6/12 Among COVID-positive women, those with persistent symptoms at 6 months had significantly higher arterial stiffness than those who fully recovered.

This adds a new dimension to Long COVID: measurable vascular damage underlying ongoing symptoms.
#LongCOVID #PersistentSymptoms

Do you feel abandoned in your fight against Lyme disease?
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#PostTreatmentLyme #PTLDS #LymeDisease  #ChronicLyme #LymeAwareness #MedicalGaslighting  #PersistentSymptoms #CoInfections #Babesia #Bartonella  #LymeDoctor #lymetreatment #lymeclinic #lymecenter

Anyone else still dealing with this delightful Long COVID symptom?
Me: tries to enjoy silence
Tinnitus: “Hold my ringing.”
Every. Single. Time. 🎧

#LongCOVID #Tinnitus #Covid #ChronicIllness #BuzzingBlues #PersistentSymptoms

My fourth & final PhD paper has just been published in #BJHP @bpsofficial.bsky.social 🥳Characteristics of #refractorydisease & #persistentsymptoms in #inflammatoryarthritis: Framework analysis of interviews with #patients & #healthcareprofessionals 🔓 doi.org/10.1111/bjhp...