Dr Kevin Lee
@dr-kevinlee.com
Physician-Imager: endocrinology & nuclear medicine
#AusMedSky
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinleefracp/
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Mark is beloved by millions of kids, which makes it particularly great that he’s teaching them how to inform their parents that Tesla is a danger to children. This is another one of those “we don’t need a ‘Rogan of the left’, we need normal men” examples.
Tesla vs. other partially automated driving systems that use lidar. youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ by Mark Rober
Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?
YouTube video by Mark Rober
youtu.be
March 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Mark is beloved by millions of kids, which makes it particularly great that he’s teaching them how to inform their parents that Tesla is a danger to children. This is another one of those “we don’t need a ‘Rogan of the left’, we need normal men” examples.
Mundus sine Caesaribus
March 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Mundus sine Caesaribus
Research on GP knowledge of #MECFS - based on pre-COVID data: “a third to a half of all GPs did not accept ME/CFS as a genuine clinical entity and, even when they did, they lacked confidence in diagnosing or managing it.” Though acknowledging mostly UK data
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
A Literature Review of GP Knowledge and Understanding of ME/CFS: A Report from the Socioeconomic Working Group of the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE)
Background and Objectives: The socioeconomic working group of the European myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Research Network (EUROMENE) has conducted a review of the literat...
www.mdpi.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Research on GP knowledge of #MECFS - based on pre-COVID data: “a third to a half of all GPs did not accept ME/CFS as a genuine clinical entity and, even when they did, they lacked confidence in diagnosing or managing it.” Though acknowledging mostly UK data
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57...
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Possible Racial Disparities in the Diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
"White respondents had 2.94 greater odds of being diagnosed with ME/CFS than non-White respondents"
#MEcfs #CFS
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
"White respondents had 2.94 greater odds of being diagnosed with ME/CFS than non-White respondents"
#MEcfs #CFS
February 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Possible Racial Disparities in the Diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
"White respondents had 2.94 greater odds of being diagnosed with ME/CFS than non-White respondents"
#MEcfs #CFS
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
"White respondents had 2.94 greater odds of being diagnosed with ME/CFS than non-White respondents"
#MEcfs #CFS
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A comparison of UK Government research funding for ME/CFS compared to other diseases like MS, IBD and Parkinson's 🧐
@nihr.bsky.social and @ukri.org we need ring-fenced funding for ME as part of the Delivery Plan
Thank you to @mediumwhite.bsky.social & co. for analysis
#MECFS #NHS
@nihr.bsky.social and @ukri.org we need ring-fenced funding for ME as part of the Delivery Plan
Thank you to @mediumwhite.bsky.social & co. for analysis
#MECFS #NHS
February 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A comparison of UK Government research funding for ME/CFS compared to other diseases like MS, IBD and Parkinson's 🧐
@nihr.bsky.social and @ukri.org we need ring-fenced funding for ME as part of the Delivery Plan
Thank you to @mediumwhite.bsky.social & co. for analysis
#MECFS #NHS
@nihr.bsky.social and @ukri.org we need ring-fenced funding for ME as part of the Delivery Plan
Thank you to @mediumwhite.bsky.social & co. for analysis
#MECFS #NHS
ifnmujournal.com/gmj/article/... adolescent #t1dm clinic study - 25/70 pts (36%) positive bedside test for #POTS- HbA1c in that group high- 10.4%
Galician Medical Journal
ifnmujournal.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
ifnmujournal.com/gmj/article/... adolescent #t1dm clinic study - 25/70 pts (36%) positive bedside test for #POTS- HbA1c in that group high- 10.4%
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This is a good and bad paper at the same time - if you compare #MECFS to #LongCovid in any scientific context, you must compare LC+PEM (i.e., ME from Covid) to #MECFS. Otherwise, you get the average of symptoms from any post-Covid condition.
New interesting UK study:
Mechanisms of Myalgic Encephalitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long Covid with predominant fatigue: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the brain and muscle at 7 tesla
academic.oup.com/ijnp/article...
#MEcfs #LongCovid
Mechanisms of Myalgic Encephalitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long Covid with predominant fatigue: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the brain and muscle at 7 tesla
academic.oup.com/ijnp/article...
#MEcfs #LongCovid
February 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is a good and bad paper at the same time - if you compare #MECFS to #LongCovid in any scientific context, you must compare LC+PEM (i.e., ME from Covid) to #MECFS. Otherwise, you get the average of symptoms from any post-Covid condition.
