Accused of Exaggerating Our Illness
Today's blog is from the article in thejournal.ie "Hospital Consultant says people with Long Covid have been accused of exaggerating...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Jul 6
- 4 min
Who's at most risk of developing Long Covid?
Taken from the article in Fortune "Who’s most at risk of developing long COVID? Experts think these 6 groups of people might be" by Erin...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Jul 5
- 8 min
Get ready for the Forever Plague
-Public health officials’ COVID complacency has opened the door to new illnesses and devastating long-term damage. The following article...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Jul 1
- 4 min
Breathlessness in Long Covid - new research
Over 2 years later I am still breathless - talking, walking, going up the stairs, getting dressed. EVERY time I mention it to someone...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Past Covid-19 infection increases risk of serious neurodegenerative disorders.
Take home message Covid-19 positive patients are: 3.5 times increased risk of Alzheimer's disease 2.6 times increased risk of Parkinson's...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- May 21
- 3 min
Poor knowledge of ME/CFS amongst doctors
There are huge overlaps between the suffering in Long COVID when compared to ME/CFS. Organ damage aside, Long COVID study participants...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- May 13
- 4 min
How quickly can you Catch Covid-19 again?
So I am recovering from acute Covid-19 5.0. Apart from the fact I am stuck in "flight or fight" again (most likely an overactive limbic...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- May 10
- 5 min
Antivirals and Long COVID
People with Long COVID #PWLC urgently need a trial studying the effects of antivirals such as nirmatrelvir-ritonavir - otherwise known as...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- May 7
- 5 min
Breathlessness in Long Covid
As you know I have post Covid-19 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). This is associated with Dysfunctional Breathing (DB)....
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Dr Kerry Smith
- May 4
- 4 min
Cognition and Long Covid
I am sick of my cognitive dysfunction being described as "brain fog" by the media and public. In the hope of educating the uninformed...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Apr 14
- 4 min
Even mild COVID-19 raises the risk of blood clots
A new nationwide study conducted in Sweden reports that individuals with COVID-19 were at greater risk of developing a blood clot at...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Apr 8
- 4 min
Achenbach's Syndrome
Hello! I have been away for a while due to my third reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. Probably this time it was some variant of Omicron. Much...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Mar 23
- 3 min
Multi-organ impairment in Long Covid
Today is the National Day of Reflection and marks 2 years since the first day of lockdown in the UK. For many of us this came woefully...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Mar 19
- 5 min
Memory and Concentration Problems in Long COVID
This is an article summarising the findings from the University of Cambridge's COVCOG study- in which I took part. The COVID and...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Mild COVID-19 imprints long-term Inflammation
Today's post is discussing the recent paper "Mild COVID-19 imprints a long-term inflammatory eicosanoid- and chemokine memory in...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Mar 12
- 4 min
Biological Evidence for Anxiety in Long Covid
I recently started Fluvoxamine* My Gp refused to prescribe it despite it being an SSRI ( a type of anxiety/depression medication) so I...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Mar 7
- 2 min
SARS-CoV-2 is Associated with Brain Changes
Hot off the press!! (Literally published 40 minutes ago) "SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank" in...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Two-thirds with Peripheral Neuropathy
I have previously spoken about peripheral neuropathy in Long Covid in my posts https://www.rosecottagedoc.co.uk/post/peripheral-neuropath...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Viral Persistance in Long Covid
One of the theories of Long Covid (LC) is viral persistence. This is when the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or particles of it, remain in the body...
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Dr Kerry Smith
- Feb 16
- 3 min
BC007
Recently Berlin Cures announced that they would not be accepting any more blood samples to test for autoantibodies in those with Long...
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