by ccisupport | Jun 1, 2022 | Media
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have Long Covid. Soon, they’ll seek care from a crunched health system unequipped to help them and financial support from a Government which has closed its wallet, Marc Daalder reports This is not just a health crisis, set to...
by ccisupport | May 26, 2022 | Media, Research
The ongoing burden of long Covid will be one of this generation’s disability challenges, the Disability Rights Commissioner says. Many people with long Covid are likely to meet the “definition” of disability, Tesoriero said. Support needed to be based on need, not the...
by ccisupport | May 12, 2022 | Research
Article Written By: Stuff science columnist Dr Siouxsie Wiles. Diagnosis of ME/CFS is challenging and generally requires people to have experienced symptoms for six months. With the pandemic in its third year, many people with long-Covid are now meeting the diagnostic...
by ccisupport | May 12, 2022 | Research
Otago research has established that Long Covid patients have an almost identical chemical composition to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Those conditions had been dismissed and labelled a psychological ailment for many years...
by ccisupport | May 12, 2022 | Research
Full Article written By Patrick Hadfield – ME Auckland Post-infectious illnesses are not new. In fact, I’m writing this because 12 May is ME/CFS Awareness Day – a day chosen as it marks Florence Nightingale’s birthday. The famous nurse was...
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