KP Banks
@kpbanks.bsky.social
Researcher, advocate, mediocre dog mom.
Health systems and patient-provider relationships.
Chronic illness, LC, disability justice.
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Health systems and patient-provider relationships.
Chronic illness, LC, disability justice.
I would really love to see a photo of your dog.
She/they
I am speaking tomorrow at the 3rd Long COVID International Conference about models of care! What do you want researchers and clinicians to learn about models of care?
The 3rd #LongCOVID International Conference 2025 is happening in two weeks!
📅19–20 Nov
📍Boston, United States (or virtually!)
Check out some of the speakers 👇and be part of the conversation!
🔗 amededu.co/4irwn6t
Discounted virtual registration available for patients!
#MedSky #IDSky #PostCOVID
📅19–20 Nov
📍Boston, United States (or virtually!)
Check out some of the speakers 👇and be part of the conversation!
🔗 amededu.co/4irwn6t
Discounted virtual registration available for patients!
#MedSky #IDSky #PostCOVID
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I am speaking tomorrow at the 3rd Long COVID International Conference about models of care! What do you want researchers and clinicians to learn about models of care?
Super easy prevention: wear a mask.
“Preventative action is urgently needed, otherwise there’s a risk that we set our young people onto a path of ill health through the rest of their lives. This would be a sad loss of potential for the individual and the economy.”
“Preventative action is urgently needed, otherwise there’s a risk that we set our young people onto a path of ill health through the rest of their lives. This would be a sad loss of potential for the individual and the economy.”
'Disability and ill-health have pushed the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training close to one million.' @louisemurphy.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social @bigissue.com @niesrorg.bsky.social #FalseStarts #NEETS #YouthGuarantee
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Almost a million young people not in work or education
The number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen to 940,000, up 195,000 in just two years.
www.bigissue.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Super easy prevention: wear a mask.
“Preventative action is urgently needed, otherwise there’s a risk that we set our young people onto a path of ill health through the rest of their lives. This would be a sad loss of potential for the individual and the economy.”
“Preventative action is urgently needed, otherwise there’s a risk that we set our young people onto a path of ill health through the rest of their lives. This would be a sad loss of potential for the individual and the economy.”
We have the evidence of the protective effects for neurodegenerative disease. It’s time to lower the age restrictions.
The shingles vaccine was found to lower the risk of heart disease, dementia and death. According to the new study, adults 50 and older who get the shingles vaccine have a 50% lower risk of dementia.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
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Study: Shingles vaccine helps protect against heart disease, dementia - UPI.com
The shingles vaccine also lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and death for patients over the age of 50, researchers reported in a new study.
www.upi.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We have the evidence of the protective effects for neurodegenerative disease. It’s time to lower the age restrictions.
I truly wish I had the spoons for posting all the amazing content today about health systems and service delivery for LC at #LCWSymposium
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I truly wish I had the spoons for posting all the amazing content today about health systems and service delivery for LC at #LCWSymposium
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Another day, another round of “I can’t believe this needs saying”:
Observing a condition in clinic is *not* lived experience of that condition, and trying to claim it as such is an outrageous appropriation.
Clinicians have no shortage of authority. Do not grab for the crumbs left to patients.
Observing a condition in clinic is *not* lived experience of that condition, and trying to claim it as such is an outrageous appropriation.
Clinicians have no shortage of authority. Do not grab for the crumbs left to patients.
October 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Another day, another round of “I can’t believe this needs saying”:
Observing a condition in clinic is *not* lived experience of that condition, and trying to claim it as such is an outrageous appropriation.
Clinicians have no shortage of authority. Do not grab for the crumbs left to patients.
Observing a condition in clinic is *not* lived experience of that condition, and trying to claim it as such is an outrageous appropriation.
Clinicians have no shortage of authority. Do not grab for the crumbs left to patients.
