“Sickfluencers” are merely symptoms of a mass disabling event

The power of feeling seen

To my absolute surprise this week (and surely to most Olympic athletes’ and Covid-minimizers’ dismay), respirators made a return appearance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

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The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.

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Long COVID affects a significant number of households in the UK, with 8% of adults reporting Long COVID in Scotland in 2023. Prevalence of Long COVID in the most deprived fifth of the UK population (3...

Background Persistent symptoms and complications reported by many patients for more than four weeks after contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are referred to as post-COVID-19 syndrome. The...

Biomarkers, immunity, and sleep patterns reveal who’s most at risk.

Although COVID-19 was originally considered a respiratory illness, it is now well established that SARS-CoV-2 infection can have far-reaching impacts on the nervous system. Neurological symptoms such....

COVID-19 is remains a public health concern five years after the start of the pandemic. What to know about vaccines, variants and more.

Finally, the Scottish Government's Long-Delayed public consultation on long-term conditions is here. Now we only have until 20th July, to be heard.

See Us. Treat Us. Study Us. This bold yellow sticker does more than make a statement – it demands visibility, care, and research for everyone living...

A genome-wide study by the Long COVID Host Genetics Initiative identifies an association between the FOXP4 locus and long COVID, implicating altered lung function in its pathophysiology.

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We’re up against conditions with decades of advocacy power behind them — heart disease, diabetes, ME, and more. It’s wrong that we’re forced to compete for attention. But if we want Long Covid to be heard and not absorbed into services built for othe

So why is it so hard to do? And how can we make it a bit easier?

Here's what the new US Health Secretary RFK Junior, chose to say in his first official statement: "Autism destroys families, and more importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which is our child...

New study shows severe Covid increases risk of diabetes by 1271%, while “mild” Covid increases risk by 100%. There really is no such thing as mild Covid. It’s a multi system vascular virus that ca...

Six things we'd like to see in the Delivery Plan for ME

💔 "We feel forgotten." That’s what young people living with Long Covid in Wales are saying, and they need to be heard. Kaylee, 17, once dreamed of…

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 Imagine 'recovering' from a virus but years later, you’re still not better and…

Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know it, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Today marks the five year anniversary of Covid being declared a pandemic. Some things I want people to remember:  The threat is not gone. People are still dying and becoming disabled every single day...

The SPLASH Guide

It is Women’s International Day on 8th March. Let’s talk about women’s health and how we are made invisible