Newsweek headline “Why Are So Many Children Getting Long COVID?” newsweek.com/why-are-so-man… I’m old enough to remember when the general public was assured that COVID wouldn’t harm children. Apparently that assurance was false.

We're delighted to have been ranked as the number one Theology and Religious Studies department in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2026 rankings! The ranking is testament to the excellent work of our wonderful colleagues. thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/…

Position (tenured) in ancient/late antique Jewish history, religion, and culture at Harvard (deadline 9/1) academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14958

Since I posted two threads about PEM yesterday, some general feedback themes have been coming up, so I just wanted to address them: 1) Thank you to those who rightly pointed out that in my description of PEM I should have mentioned that PEM can have permanent consequences to 1/

Please support my friend Ruth Booker fight for clean air for kids. Share, get involved, campaign, raise awareness, raise funds for hepa filters, check your kids school is compliant w/ air quality standards. New research suggests long covid may now be the most common chronic 1/

Our PIP cuts briefing is finally out - a huge thank you to everyone who completed the survey. The data is strong. We’ve shared it with Stephen Timms at the joint APPG and are pushing for a follow-up. We need MPs to see it - please send it to yours! Info here:

Clip of Dr Binita Kane’s presentation to the joint APPG on ME & Long Covid: In 2025, A young woman is tube-fed, bed bound, and unable to sit up — yet she has no regular NHS support. How did we get here? Fundamentally, because ME was “wrongly psychologised”. #MECFS #LongCovid

I am just a microscopist with social anxiety. But seeing #Covid impact on the brain through the lenses of the microscope has affected me. It’s hard not to feel for the millions sick everywhere. Below is a 2021 video about our research. Can we please keep talking about #LongCovid

. BBC News (UK) Chronic fatigue is not in your head, it's in your blood - experts (not an appropriate title) Prof Chris Ponting said: "For so long people with ME/CFS have been told it's all in their head. It's not. We see it in their blood"." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #pwME #MECFS

Our latest review on "Neuroimmune pathophysiology of long COVID" is out today! Amazing work of janna moen, phd is still masking 😷 and Christopher A. Baker 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 It is open-access; please share widely. #Neuroimmune #PAIS #LongCovid onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pc…

Joyous, clever, quirky rhymes about numbers that are also gorgeously produced (analog heaven, indeed). Rie Sinclair and The Wonder Club. open.spotify.com/show/4y5GVNFos…

This is a nice introduction to the work of Katherine McDonald in Durham Classics and Ancient History, Durham University . The department has close ties to Durham Theology and Religion and this piece highlights the mutuality of research interests. durham.ac.uk/news-events/la…

My department is now on social media! Give them a follow over at Durham Theology and Religion! #twitterstorians #theology #durhamuni

Research fellowships to work with the collections at Durham University, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens, Durham Cathedral have just been advertised. Durham Theology and Religion durhamcollections.org.uk

I’m just reporting this, as I am not sure if the link came through. Research fellowships to work with the collections at Durham University, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens, Durham Cathedral have just been advertised. Durham Theology and Religion Durham Collections Fellowships durhamcollections.org.uk

What do grand (and thus abstractified/delocalized) narratives about disciplinary change *erase* that attention to local stories--and local knowledge-making and local difference-bridging--permit us to see? This is among the questions that I here explore: humanhistoriesofkn.substack.com/p/patristics-f…

public should be aware that transmission of Borrelia Burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes #Lyme disease can happen sooner than 24-36 hours. In fact, nymph ticks (much harder to spot than full-grown) have been known to transmit Lyme to a host in under 12 hours. Furthermore, 2/