Anil van der Zee, a former ballet dancer who has been confined to bed for years due to ME and post-COVID, has received a royal distinction for his tireless commitment as an advocate and critical voice for patients with these conditions. (translated)

Anil van der Zee, a former ballet dancer who has been confined to bed for years due to ME and post-COVID, has received a royal distinction for his tireless commitment as an advocate and critical voice for patients with these conditions. (translated)

Patients and scientists in the Netherlands are taking the initiative to establish a new research and innovation center for post-COVID with private funding, as the government research budget is drying up and there is a risk that important knowledge and developments will be lost. (translated)

1 Jahr und 10 Monate nach Infektion: Ich bin in den vergangenen Tagen einen fucking AUSSICHTSTURM hochgestiegen, bin mehrfach vier Stockwerke hochgelaufen und konnte TROTZDEM noch am Leben teilhaben. Nimm das, PostCovid! Jeden Tag weiter von dir weg! 🖕 #PostCovid #Gesundheit #Überwindung
Professor Michele van Vugt emphasizes in an interview the hopeful progress in understanding and treating post-COVID, although there is still no cure, and encourages patients not to give up, while scientists are collaborating internationally to develop effective treatments. (translated)

Clear and up-to-date guidelines are essential to prevent the care for patients with post-COVID and ME/CFS from lagging behind scientific insights, so that they do not have to wait for years for appropriate treatments that can improve their lives. (translated)

The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate has suspended the treatment of post-COVID patients with lidocaine by the clinic Excellent Care Clinics in Velsen-Noord due to unsafe care and conflict of interest, as the clinic did not meet the requirements for good care and patients were put at risk with a treatment that is unproven and not well studied. (translated)

The article argues that science often lags behind the experiences of patients, as seen with post-Covid and ME/CFS, and that doctors must be more open to unknown conditions and should not reflexively psychologize physical complaints. (translated)

Research by Amsterdam scientists shows that the complaints of post-COVID patients arise from unique abnormalities in muscles and blood vessels, and are not simply due to poor condition, as was previously suggested. (translated)

Minister Sophie Hermans heeft aangekondigd dat de expertisecentra voor postcovidpatiënten een jaar langer open blijven, dankzij een resterend budget van ongeveer 8,5 miljoen euro, terwijl naar schatting 90.000 Nederlanders kampen met langdurige gevolgen van een coronabesmetting. #postcovid #gezondheidszorg #longcovid

De Tweede Kamer heeft 6 miljoen euro vrijgemaakt voor de zorg aan postcovidpatiënten, waarvan de helft bestemd is voor C-support, om deze stichting tijdelijk te ondersteunen en ervoor te zorgen dat patiënten met langdurige coronaklachten de nodige zorg en begeleiding krijgen. #postcovid #gezondheidszorg #Csupport

Čtyři bývalí zdravotní ministři vyzvali vládu k realizaci dlouho odkládaného akčního plánu na podporu pacientů s myalgickou encefalomyelitidou a chronickým únavovým syndromem (ME/CFS) v kontextu postakutních infekčních syndromů, a to prostřednictvím petice, kterou dosud podepsalo více než 21 000 lidí. #MECFS #PostCovid #Gesundheitspolitik

Het onderzoeksinstituut TNO heeft een rapport over de behandeling van postcovid gecorrigeerd na kritiek van patiënten, omdat het onterecht claimde dat mind-body-behandelingen effectief zijn, terwijl daar geen bewijs voor bestaat. #postcovid #gezondheid #behandelingen
Now that Strait of Hormuz has been closed for months, we should come to some conclusion. Is the post-covid post-Ukraine global economy so flexible and resilient that all those old dangers do not apply anymore? Last year it was the tariffs, then nothing happened. This year its #StraitOfHormuz #GlobalEconomy #PostCovidReality #Thetweetdoesnotspecificallymentionanycountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
het artikel kritiseert de recente aanbevelingen van de Gezondheidsraad met betrekking tot postcovid, waarbij wordt benadrukt dat de erkenning van de ernst van de aandoening en de noodzaak van adequate zorg ontbreekt, en dat de politiek in Den Haag desinteresse toont in het verbeteren van de levenskwaliteit van miljoenen patiënten. #postcovid #gezondheidsraad #longcovid