I think it’s quite clear to outsiders- 🇺🇸 land of the bigsoda, bigsugar, bigfastfood, also the land of the biotech, pharma. Can’t make 🇺🇸 healthy without addressing the former
"the National Institutes of Health and other health-related research funded by the Federal Government should prioritize gold-standard research on the root causes of why Americans are getting sick"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I think it’s quite clear to outsiders- 🇺🇸 land of the bigsoda, bigsugar, bigfastfood, also the land of the biotech, pharma. Can’t make 🇺🇸 healthy without addressing the former
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Long COVID further disrupts sleep, and poor sleep causes even more damage. Ensuring better sleep for patients should be a priority. 3/3
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39788123/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39788123/
Norepinephrine-mediated slow vasomotion drives glymphatic clearance during sleep - PubMed
As the brain transitions from wakefulness to sleep, processing of external information diminishes while restorative processes, such as glymphatic removal of waste products, are activated. Yet, it is n...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Long COVID further disrupts sleep, and poor sleep causes even more damage. Ensuring better sleep for patients should be a priority. 3/3
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39788123/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39788123/
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COVID-related conditions should be integrated into medical education rather than being left to so-called ‘Long COVID clinics.’ When those in charge lack a real understanding of the condition, these clinics end up becoming gaslighting centers. Physician education must come first.
February 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
COVID-related conditions should be integrated into medical education rather than being left to so-called ‘Long COVID clinics.’ When those in charge lack a real understanding of the condition, these clinics end up becoming gaslighting centers. Physician education must come first.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pha... #Quercetin Enhancement of Macroautophagy for Cellular Regulation. Its dynamic role in bolstering macroautophagy is a critical cellular process for maintaining homeostasis
February 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pha... #Quercetin Enhancement of Macroautophagy for Cellular Regulation. Its dynamic role in bolstering macroautophagy is a critical cellular process for maintaining homeostasis
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Just reflecting on the realisation that my medical education taught me much more about Munchausen’s, which I have rarely if ever seen, than ME/CFS, which I now see near daily.
February 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just reflecting on the realisation that my medical education taught me much more about Munchausen’s, which I have rarely if ever seen, than ME/CFS, which I now see near daily.
It’s 2025, there really is no excuse to get blank looks from HCPs in Australia when #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS is mentioned, policy makers should do more to ensure such given the health equity and access that pwME pwLC deserve
Australian ME/CFS organisations adopt Election Commitments for the sector. This gives a coordinated message for advocacy efforts and lobbying. Learn more: https://vist.ly/3murk57
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It’s 2025, there really is no excuse to get blank looks from HCPs in Australia when #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS is mentioned, policy makers should do more to ensure such given the health equity and access that pwME pwLC deserve
A small study but #mecfs pts with or without “psychogenic pseudosyncope “ diagnosis, greater orthostatic 🧠 blood flow drop pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
February 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
A small study but #mecfs pts with or without “psychogenic pseudosyncope “ diagnosis, greater orthostatic 🧠 blood flow drop pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Good Practice Guidelines for Psychologists Working with People with ME/CFS November 2024 Update
meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Although this isn't brand new, I found it interesting so I'm going to post some extracts to this thread.
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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Good Practice Guidelines for Psychologists Working with People with ME/CFS November 2024 Update
meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Although this isn't brand new, I found it interesting so I'm going to post some extracts to this thread.
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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February 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Good Practice Guidelines for Psychologists Working with People with ME/CFS November 2024 Update
meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Although this isn't brand new, I found it interesting so I'm going to post some extracts to this thread.
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
1/
Good Practice Guidelines for Psychologists Working with People with ME/CFS November 2024 Update
meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Although this isn't brand new, I found it interesting so I'm going to post some extracts to this thread.
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
1/
Reposted by Dr Kevin Lee
Humankind prior to 8 ka consisted of fewer than 50 million people, many of whom were migratory. Modern
human civilization in the 21st century is projected to near 10 billion people, hundreds of millions of whom live in permanent coastal communities that cannot be relocated inland.
human civilization in the 21st century is projected to near 10 billion people, hundreds of millions of whom live in permanent coastal communities that cannot be relocated inland.
December 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Humankind prior to 8 ka consisted of fewer than 50 million people, many of whom were migratory. Modern
human civilization in the 21st century is projected to near 10 billion people, hundreds of millions of whom live in permanent coastal communities that cannot be relocated inland.
human civilization in the 21st century is projected to near 10 billion people, hundreds of millions of whom live in permanent coastal communities that cannot be relocated inland.
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MDPI: “Serum Spike Protein Persistence Post COVID Is Not Associated with ME/CFS”
“this study provides further evidence for serum spike persistence in a subset of individuals after SARS-CoV-2 but found no association with ME/CFS or symptom severity”
www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14...
“this study provides further evidence for serum spike persistence in a subset of individuals after SARS-CoV-2 but found no association with ME/CFS or symptom severity”
www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14...
