@Fitz_Eng

Improve or die trying! #LongCovid 6 yr. Follow ≠ Endorsement; observing opposing views.

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New-onset insomnia after COVID is one of the most frequently reported complaints Good luck to her and millions of her fellow sufferers Good luck to everyone else when she gets behind the wheel nypost.com/2026/10/19/sports…

Matthew Stafford’s wife Kelly reveals diagnosis that could impact marriage with Rams star

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's wife, Kelly, revealed she is dealing with insomnia, which she has noted could impact her marriage quality.

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For everyone that went to an MSG show and got sick after, please what did you get sick with cause this worst sickness I think I’ve ever experienced
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NYT Today: Any SARS-CoV-2 infection can trigger Long COVlD. Getting reinfected in perpetuity is like playing "Russian Roulette."
Long Covid as Russian Roulette Doctors tend to be more concerned about the chance that someone will develop long Covid from repeated infections than they are that a person will get very sick in the acute phase of the illness. Covid can cause long-term damage to nearly every part of the body and repeated cases can compound those harms. A number of studies have shown that each time someone contracts Covid introduces an opportunity to develop long-term symptoms. Researchers often compare it to Russian roulette: Any infection could be the one that leads to long Covid. “Every time there’s a wave, there’s another wave that’s going to follow with patients developing new onset long Covid,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University.

ALT Long Covid as Russian Roulette Doctors tend to be more concerned about the chance that someone will develop long Covid from repeated infections than they are that a person will get very sick in the acute phase of the illness. Covid can cause long-term damage to nearly every part of the body and repeated cases can compound those harms. A number of studies have shown that each time someone contracts Covid introduces an opportunity to develop long-term symptoms. Researchers often compare it to Russian roulette: Any infection could be the one that leads to long Covid. “Every time there’s a wave, there’s another wave that’s going to follow with patients developing new onset long Covid,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University.

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🚨🇦🇺 WTF is going on in Australia?! Federal MP Helen Haines was intentionally struck by a car earlier today and is in critical condition. Early reports indicate that Haines has lost a leg. A 43-year-old has been arrested, and the deliberate attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism. Writer: Jamie
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The CDC might take away a key data source on Long COVID and ME. You have until this Tuesday, October 20, to tell them why that would be a mistake. The advocacy group Solve ME has put together a script that people can use to leave a comment: solvecfs.org/cdc-me-cfs-long…
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Laura Miers
@LauraMiersOct 18
Replying to @ChrisTheBarMan
The dehumanization & societal degradation process is complete. We have FULLY normalized mass premature death, after 6 years of eye-watering RECORD death, & now people don’t even bat an eye when someone dies in public. It will get a lot worse.
Laura Miers
@LauraMiers16 Mar 2025
“The 40% rise in death rates is consistent for working-class folks 18 to 64-years-old.  ‘Just to give you an idea of how bad that is, a 3-sigma or 200-year catastrophe would be a 10% increase over pre-pandemic levels.’” The record death never ended—the media coverage did. *Data linked below
Daily Kos January 5, 2022 “Death rates up 40% setting new 200 year high life insurance company CEO says” by Walter Einekel

ALT Daily Kos January 5, 2022 “Death rates up 40% setting new 200 year high life insurance company CEO says” by Walter Einekel

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NYT: How Bad Is Another Case of Covid? Gift article link: nytimes.com/2026/10/19/well/…

How Bad Is Another Case of Covid? (Gift Article)

Repeated infections are “a fact of life” at this point, experts say. But they warn there is no such thing as a risk-free case.

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Laura Miers
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Replying to @MySportsUpdate
2022: “Catching Covid is associated with a 5-fold increase in the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) & a 33-fold increase in risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), a potentially fatal blood clot on the lung…” theguardian.com/world/2022/a…

Covid linked to 33-fold increase in risk of potentially fatal blood clot

Infection with virus also associated with fivefold increase in risk of deep vein thrombosis, data suggests

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It’s been remarked by a columnist in @thetimes today that her “daughter has had tonsillitis a number of times recently”, that “everybody is having bad tonsillitis” at the moment, and that it is “prevalent among the young”. Apparently, it is also “a recent development”. Anyone?
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Laura Miers
@LauraMiers13h
Everyone is talking about Jalen Hurts, but no one is mentioning this. 2022: “Catching Covid is associated with a 5-fold increase in the risk of deep vein thrombosis & a 33-fold increase in risk of pulmonary embolism…” theguardian.com/world/2022/a…

Covid linked to 33-fold increase in risk of potentially fatal blood clot

Infection with virus also associated with fivefold increase in risk of deep vein thrombosis, data suggests

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As I approach my 7th year of riding the #coronacoaster l would be lying if I said l ain't still pissed off 😤 at folks that have totally dismissed myself and others living with #LongCovid
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tern
@1goodternOct 18
I don't think people have the faintest idea how complicated the world is about to become. theguardian.com/technology/2…

Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my byline

How a string of bizarre events led writer Linda Geddes to don her sleuthing cap and dig into a world of shadowy impersonators

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Kiiiiiiinda think this should be in the news…?
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@LauraMiers26 Oct 2022
“Patients with mild Covid, defined as those not hospitalized, were 2.7x more likely to develop blood clots, according to the study published in the British Medical Journal's Heart. They were also 10x more likely to die than people who didn’t have Covid.” cnbc.com/2022/10/25/people-w…

People who caught mild Covid had increased risk of blood clots, British study finds

Patients with mild Covid, defined as those not hospitalized, were 2.7 times more likely to develop blood clots, according to the U.K. journal study.

