🚨5-FOLD SURGE IN DIAGNOSES OF RARE CHRONIC CONDITION (POTS) SINCE COVID PANDEMIC BEGAN At first, I thought this was going to be another one of those articles we see all too often… …where they get so close to joining the dots but don’t quite make it… lbc.co.uk/article/chronic-il…

Growing number of kids having heart attacks and strokes should be a National scandal @bbcnews @itvnews @skynews @peaton @bbcnickrobinson @SophyRidgeSky

It wasn’t lockdowns in February 2024. “Our findings reveal that a substantial proportion of pediatric COVID patients with neurological symptoms exhibit abnormal neuroimaging findings, with 43.74% of children in the included studies demonstrating such abnormalities.” iflscience.com/abnormal-brai…

Neurocognitive Indices of Long COVID: Dysregulated Engagement of Inhibitory Control and Oscillatory Slowing 🚨Even after mild COVID, LongC0VID can leave a measurable brain signature. Interesting small USA study that needs your attention: ➡️~6 months later, young, otherwise healthy adults with PASC reported more brain fog, anxiety, depression and sleep problems, ➡️On an inhibitory Go/NoGo task their performance looked intact, but EEG did not, ➡️Neural indices showed altered cognitive-control engagement on both correct and error trials, less efficient responding, and a trend toward dysregulated co-oscillatory synchrony during errors, ➡️Altered neural indices of inhibitory control marginally correlated with spontaneous oscillatory slowing, potentially suggesting shared basic mechanisms, ➡️“The overall pattern of PASC symptoms, altered neural activity during inhibitory control, and oscillatory slowing, is indicative of the core neural dysfunction characterizing PASC”. ‼️So, LongC0VID here is not symptoms without a signal. It is a core neural dysfunction that behavioral tests miss and EEG detects. ‼️In layman terms: After even a mild COVID infection, some people keep the fog, the bad sleep, and the low mood. Everyday tests may say nothing is wrong. The brain however can be working less efficiently, especially when it has to stop itself, stay on task, or recover from a mistake, and to be honest, I'm seeing a lot of this around me! #AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections mdpi.com/2673-4087/7/5/105 mdpi.com/2673-4087/7/5/105/p…

Dorset boy aged 6 among rising number of young people suffering strokes itv.com/news/meridian/2026-0…

COVID may worsen existing health problems long-term, study suggests Nearly a third of respondents reported a worsening respiratory condition, including asthma, COPD, cough, and shortness of breath. Read more: bit.ly/3TRmQPn

COVID may worsen existing health problems long-term, study suggests Nearly a third of respondents reported a worsening respiratory condition, including asthma, COPD, cough, and shortness of breath. Read more: bit.ly/3TRmQPn

Someone is lying to you about COVID and you can either believe sick people or the government.

Again, COVID is not AIDS. But the shared patterns of T cell exhaustion, viral persistence, chronic inflammation are very real, and they're why HIV immunologists are now actively studying Long COVID. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3774…

#2 – Projection – When someone takes what they are feeling and attempts to put it on someone else to artificially reduce their own anxiety. Examples: “Stop living in fear.” (the attacker is living in fear) “You can take your mask off.” (they are insecure about being unmasked themselves) “When are you going to stop masking?” “You can’t live in fear forever.”

PMC COVlD Update, Sep 28, 2026 (US): 🔸We're in a 13th COVlD wave. 🔸40 states and territories continue to have COVlD outbreaks, stable from last week. 🔸Levels likely peaked between Sep 7-13 at a PMC-estimated 580,000 new daily infections, though there are data quality issues noted below. Use layered COVlD safety: 🔹Get boosted ASAP, especially if high transmission nearby. Novavax has a lower side effect profile than other boosters and comparable effectiveness. 🔹Mask up with a well-fitting N95 respirator. 🔹Improve air hygiene: Open windows, flip the HVAC from auto to on, shut off the car's recirculation 'feature,' add air purifiers, and / or use air quality monitors. 🔹Test daily when sick, exposed, or gathering, and stay home when sick. 🔹Monitor your blood pressure to reduce the risk of surprise post-acute cardiovascular sequelae. 🔹Spread accurate information by sending dashboard screenshots to family, checking the public health credentials and experience of information sources, and avoiding sharing 'miracle' interventions. Details: The US has at least 40 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks, the same number reported last week. These include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 40 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. For example, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, and Tennessee likely have outbreaks, but monitoring is poor. Nuance: Note that while PMC uses forecasting to estimate national statistics through Sep 28 and beyond, the state-level data do not, meaning they are now 9 days old. If the national forecast is correct, levels peaked between Sept 7-13, closely aligned with our prior forecasts. This would mean that levels are declining more so than depicted in the map. Levels often decline slowly, suggesting the need for ongoing precautions. Additionally, Biobot and 200 CDC sites are offline this week, and both have experienced major retroactive corrections of late, so the national forecast has more uncertainty than usual. For example, we could see the peak adjusted upward or a double peak. It is unclear how quickly reporting will resume at the offline sites. Links: 🔗PMC home page: pmc19.com 🔗Interactive map (best on a computer): pmc19.com/map 🔗Technical Appendix: pmc19.com/PMC_COVID_Appendix… 🔗Recent NBC News Coverage: nbcnews.com/data-graphics/cd… 🔗Recent Detroit Free Press Coverage: freep.com/story/news/health/…

I do feel bad for the covid-conscious people. Every major health authority said for years “there’s a massive pandemic that’s killing/disabling millions; do not leave the house,” then pretty quickly flipped to “eh nevermind lol.” Reasonable to go a bit insane processing that