Dr. Yonkers: right now we’re in treatment of LC symptoms, which I have learned much from ME/CFS colleagues. #lcwsymposium #longcovidkids
October 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dr. Yonkers: right now we’re in treatment of LC symptoms, which I have learned much from ME/CFS colleagues. #lcwsymposium #longcovidkids
Lael Yonkers from @mgbresearch.bsky.social on MIS-C in kids: 60% of children improve after 2 years, but there are still 40% of children whose symptoms do NOT improve. #LCWSymposium #longcovidkids
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Lael Yonkers from @mgbresearch.bsky.social on MIS-C in kids: 60% of children improve after 2 years, but there are still 40% of children whose symptoms do NOT improve. #LCWSymposium #longcovidkids
Dr. Yonkers: there is a better chance for a child to be diagnosed with Long COVID if they miss school or have a facility member. #lcwsymposium #longcovidkids
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Dr. Yonkers: there is a better chance for a child to be diagnosed with Long COVID if they miss school or have a facility member. #lcwsymposium #longcovidkids
Day 2 of #LCWSymposium! First up: keynote from Lael Yonker, the Director of the COVID-19 Pediatric Biorepository at @mgbresearch.bsky.social and professor at @harvardmed.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Day 2 of #LCWSymposium! First up: keynote from Lael Yonker, the Director of the COVID-19 Pediatric Biorepository at @mgbresearch.bsky.social and professor at @harvardmed.bsky.social
From Shlomit Rosenberg from @utoronto.ca on episodic disability research: spirituality was strongest association among energy restoration activities. Not necessarily religion or meditation, but connection to art and nature as well. #LCWSymposium
October 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
From Shlomit Rosenberg from @utoronto.ca on episodic disability research: spirituality was strongest association among energy restoration activities. Not necessarily religion or meditation, but connection to art and nature as well. #LCWSymposium
Important point by @kellyobrien25.bsky.social on LC research: just because something has not been measured does not mean that it is not important. #LCWSymposium
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Important point by @kellyobrien25.bsky.social on LC research: just because something has not been measured does not mean that it is not important. #LCWSymposium
Excellent presentation on LISTEN trial by Prof. Monica Busse-Morris from @kingsnmpc.bsky.social. #LCWSymposium
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Excellent presentation on LISTEN trial by Prof. Monica Busse-Morris from @kingsnmpc.bsky.social. #LCWSymposium
Pleased to see Amy Proal from @polybiorf.bsky.social discuss viral persistence and the possibilities of biotech at #LCWSymposium.
October 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Pleased to see Amy Proal from @polybiorf.bsky.social discuss viral persistence and the possibilities of biotech at #LCWSymposium.
Dr. Jane McKay from UBC Internal Medicine focused on patient-centered care, particularly in the exam room #lcwsymposium
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Dr. Jane McKay from UBC Internal Medicine focused on patient-centered care, particularly in the exam room #lcwsymposium
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I know two people who got long covid from infections during doctor appointments where they couldn't easily mask (an MRI and an ENT exam). this is a very real risk.
And before anyone says anything - yes, there are MRI-safe respirators, most people don't know about them or have access to them.
And before anyone says anything - yes, there are MRI-safe respirators, most people don't know about them or have access to them.
Well fitting masks work very well, but my friend and his wife got Covid at a doctor’s appointment and it caused long term health problems for my friend. If people in the waiting room and clinic masked and used air filters, this wouldn’t happen. I think it’s wrong to get sick seeking medical care.
October 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I know two people who got long covid from infections during doctor appointments where they couldn't easily mask (an MRI and an ENT exam). this is a very real risk.
And before anyone says anything - yes, there are MRI-safe respirators, most people don't know about them or have access to them.
And before anyone says anything - yes, there are MRI-safe respirators, most people don't know about them or have access to them.
Currently attending the 3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID! I’m excited to see so many colleagues focused on health systems and service delivery.
October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Currently attending the 3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID! I’m excited to see so many colleagues focused on health systems and service delivery.
Reposted by KP Banks
Canada: Saskatchewan reported 2 COVID deaths and 11 outbreaks in high-risk settings, including long-term care and group homes in past month.
The province’s positivity rate is 7.9%, with Regina 13.8%, north central region 8.6%, and Saskatoon 7.8%.
