Sammie McFarland
@SammieFMc
Founder @longcovidkids 🫀#LongCovid “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
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case number xxx of adolescent with the very same typical story of typical chronic symptoms without alternative diagnosis that started “by chance” with covid.
This from Holland, as countless other kids I had from italy, uk, germany, france, belgium, ukrain.
all same! #longcovid
📣 We’re hearing that some UK #LongCovid clinics (well, mainly England because the rest of the UK has hardly any anyway!) have closed or are closing soon. Let us know if your #LongCovid clinic is one of those and where it is/was!
NEW Pre-Print:
“Conceptual framework of episodic disability in the context of #LongCOVID : Findings from a community-engaged international qualitative study
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Our collaborator André Saravia (André Saravia), founder of Long Covid Chile Oficial, will be testifying to Chilean Congress today!
An estimated million people have #LongCovid in Chile & this testimony is critical. 1/
#covidpersistente
Did you know that people with autoimmune thyroid disease are at a higher risk of having coeliac disease. The chance is between 1 - 4% compared with 1% in the general population.
Read Sarah Howells Sarah Howells' inspiring story about her diagnosis and learn how she navigates life
“The stubborn presence of #longCOVID reinforces the notion that this is no ordinary virus. Viral persistence, chronic inflammation”
Philanthropic support is urgently required to drive #paediatric #research
fortune.com/well/article/c…
#research #philanthropistREQUIRED #Help
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📣 New paper in Nature Medicine
Three-year outcomes of post-acute sequelae
of COVID-19
By Miao Cai Yan Xie Eric Topol and me
A 🧵
nature.com/articles/s4159…
A Long Thread 🧵…
Astounded to sit in a session at the @ACSM conference where high profile researchers/medical professionals are advocating for the role of GET and CBT in treating #LongCOVID
This coming Monday 15 PAIS organisations will gather in
Nieuwspoort
Together with other people our choir leader will be there as a Kinderen met LongCovid representative.
We will have a full programme during which patient registration will be our main topic.
#LongCovid #LongCovid Kids
This coming Monday 13 PAIS organisations will gather in Nieuwspoort
Together with other people I will be there as a Kinderen met LongCovid representative.
We will have a full programme during which patient registration will be our main topic.
#LongCovid
Cardiovascular risks in children after Covid infection. Not “just a cold” exhibit #9999
TY Sammie McFarland medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
We are thinking of all the families watching posts on social media as happy children head back to school.
We understand that isn’t possible for everyone.
That’s why we have been working hard on the #LCKEducationalToolKit launching soon
#BackToSchool #Inclusion #LongCovidKids
Conclusions
Both children with and without CHDs showed increased risks for a variety of cardiovascular outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection, underscoring the need for targeted monitoring and management in the post-acute phase.
Long Covid Kids - #LongCovidKids #LongCovidKids
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