...founder of @Survivor_Corps, an advocacy group of over 200,000 members with current, chronic or past COVID-19.
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“When we're talking about #LongCovid, I want you to think abt our members who are in their early 30s, who were athletes, who were marathon runners, at the height of their career, who are now in wheelchairs; they're on permanent feeding tubes, they are disabled,” Berrent said."
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"We need a national, long COVID suicide hotline yesterday," Berrent said. "Mental health is a huge part of this, but I also want to be clear: There are neurological issues going on that need to be treated medically."
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'She said she is frightened by the long-term repercussions for pediatric COVID-19 patients."
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Could antihistamines help relieve #LongCovid for some?
This is a small study but it's supported by real world evidence and needs further investigation. 1/ gizmodo.com.au/2022/02/antihi…
"These cases were even brought to the attention of these researchers, primarily from the University of California, Irvine, through members of Survivor Corps, a long covid advocacy group hosted on Facebook." @Survivor_Corps@UCIrvineHealth
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"But near as they can tell, these are the first case reports in the literature to document the potential of antihistamines for patients with long covid, also known as postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, or PASC."
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"One study showed that as many as 52% of teens and young adults between ages 16 and 30 may experience lingering symptoms 6 months after having COVID." @Salon
"Doctors and researchers are anticipating more #LongCovidKids cases stemming from the omicron variant, given the statistical magnitude of the spread, and the increase in pediatric infections."