“The clinical burden [of #LongCovid] is somewhere on par with the whole of heart disease all over again, or the whole of oncology all over again, which are our biggest clinical bills concurrently,” @Daltmann10 webmd.com/covid/news/202…

Didn't have "almost fall victim to the east-end Toronto roofing scam" on my bingo card today, but so it goes.

“A growing trove of research shows that PEM has physiological underpinnings… When ME/CFS patients & those with #LongCovid exercise, David Systrom discovered their veins were not moving blood to the heart efficiently, or ‘priming the pump.’”nationalgeographic.com/premium/articl…

"The prevailing attitude that we need to learn to live with the current level of risk feels like a “slap in the face,” for COVID grievers who have already paid the price,” says Sabila Khan (she/her/hers) webmd.com/covid/news/202…

Grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with people bereaved by Covid and doctors who still bear witness to death and suffering every day. It's not over. ⁦Traci⁩ ⁦Sabila Khan (she/her/hers)⁩ ⁦Boo-trino Lab⁩ ⁦⁦Carla Sevin, MD⁩ webmd.com/covid/news/202…

If you live in Toronto, PLS vote in today's mayor election. The outcome will have a big impact on daily life, but municipal election turnout is always poor. You can show up at your local poll w/ ID showing your address, that's all you need. I'll tell you how I'm voting... 1/3

"If you have chronic pain in Canada, well, you’re in for a world of hurt." And even if you don't, this is a must-read.

Behind the Unprecedented Rise in Food Bank Use thelocal.to/food-banks-dai… via The Local Magazine (Archived Account)

Underdiagnosed and undertreated, young Black males with ADHD get left behind: Thanks to Supreme Neck Protector Paul L. Morgan🥋📚 @CZulaufMcCurdy Kytja Weir KFF Health News for helping me share this important story. cbsnews.com/amp/news/adhd-…

The odds that Black students are diagnosed with ADHD are 40% lower than for white students, a new study found. Among males, the diagnosis gap is even worse. Claire Sibonney reports on the implications for KFF Health News and CBS News.

NEW: The odds that Black students are diagnosed with ADHD are 40% lower than for white students, a new study found. Among males, the diagnosis gap is even worse. Claire Sibonney reports on the implications: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

Wonderful to see this important health #equity issue of #disparities in #ADHD diagnosis and treatment being highlighted in today's lead story by KFF Health News. Claire Sibonney Eric Hengyu Hu, PhD @UAlbanySPH kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

“I remember how it felt to not be seen, to not be heard, and to have your needs dismissed,” said Wesley Jackson Wade, who helps other Black males with ADHD diagnoses. New piece by Claire Sibonney: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

Why write about a childcare centre that's NOT being built? It's part of a bigger problem of parents struggling to find care in underserved areas of Toronto. "If they don't have childcare, they can't go to work" thelocal.to/childcare-dayc… The Local Magazine (Archived Account)

Our research (doi.org/10.1016/j.psyc…) finding evidence of #ADHD under-diagnosis and -treatment is reported on by the The Boston Globe's The Emancipator. Claire Sibonney Eric Hengyu Hu, PhD bostonglobe.com/opinion/the-em…

One of the biggest advocacy opportunities of the year has launched - FDA/CURE-ID's #LongCovid treatment survey! There are many treatment surveys, but this one is special - the data will be used as evidence to help inform which drugs to study in clinical trials! Please RT! 1/

"Americans don’t like being told what to do, and many don’t trust government. These stubborn attitudes might turn H5N1 bird flu into a pandemic."

NEW: Obesity isn’t one disease — it’s many, Claire Sibonney reports, as a recent breakthrough on one rare disease shows. But researchers warn federal cuts to medical research endanger more discoveries. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p…

GLP-1s help millions with hunger and obesity but not all, including many with Prader-Willi syndrome. Researchers were gaining ground just as Trump cuts endangered the research pipeline. Claire Sibonney reports for KFF Health News + CBS News. ⤵️ cbsnews.com/news/drug-rare…