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Young women, nicknamed ‘sickfluencers’, are turning chronic illness into a lifestyle trend and entrenching a culture of economic inactivity

John Sellers, 34, who moved with his family to Sweden aged 10, has been ejected despite his recent marriage to a Swede

In 2004, Amy Proal got an infection that changed her life. “I was in my pre-med, last year of college, and totally tanked,” she says. “No one could tell me what it was, everybody said my blood work was fine — sent to a psychiatrist, the usual story.” She started reading papers from her sickbed and soon realized that she wasn’t the only one with unexplained symptoms that lingered after an infection. A year later, she was diagnosed with ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome). She managed to improve her symptoms with antivirals and other drugs, and went on to do a PhD in microbiology, studying the lasting consequences of pathogens. In 2018, she co-founded PolyBio, a foundation in Medford, Massachusetts, that advances research on infection-associated chronic illnesses. “Then,” Proal says, “COVID hit.” COVID-19 killed millions of people, and left millions of others with lingering health problems caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The chronic condition became known as long COVID. A 2024 study estimated that 400 million people around the world have long COVID1, with an annual economic burden of around US$1 trillion. What causes long COVID? Case builds for rogue antibodies The condition’s existence prompted a surge of interest in...

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In 2004, Amy Proal got an infection that changed her life. “I was in my pre-med, last year of college, and totally tanked,” she says. “No one could tell me what it was, everybody said my blood work was fine — sent to a psychiatrist, the usual story.” She started reading papers from her sickbed and soon realized that she wasn’t the only one with unexplained symptoms that lingered after an infection.

Invisible illnesses can be some of the hardest conditions to live with—not only because of the symptoms, but because so many people struggle to be believed. In this South Asian Heritage Month webinar, host Asma Younus is joined by leading Long COVID specialists **Dr Binita Kane** and **Dr Sanjay Gupta** to explore Long COVID, ME/CFS, POTS and other invisible illnesses, with a particular focus on the experiences of South Asian communities. Together they discuss: * What Long COVID actually is—and why it's more than one condition. * Why many patients receive normal test results despite experiencing debilitating symptoms. * The health inequalities affecting South Asian communities. * The importance of listening to patients and recognising invisible illness. * Practical advice on diagnosis, symptom management and where to seek support. * The latest thinking on treatment, recovery and holistic care. Whether you're living with persistent symptoms, supporting a loved one, or simply want to better understand these conditions, this conversation offers expert insight, practical guidance and, above all, reassurance that your experiences matter. Nobody should have to fight to be believed.

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

A nasty bout of COVID-19 can awaken “an army of dormant viruses” lurking inside the body of people who have no known health problems, according to Esther Melamed, MD, PhD.Melamed, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, and her research team tracked more than 1,000 hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.

A new scientific review suggests that damage to mitochondria—the structures that generate most of a cell’s usable energy—could be an important link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the persistent fatigue, muscle weakness, cardiovascular problems, and neurological symptoms seen in post-COVID-19 condition, commonly called Long COVID. Mitochondrial dysfunction may help explain the...

How do extreme heat, long COVID, POTS, and medical sex bias affect cognition, health, and human behaviour?

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether there is an association between a maternal classification of Long COVID and adverse pregnancy outcomes.METHODS:RECOVER...

Why are people with Long COVID still told to exercise despite PEM? Learn how old rehab models, graded exercise therapy and updated guidance changed the advice.