Source: archive.li/KKh5n
The province’s positivity rate is 7.9%, with Regina 13.8%, north central region 8.6%, and Saskatoon 7.8%.
Source: archive.li/KKh5n
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Canada: Saskatchewan reported 2 COVID deaths and 11 outbreaks in high-risk settings, including long-term care and group homes in past month.
The province’s positivity rate is 7.9%, with Regina 13.8%, north central region 8.6%, and Saskatoon 7.8%.
Source: archive.li/KKh5n
The province’s positivity rate is 7.9%, with Regina 13.8%, north central region 8.6%, and Saskatoon 7.8%.
Source: archive.li/KKh5n
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#NEISvoid inside baseball—
The NIH team’s response to this (the Davenport et al comment) is awful.
It’s here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The NIH team’s response to this (the Davenport et al comment) is awful.
It’s here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"ME/CFS isn’t about doing less by choice.
It’s about the body’s inability to recover.
It’s time to shift the narrative from motivation to biology."
Thank you @sunsopeningband.bsky.social et al for writing this new manuscript:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It’s about the body’s inability to recover.
It’s time to shift the narrative from motivation to biology."
Thank you @sunsopeningband.bsky.social et al for writing this new manuscript:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Altered effort and deconditioning are not valid explanations of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Nature Communications - Altered effort and deconditioning are not valid explanations of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
www.nature.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
#NEISvoid inside baseball—
The NIH team’s response to this (the Davenport et al comment) is awful.
It’s here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
The NIH team’s response to this (the Davenport et al comment) is awful.
It’s here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
Reposted by KP Banks
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
September 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Reposted by KP Banks
📢 Our team at @thesicktimes.org is live blogging the NIH workshop on new Long COVID clinical trials. Follow along today and tomorrow!
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Live blog: RECOVER-TLC workshop on new Long COVID clinical trials - The Sick Times
Researchers and advocates meet near the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus this week in Bethesda, Maryland for the second RECOVER-Treating Long COVID (TLC) workshop. The two-day event will off...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
📢 Our team at @thesicktimes.org is live blogging the NIH workshop on new Long COVID clinical trials. Follow along today and tomorrow!
thesicktimes.org/2025/09/09/l...
thesicktimes.org/2025/09/09/l...
You might be overdoing the Hamilton soundtrack when your find “looms large” in your draft while editing.
August 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
You might be overdoing the Hamilton soundtrack when your find “looms large” in your draft while editing.
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I was asked about my opinion on this recent study into #MECFS and I wanted to share here as well. First and foremost, sincere congratulations to the research team for some stellar work. I will never stop cheering for groups that are working to uncover the biological 1/
1) The DecodeME study compared DNA of ca. 15,000 ME/CFS patients and 250,000 controls and found significant differences in 8 regions of our genome.
The Manhattan plot below shows the genes and chromosomes involved.
Let’s unpack the results 🧵
The Manhattan plot below shows the genes and chromosomes involved.
Let’s unpack the results 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I was asked about my opinion on this recent study into #MECFS and I wanted to share here as well. First and foremost, sincere congratulations to the research team for some stellar work. I will never stop cheering for groups that are working to uncover the biological 1/
Walking through an old graveyard is a walk through public health history. Not only can you track life expectancy and disease patterns across generations, the cemeteries tell stories of (in)equity across gender, race, class, and wealth.
From a time when childhood vaccines were just a figment of imagination.
Row after row of baby headstones.
Row after row of baby headstones.
July 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Walking through an old graveyard is a walk through public health history. Not only can you track life expectancy and disease patterns across generations, the cemeteries tell stories of (in)equity across gender, race, class, and wealth.
Reposted by KP Banks
The health industry couldn’t persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worried about angering Trump than a backlash from hospitals and low-income constituents back home. bit.ly/464IBPv
In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry - KFF Health News
The health industry couldn’t persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worri...
kffhealthnews.org
July 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The health industry couldn’t persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worried about angering Trump than a backlash from hospitals and low-income constituents back home. bit.ly/464IBPv