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I’m old enough to remember when protecting children was considered a moral, social, and political imperative. 😷

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They systematically reviewed 47 studies (2000–2025) with 25,000+ patients to find prevalence of brain fog & cognitive impairment among long COVID pops…pooled prevalence of brain fog = 30% (95% CI: 28–32), cognitive impairment = 25% (95% CI: 23–27). Pub: 5/29/2026 journals.lww.com/md-journal/f...

I grew up in the 70s. Sunburns weren’t ’a big deal’. Fast forward to my melanoma diagnosis & my devastated parents - they didn’t know & I’ve never blamed them. As research mounts re C19 outcomes in kids, what will parents say in a few more yrs, in 10 yrs, 20 yrs? www.nature.com/articles/s41...

About damn time: “This Scientific Consensus makes clear that climate policy can no longer ignore wildlife – not only for the sake of biodiversity, but for the future stability of our planet.” 🧪 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/wildlif...

"The Toll of Pediatric Long COVID" A study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases shows children with long COVID face a symptom burden that meets or exceeds other chronic health conditions. Notably, these pediatric patients report worse fatigue and sleep issues than kids with cancer or autism.

How much longer can those charged with protecting children claim to not know? “Long-Term Outcomes of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children up to 4.5 Years After COVID-19” Published June 10, 2026 doi.org/10.1542/peds...

- Contrary to earlier assumptions framing long COVID as predominantly a legacy of initial pandemic waves, the data analysis demonstrated a sustained upward trajectory in cumulative prevalence across all examined regions.

Norovirus infection can cause acute gastroenteritis, imposing an estimated annual economic burden of around $60 billion worldwide. Vomiting is a typic…

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Pediatric Research - Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 outcomes study (PECOS): 12-month longitudinal analysis of post-COVID symptoms in infected versus uninfected participants

Scientists have endorsed a landmark consensus recognising wild animals as active participants in climate mitigation.

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Children with long COVID report higher levels of fatigue and sleep disturbance than those with cancer or autism.

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OBJECTIVES. The risk of persistent multisystem dysfunction following multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a severe postviral complication of COVID-19, remains unknown.METHODS. We investigated long-term outcomes in patients younger than 21 years with MIS-C (n = 173) vs without MIS-C (n = 14 190) up to 4.5 years after COVID-19 in the Montefiore Health System (March 2020 to August 2024). MIS-C status was based on International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization criteria. 1:2 propensity score matching and Cox proportional hazards regression with multivariable adjustment were performed.RESULTS. Compared with patients without, patients with MIS-C showed markedly higher risk of cardiovascular disorders (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 13.88 [4.69–41.07], P < .001), hypertension (aHR = 8.86 [4.12–19.06], P < .001), gastrointestinal disorders (aHR = 9.48 [2.66–33.71], P < .001), respiratory disorders (aHR = 3.46 [2.21–5.42], P < .001), and neurological disorders (aHR = 2.02 [1.22–3.34], P = .007). Preexisting hypertension (9.25% of patients with MIS-C vs 6.94% of controls) significantly predicted cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, and gastrointestinal outcomes. Each 1-year increase in age was associated with increased risk of shock (aHR = 1.06 [1.02–1.11]) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) (aHR = 1.06 [1.01–1.12]). Preexisting diabetes (1.73% of patients with MIS-C) was associated with a 49-fold increased risk of CKD. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed higher persistent risk in the MIS-C group across all outcomes, ranging from 6.8% for CKD to 35.2% for respiratory disorders. Sensitivity analysis using different definitions of MIS-C corroborated our main findings.CONCLUSIONS. MIS-C is associated with broad multisystem morbidity persisting years after acute COVID-19, challenging earlier reports of transient illness. Structured long-term follow-up, including routine blood pressure monitoring, neurological and mental-health screening, and cardiovascular and renal surveillance, with coordinated multidisciplinary care is warranted.

“I think Long Covid is a serious national and global problem that demands attention from governments and international bodies” Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly June 1, 2026 www.wbur.org/news/2026/06...

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Children with long COVID report higher levels of fatigue and sleep disturbance than those with cancer or autism.

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The disease has always been tricky to define. A study from Mass General Brigham suggests the healthcare system is missing millions of long COVID cases.

“If you can't look at the reality of Long Covid head-on, it's because on a deep level that reality terrifies you.” @brownecfm.bsky.social

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦

Multi-Hospital Study Reveals Long Covid Burden Is Twice as High as Current Estimates May 27, 2026 (journal article in next comment) bioengineer.org/multi-hospit...

New Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Reveals Long COVID Prevalence Twice as High as Previously Estimated Across U.S. Hospitals Groundbreaking research emerging from Mass General Brigham has unveiled

3. Ableism: 'Long Covid only affects people with a certain psychological profile'. FALSE. Underpinning this toxic combination of denial and ableism is fear. If you can't look at the reality of Long Covid head-on, it's because on a deep level that reality terrifies you. /end