Serum Spike Protein Persistence Post COVID Is Not Associated with ME/CFS
Background/Objectives: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 3–6% of people suffer from post-COVID condition or syndrome (...
www.mdpi.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
MDPI: “Serum Spike Protein Persistence Post COVID Is Not Associated with ME/CFS”
“this study provides further evidence for serum spike persistence in a subset of individuals after SARS-CoV-2 but found no association with ME/CFS or symptom severity”
www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14...
“this study provides further evidence for serum spike persistence in a subset of individuals after SARS-CoV-2 but found no association with ME/CFS or symptom severity”
www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14...
American endocrinologist shortages , one issue : “increase in referrals for diagnoses typically managed by primary care is further exacerbating access issues for patients with more complex cases when an endocrinology consult is critical and necessary” www.endocrine.org/news-and-adv...
Medical School Engagement Program Opens Pathways to Endocrinology
Sacha Uelmen, Director, Professional & Clinical Affairs: "There is an alarming shortage of U.S. medical students choosing to enter the field of endocrinology, a situation exacerbated by the declining ...
www.endocrine.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
American endocrinologist shortages , one issue : “increase in referrals for diagnoses typically managed by primary care is further exacerbating access issues for patients with more complex cases when an endocrinology consult is critical and necessary” www.endocrine.org/news-and-adv...
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An ad we & the Irish ME Trust are running in this month's Forum magazine for Irish GPs in advance of our free webinar in April
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
February 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
An ad we & the Irish ME Trust are running in this month's Forum magazine for Irish GPs in advance of our free webinar in April
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
Glad to see other groups seeing the same thing, as it’s been puzzling that it’s common enough but so under appreciated- hypoglycemia in hypermobile Ehlers Danlos pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Hypoglycemia Associated With Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Hypoglycemia in the absence of diabetes is often multifactorial and challenging to diagnose definitively. We present a case report and an expanded series of adult females with reactive hypoglycemia wh...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Glad to see other groups seeing the same thing, as it’s been puzzling that it’s common enough but so under appreciated- hypoglycemia in hypermobile Ehlers Danlos pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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“Overall, the study provided new evidence that COVID-19 may accelerate Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes, even in individuals with mild infections. The observed alterations in plasma biomarkers suggested a potential long-term impact on brain health.”
www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...
www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...
Does COVID increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
COVID-19, even in mild cases, is linked to changes in Alzheimer’s disease-related brain biomarkers comparable to four years of aging. This study raises concerns about long-term neurological risks and ...
www.news-medical.net
February 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Overall, the study provided new evidence that COVID-19 may accelerate Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes, even in individuals with mild infections. The observed alterations in plasma biomarkers suggested a potential long-term impact on brain health.”
www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...
www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...
Beta‐blocker‐associated hypoglycaemia bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
BPS Publications
Aims To investigate the statistical association between hypoglycaemia and β-blocker use and to define what patient and drug characteristics could potentially increase the risk for its occurrence. ...
bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Beta‐blocker‐associated hypoglycaemia bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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When I trained in medicine I was told that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) was rare. I expected to see a handful of cases in my whole career.
Now I have Long Covid related CFS myself, I know of many affected colleagues, & saddest of all, 3 of my kids’ friends.
www.livescience.com/health/coron...
Now I have Long Covid related CFS myself, I know of many affected colleagues, & saddest of all, 3 of my kids’ friends.
www.livescience.com/health/coron...
1 in 22 COVID survivors develop debilitating chronic syndrome
A study suggests that catching COVID-19 significantly raises the risk of developing ME/CFS (formerly called "chronic fatigue syndrome"), a typically lifelong condition that can be debilitating.
www.livescience.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
When I trained in medicine I was told that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) was rare. I expected to see a handful of cases in my whole career.
Now I have Long Covid related CFS myself, I know of many affected colleagues, & saddest of all, 3 of my kids’ friends.
www.livescience.com/health/coron...
Now I have Long Covid related CFS myself, I know of many affected colleagues, & saddest of all, 3 of my kids’ friends.
www.livescience.com/health/coron...
Important work from Australian group. It’s interesting that rather than novel, probably just forgotten by clinicians. Brain perfusion SPECT been used in #MECFS for years, it’s part of the diagnostic primer for medical practitioners from 2012 www.investinme.org/Documents/Gu...
January 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Important work from Australian group. It’s interesting that rather than novel, probably just forgotten by clinicians. Brain perfusion SPECT been used in #MECFS for years, it’s part of the diagnostic primer for medical practitioners from 2012 www.investinme.org/Documents/Gu...
Cochrane Review is...
What a sad post, @hildabast.bsky.social, seeing how far #Cochrane reviews has fallen. I feel bad for you, too; this must have been infuriating and disillusioning. Thank you for writing this about #ME/CFS and #PEM and them.
January 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Cochrane Review is...