A new gold standard review of 100 studies finds: - masks are effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases - N95 respirators are significantly more effective than medical or cloth masks - mask mandates are effective in reducing community transmission

"In addition to driving new cases of diabetes, the virus [SARS-CoV-2] may be directly damaging the pancreas in ways that could lead to chronic inflammation and even cancer." #LongCovid nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

COVID arthritis is a complication of #LongCovid

Dear Med Students, As many qualified doctors seem to be annoyed that patients come to them when they're unwell, I just want to give you a heads up that patients will come to you when they're unwell. If you don't like this thought, you may want to reconsider your career choice 👍🏻

Our letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use in healthcare to protect patients and staff. Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian: theguardian.com/global-develop…

‘Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised’

WHO urged to make respirator masks the standard for workers in “all healthcare settings” | The BMJ bmj.com/content/392/bm…

autist COVID is literally right now. The pandemic is ongoing.

“We found evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells both in the gut and female reproductive tract… more than 4 years after the initial infection,” said Dr. Marta Mirabent, who is part of the Roan lab team investigating SCV2 persistence in these sites as driver of Long Covid. Their

I tried and tried to warn people. "This is among the first studies to suggest that a virus (Covid) may contribute to abnormal tau production (a key protein in Alzheimer's pathology) over time". 💔

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Study of 97 million people found COVID infection led to a 49% increased risk of new-onset autoimmune-related diseases, esp vascular & connective tissue issues. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/ #LongCovid

#CovidLongNeuro et tauopathie. Dans une étude de cohorte prospective avant/après COVID, 58,6% des patients CL présentant des symptômes neuro présentaient une augmentation progressive et anormale d’un biomarqueur de tauopathie (pTau-181). 🔗 thelancet.com/journals/ebiom… 1/11

Cet article a été peer reviewed. Conclusion : « Nos résultats redéfinissent l'infection par le SARS-CoV-2 comme un état d'immunodéficience prolongée »

On tente un résumé de cette revue scientifique sur le diabète post-Covid comme potentielle entité nouvelle s'inscrivant dans le spectre du #COVIDlong. twp.ai/4ivTPQ 1/18

Over a million people are getting infected with C0VlD every day in the U.S. as it spreads rapidly through schools and workplaces, getting kids and workers sick. Many will not recover, resulting in chronic illness or worse. Stop the spread. Protect yourself, kids, and workers.

The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced. Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Bloomberg reaches over 100M monthly readers across its platforms. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

It’s phone screens It’s allergies It’s spring/summer/fall flu It’s concert flu It’s depression It’s anxiety It’s lockdown It’s NOT…