate and diminish our fear Is it too much to ask for a medical discovery A chance for improvement, perhaps even recovery With varied symptoms, too many to mention We rest and we pace and await intervention Our bodies exhausted, our minds lost in the dark Life passes us by as we wait for a spark Some small thing to lift us, a glimmer of light We need help to support us and keep up the fight If you’re wondering how much more of this hell you can stand Hang in a bit longer, there’s a helping hand Long Covid Advocacy Ireland helps us to see What’s available out there, that helps us to be Just a little bit better, what won’t help and what might And in time, life will seem just a little more bright. Valerie Howard
March 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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lcaireland.bsky.social
Today, March 15th #LongCovidAwarenessDay2025 thoughtout the day we'll be sharing the experiences of some #LongCovid patients in #Ireland through a series of graphics & #poems

We're grateful to those who participated in this campaign.

#LongCovidAwareness #LongCovidAwarenessDay
March 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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BREAKING: Deadly H5N1 Mutation Detected in U.S. Dairy Herds Experts Warn of Rising Pandemic Risk

Scientists are alarmed by a newly identified H5N1 mutation found in four U.S. dairy cow herds, raising concerns about its potential spread.
March 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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We're All Vulnerable Now
#Australia
#Covid
#LomgCovid
thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · Mar 10
Australia: "Scourge of coronavirus is still killing the vulnerable."

"20 more Australians are dying each day than before the pandemic due to Covid. It sits 5 times higher than the annual road toll, and 10 times higher than seasonal flu deaths."

Source: archive.md/TSEHU
Scourge of coronavirus is still killing the vulnerable. Research shows undiagnosed Covid cases and the long-term health impacts of the pandemic have driven an enduring decline of life expectancy.
March 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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This has serious implications for the credibility of #Cochrane @Cochrane
meactnet.bsky.social #MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · Jan 27
Despite years of work and input from the IAG & new author group, Cochrane fails to address critical issues in its review of exercise therapy for ME/CFS. Worse, Cochrane has not followed its own stated processes & principles. Now the IAG has a message for Cochrane. www.meaction.net/2025/01/24/c...
Cochrane Collaboration Cancels Independent Analysis of Exercise Therapy Review for ME/CFS
#MEAction is raising the alarm about Cochrane Collaboration’s sudden decision to abandon an independent analysis of the 2019 review of exercise therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue sy...
www.meaction.net
January 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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meactnet.bsky.social
Despite years of work and input from the IAG & new author group, Cochrane fails to address critical issues in its review of exercise therapy for ME/CFS. Worse, Cochrane has not followed its own stated processes & principles. Now the IAG has a message for Cochrane. www.meaction.net/2025/01/24/c...
Cochrane Collaboration Cancels Independent Analysis of Exercise Therapy Review for ME/CFS
#MEAction is raising the alarm about Cochrane Collaboration’s sudden decision to abandon an independent analysis of the 2019 review of exercise therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue sy...
www.meaction.net
January 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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brianamillslmft.bsky.social
Remember when the pandemic began and everyone started accommodating remote work? Everyone began showing brand new movies and live concerts streaming? Disabled people had been fighting for this for decades. Now it’s all taken away. It’s not that they can’t accommodate us, they just don’t want to.
January 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM