Alissa Doth
@alissadoth.bsky.social
Minnesotan who believes that COVID is airborne, people should be kind, and that everyone needs more ice cream in their life. Caregiver to spouse with #LongCovid and ME/CFS, ADHD mom, health policy nerd.
Loves democracy, reading, and a good Montepulciano.
Loves democracy, reading, and a good Montepulciano.
I am hopeful that some of these trials will yield treatment options for patients with long COVID.
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 virus or its remnants are considered to one of the underpinnings of Long Covid. A new review on the mechanism, candidate treatments, and ongoing trials targeting the virus reservoir
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February 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I am hopeful that some of these trials will yield treatment options for patients with long COVID.
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Persistent SARS-CoV-2 virus or its remnants are considered to one of the underpinnings of Long Covid. A new review on the mechanism, candidate treatments, and ongoing trials targeting the virus reservoir
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 virus or its remnants are considered to one of the underpinnings of Long Covid. A new review on the mechanism, candidate treatments, and ongoing trials targeting the virus reservoir
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How is this ok?
"In Mogadishu Somalia, the State Department instructed security guards protecting an arms depot from insurgents to simply walk off the site.
When the guards asked what would happen to the armory, their government contacts told them they didn’t have any answers..."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
When the guards asked what would happen to the armory, their government contacts told them they didn’t have any answers..."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
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February 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
How is this ok?
A home combo test was able to identify a family member's case of Influenza A, and they were able to get a Tamiflu Rx early. Check that "cold" early to see if it's more than that!
On this week's edition of "Which virus is sending people to the emergency room?"
Seasonal flu taking the lion's share by a large margin.
Seasonal flu taking the lion's share by a large margin.
January 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A home combo test was able to identify a family member's case of Influenza A, and they were able to get a Tamiflu Rx early. Check that "cold" early to see if it's more than that!
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This is exactly how I feel. It's a moment to practice radical kindness.
This has been an exceptionally difficult and frightening week. Check in with the people around you. You never know who might need that kindness.
January 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is exactly how I feel. It's a moment to practice radical kindness.
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So Target got real comfy thinking us millennial moms won’t take our basic girl bits to Costco & Aldi after they cut DEI programs to satisfy the new administration.
Big mistake. Huge.
Big mistake. Huge.
January 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
So Target got real comfy thinking us millennial moms won’t take our basic girl bits to Costco & Aldi after they cut DEI programs to satisfy the new administration.
Big mistake. Huge.
Big mistake. Huge.
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The persistence of #LongCovid at 2 years in a prospective cohort of ~1,000 affected individuals with matched controls, with multi-system objective assessments including cognitive testing, lung function, and exercise capacity
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... open-access
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... open-access
Persistent symptoms and clinical findings in adults with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome in the second year after acute infection: A population-based, nested case-control study
In a population-based case-control study, Raphael Peter and colleagues investigate the clinical characteristics and diagnostic findings in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome.
journals.plos.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The persistence of #LongCovid at 2 years in a prospective cohort of ~1,000 affected individuals with matched controls, with multi-system objective assessments including cognitive testing, lung function, and exercise capacity
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... open-access
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... open-access
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Just came back from a work trip to Asia. I love how many masked people were in Tokyo, and to a lesser extent Seoul. Half the people on the train in Tokyo were masked. Back home, I only saw two other masked families out today in Minneapolis even with the COVID / flu / RSV going around.
January 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Just came back from a work trip to Asia. I love how many masked people were in Tokyo, and to a lesser extent Seoul. Half the people on the train in Tokyo were masked. Back home, I only saw two other masked families out today in Minneapolis even with the COVID / flu / RSV going around.
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"Science tells us that portable air filters reduce infections. It's time for public health authorities to make this clear"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Science tells us that portable air filters reduce infections. It's time for public health authorities to make this clear
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian public health advisors and politicians have shared mixed messages about the utility of portable air filters…
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January 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"Science tells us that portable air filters reduce infections. It's time for public health authorities to make this clear"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Dr. Vernon and her team determined that new incidence cases of ME/CFS were 15 times higher than pre-pandemic levels.
These findings provide additional evidence that infections, including those caused by SARS-CoV-2, can lead to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)."
#MECFS #LongCovid
These findings provide additional evidence that infections, including those caused by SARS-CoV-2, can lead to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)."
#MECFS #LongCovid
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The NIH have sent out a press release. Hopefully this will lead to a lot of coverage.
"NIH-funded study finds cases of ME/CFS increase following SARS-CoV-2"
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#MEcfs #LongCovid
The NIH have sent out a press release. Hopefully this will lead to a lot of coverage.
"NIH-funded study finds cases of ME/CFS increase following SARS-CoV-2"
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#MEcfs #LongCovid
January 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Dr. Vernon and her team determined that new incidence cases of ME/CFS were 15 times higher than pre-pandemic levels.
These findings provide additional evidence that infections, including those caused by SARS-CoV-2, can lead to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)."
#MECFS #LongCovid
These findings provide additional evidence that infections, including those caused by SARS-CoV-2, can lead to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)."
#MECFS #LongCovid
For those not familiar with ME/CFS, this is a good intro overview. There are also very good more detailed accounts and research, but this is a nice digestible high-level intro summary we shared with extended family members who thought having long covid just meant a loss of taste or smell.
What to Know About ME/CFS, a Complex Condition That Involves Crushing Fatigue and So Much More
Above all, it’s important that you don’t push through your symptoms.
www.self.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
For those not familiar with ME/CFS, this is a good intro overview. There are also very good more detailed accounts and research, but this is a nice digestible high-level intro summary we shared with extended family members who thought having long covid just meant a loss of taste or smell.
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Covid infection can cause lasting cognitive impairment, memory issues, clinical anxiety and depression, obsessive behaviour, brain fog, PTSD-like symptoms, insomnia, increased risk of psychosis, mood swings, heightened stress responses.
And that's just a taste.
Wear a mask.
And that's just a taste.
Wear a mask.
January 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Covid infection can cause lasting cognitive impairment, memory issues, clinical anxiety and depression, obsessive behaviour, brain fog, PTSD-like symptoms, insomnia, increased risk of psychosis, mood swings, heightened stress responses.
And that's just a taste.
Wear a mask.
And that's just a taste.
Wear a mask.
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January 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Hopefully some of these options will help people with ME/CFS-related mitochondrial disfunction.
I was asked this question on the other, less pleasant, platform. Basically: what drugs to I recommend for mitochondrial dysfunction. Here is my response (🧵): 1/
December 26, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Hopefully some of these options will help people with ME/CFS-related mitochondrial disfunction.
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Thank you so much to @marksylvester for inviting me to contribute to this @TEDx Santa Barbara salon, discussing #LongCOVID, the scope of the problem, and what’s to be done next. Appreciate the opportunity to platform these issues on the (virtual) stage 🙏🏻
youtu.be/4XWHLUu6e38?...
youtu.be/4XWHLUu6e38?...
Long Covid’s Invisible Toll on Public Health | David Putrino | TEDxSantaBarbaraSalon
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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December 22, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Thank you so much to @marksylvester for inviting me to contribute to this @TEDx Santa Barbara salon, discussing #LongCOVID, the scope of the problem, and what’s to be done next. Appreciate the opportunity to platform these issues on the (virtual) stage 🙏🏻
youtu.be/4XWHLUu6e38?...
youtu.be/4XWHLUu6e38?...
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🆕 Special edition of the epidemiological update on COVID-19 with an overview of the situation since the disease was first reported to WHO nearly five years ago. WHO published the first situation report on COVID-19 in January 2020. Read more: 🔗 www.who.int/publications...
December 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM
🆕 Special edition of the epidemiological update on COVID-19 with an overview of the situation since the disease was first reported to WHO nearly five years ago. WHO published the first situation report on COVID-19 in January 2020. Read more: 🔗 www.who.int/publications...
I mask to protect myself, my family, and my community. Off to replenish my stock from @bonafidemasks.bsky.social! ☺️😷
Masking isn't submission—it's an assertion of autonomy. Masking is choosing to protect your health and wellbeing on your own terms. Masking is not just smart—it's empowering.
December 1, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I mask to protect myself, my family, and my community. Off to replenish my stock from @bonafidemasks.bsky.social! ☺️😷
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This is an excellent thread by David Putrino, one that I’d like to add to with my own personal and professional experience.
Feels like a good time for a thread about all things exercise for people living with infection (and exposure)-associated complex chronic illnesses (IACCs) such as #MECFS, #LongCOVID and chronic #Lyme /tick- and vector-borne illness. Let’s start with a trip down memory lane.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
This is an excellent thread by David Putrino, one that I’d like to add to with my own personal and professional experience.
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Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: I covered what the incoming Trump administration may mean for #LongCovid and related disease research and advocacy. thesicktimes.org/2024/11/26/d...
(obsessed with the featured image by @mileswgriffis.bsky.social !)
(obsessed with the featured image by @mileswgriffis.bsky.social !)
“Don’t give up hope”: Long COVID advocates and researchers say crucial work will continue under Trump - The Sick Times
As incoming President Donald Trump has announced a growing list of top nominees who’ve denied science and public health, people with Long COVID are preparing for an administration likely to be less fr...
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November 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: I covered what the incoming Trump administration may mean for #LongCovid and related disease research and advocacy. thesicktimes.org/2024/11/26/d...
(obsessed with the featured image by @mileswgriffis.bsky.social !)
(obsessed with the featured image by @mileswgriffis.bsky.social !)
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Variant trackers are moving their way over here, and there is now a Starter Pack for COVID Variant Trackers if people are interested:
go.bsky.app/GXgmcd1
#COVID #SARS-CoV-2 #Variant #Trackers #Omicron
go.bsky.app/GXgmcd1
#COVID #SARS-CoV-2 #Variant #Trackers #Omicron
SARS-CoV-2 Variant Trackers
Join the conversation
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November 26, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Variant trackers are moving their way over here, and there is now a Starter Pack for COVID Variant Trackers if people are interested:
go.bsky.app/GXgmcd1
#COVID #SARS-CoV-2 #Variant #Trackers #Omicron
go.bsky.app/GXgmcd1
#COVID #SARS-CoV-2 #Variant #Trackers #Omicron
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Economic burden of Long Covid in the UK estimated to be >$20 billion per year from real cohort data
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November 14, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Economic burden of Long Covid in the UK estimated to be >$20 billion per year from real cohort data
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
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PSA: 🚨 DO NOT TAKE YOUR MASK OFF INDOORS, even if there is no one else around.🚨
The virus persists in the air for HOURS because #CovidIsAirborne
Only take your mask off outdoors, and preferably use an N95 mask.
Important potentially lifesaving thread. Please RT. 1/n
The virus persists in the air for HOURS because #CovidIsAirborne
Only take your mask off outdoors, and preferably use an N95 mask.
Important potentially lifesaving thread. Please RT. 1/n
November 15, 2024 at 1:06 AM
PSA: 🚨 DO NOT TAKE YOUR MASK OFF INDOORS, even if there is no one else around.🚨
The virus persists in the air for HOURS because #CovidIsAirborne
Only take your mask off outdoors, and preferably use an N95 mask.
Important potentially lifesaving thread. Please RT. 1/n
The virus persists in the air for HOURS because #CovidIsAirborne
Only take your mask off outdoors, and preferably use an N95 mask.
Important potentially lifesaving thread. Please RT. 1/n
One of my favorite emails every week is the Long Covid Weekly Newsletter (Substack). I agree with today's issue: we are indeed waiting for treatments. open.substack.com/pub/longcovi...
Long Covid Weekly #117: LC causing billions of dollars in productivity losses, further research into exercise intolerance causes
Hi everyone
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November 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM
One of my favorite emails every week is the Long Covid Weekly Newsletter (Substack). I agree with today's issue: we are indeed waiting for treatments. open.substack.com/pub/longcovi...
I'm so happy to see so many people from the #longcovid and #MECFS community here, including researchers, patients, caregivers, and advocates. Lots of folks I followed seem to be here now. Let's go!
November 17, 2024 at 9:20 PM
I'm so happy to see so many people from the #longcovid and #MECFS community here, including researchers, patients, caregivers, and advocates. Lots of folks I followed seem to be here now. Let's go!