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#LongCovid | researcher | Covid | infectious disease | health, disability, inequality in present and past | human-environment interactions | big data | medicine history | patient-led research | MA PHD| ≠MD |
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https://bsky.app/profile/elisaperego78.bsky.social/post/3mxz3afefss2l
Published: October 16, 2026 17:14
I think the fight for #LongCovid is the fight for access to biomedical testing and any available care. Some people with LC have sequelae for which tests and help exist (e.g. some cardiovascular conditions, pulmonary issues, diabetes, etc.).
And yet, we…
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Published: October 16, 2026 11:11
Important to note illness started with COVID and EBV. Likely a #LongCovid component (or fully LC). For LC, key to underline there are many possible checks to do: heart, lungs, immunology, etc. I don't know if Beth D. had these tests, but they might be…
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Published: October 12, 2026 12:03
The Covid pandemic isn't over. People are still being infected, get sick and hospitalized. They can die and develop Long Covid
#LongCovid
https://bsky.app/profile/elisaperego78.bsky.social/post/3mxjixcezcs2t
Published: October 10, 2026 12:37
Key facts
#LongCovid is an heterogeneous disease entity.
Case definition for LC must acknowledge heterogeneity.
When you design clinical trials you can select the best possible sample for the study you plan.
But heterogeneity must be acknowledged,…
https://bsky.app/profile/elisaperego78.bsky.social/post/3mx5u4jdll22i
Published: October 5, 2026 21:25
The pandemic isn't over and Covid isn't "endemic". It's still a pandemic disease with waves across the globe. It can still make you sick, kill you, hospitalize you
https://bsky.app/profile/elisaperego78.bsky.social/post/3mwyoqkheak2g
Published: October 3, 2026 20:05
"There is no cure. I had pain I couldn't treat with standard anti-inflammatory drugs. I had problems walking up the stairs"
Skiing star Sofia Goggia on the two viruses which have sidelined her training since last summer, one of which "uncommon in adults"
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Published: October 3, 2026 19:51
We have biomarkers in #LongCovid, including results from scans and tissue biopsies, to name a few. Trials and treatments (where possible) should revolve around these findings, in addition to using symptom-based questionnaires. But many I see revolve around…
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Published: September 29, 2026 17:25
#LongCovid is not a neuroimmune disorder. It's a multi-system disease entity with damage well documented in situ across multiple organs and tissues. Neurological and immune manifestations are important, but so is pathology affecting other body systems.…
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Published: September 28, 2026 21:42
My new research is out. "Long Covid perspectives" addresses the recognition of #LongCovid as disease entity and patient-led advocacy movement, the paradigm shifts driven by LC advocacy-research, and challenges ahead
(Perego 2026, preprint 2023)
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