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Omg on a train in London and of about 10 people in the carriage, 3 are coughing and sniffing and one is throwing up in a shopping bag.
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Laura Miers
@LauraMiersOct 18
Replying to @unusual_whales
Surprise! We will be living like this for the rest of our (shortened) lives. Enjoy, everyone.
Laura Miers
@LauraMiers21 Mar 2025
For a brief moment in time, media acknowledged COVID is causing the skyrocketing cancer rates in young people (& everyone else). In 2025, everyone has forgotten again, & we aren’t anywhere near “after the pandemic.” This is after all of science spent 2020-2024 acknowledging COVID is likely oncogenic & definitely causes immunodeficiency. The money monsters are salivating. Think of the profit opportunities!
Washington post: “Unusual cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if Covid is to blame. It’s not a new idea that viruses can cause or accelerate cancer. But it will probably be years before answers emerge about Covid and cancer.” Ariana Eunjung Cha June 6, 2024

ALT Washington post: “Unusual cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if Covid is to blame. It’s not a new idea that viruses can cause or accelerate cancer. But it will probably be years before answers emerge about Covid and cancer.” Ariana Eunjung Cha June 6, 2024

The week: “Covid might be to blame for an uptick in rare cancers. The virus may be making us more susceptible to certain cancers.”

ALT The week: “Covid might be to blame for an uptick in rare cancers. The virus may be making us more susceptible to certain cancers.”

Daily mail: Rare and 'unusual' cancers are emerging after the Covid pandemic - and doctors fear an unlikely culprit is to blame

ALT Daily mail: Rare and 'unusual' cancers are emerging after the Covid pandemic - and doctors fear an unlikely culprit is to blame

AJMC: Publication Article March 22, 2023 Evidence-Based Oncology April 2023 Volume 29 Issue 4 Kashyap Patel, MD, Sees Link Between COVID-19 and Cancer Progression, Calls for More Biomarker Testing Mar 22, 2023 By Hayden E. Klein Pages: SP334

ALT AJMC: Publication Article March 22, 2023 Evidence-Based Oncology April 2023 Volume 29 Issue 4 Kashyap Patel, MD, Sees Link Between COVID-19 and Cancer Progression, Calls for More Biomarker Testing Mar 22, 2023 By Hayden E. Klein Pages: SP334

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Laura Miers
@LauraMiersOct 18
Happy 4-year anniversary to this study. This applies to everyone who gets Covid. “Tiny leakages of blood in crucial brain regions of patients infected with Covid-19 can accelerate brain aging and lead to irreversible neurodegenerative conditions.” houstonmethodist.org/leading…

Study: COVID-19 Can Accelerate Brain Aging, Lead to Irreversible Neurological Conditions

A Houston Methodist review study reports that tiny leakages of blood in crucial brain regions of patients infected with Covid-19 can accelerate brain aging and lead to irreversible neurodegenerative...

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PolyBio
@polybioRFOct 17
Breaking: PolyBio-Supported Preprint Finds Persistently Activated Virus-Specific T cells in a Subset of People with Long COVID 👉🏻Virus-specific immune cells show signs of ongoing stimulation and impaired function in a subset of people with Long COVID, offering a potential way to guide targeted clinical trials 1/
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Kyle@kylofoneOct 17
my partner wanted a sign for her door reminding people to mask, but i couldn't find a decent one so i decided to make one myself (with a little help from cinnamon and pearl)
my hand holding up an A3 print in a bright pink frame. the print has a pink/cream/green background, with flowers in the top left and bottom right corners. in the top right is our cat cinnamon photoshopped to be wearing a duckbill mask. in the bottom left is our cat pearl photoshopped wearing an N95 mask. in the middle is the text 'PLEASE WEAR A MASK' in staggered lines. the PLEASE WEAR A is in pink, and the world mask is in red.

ALT my hand holding up an A3 print in a bright pink frame. the print has a pink/cream/green background, with flowers in the top left and bottom right corners. in the top right is our cat cinnamon photoshopped to be wearing a duckbill mask. in the bottom left is our cat pearl photoshopped wearing an N95 mask. in the middle is the text 'PLEASE WEAR A MASK' in staggered lines. the PLEASE WEAR A is in pink, and the world mask is in red.

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🇬🇧 COVID-19 hospital admissions in England have jumped 41% in just 2 weeks. The NHS is now treating around 400 more COVID patients than it was 2 weeks ago. Deaths are up 46% in a week too. People aged 85 and older are being hit the hardest, with hospital admission rates over 10 times the national average. The variant is called Stratus, but so far, there's no evidence it makes people sicker than earlier variants. And flu is another problem. It's showing up earlier than usual, with positive tests in September doubling from last year. COVID and flu levels are still low overall, but hospitals could have a busy winter ahead with both viruses spreading. Source: Daily Mail / Writer: Daniyal
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Our new work using virus-specific T cells as biosensors in Long COVID. These data point to viral persistence detected by T cells and some level of T cell exhaustion. Excellent work by @markmpainter biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…

Persistently activated virus-specific CD8 T cells indicate antigen-driven immune aberrations in...

Long COVID (LC) affects millions of people worldwide, yet its driving mechanisms remain incompletely defined and no treatment has been approved. Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 and reactivation of herpes...

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