Kimberly Hicks (@ka_hicks) 's Twitter Profile
Kimberly Hicks

@ka_hicks

COO/CFO/Treasurer @OpenMedF | Funding outcome-driven research and changing the global landscape for chronic complex diseases: omf.ngo | #mecfs #longcovid

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"Just to walk two blocks with my dog, it wipes me out." Clinics around the U.S. are focusing on treating Covid-19 patients who experience symptoms ranging from memory loss to fatigue months after getting sick. on.wsj.com/34gJTXD

Petrie-Flom Center (@petrieflom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

While post-viral illnesses are not new, they have been considerably neglected by the public health, medical, and scientific communities. The COVID-19 pandemic is now causing a reckoning with this institutional neglect. blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2021/07/29/lon…

Athena Akrami (@athenaakrami) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"#LongCovid has exposed medicine's blind spot". Which blind spot? Previous (post-infection) chronic symptoms, despite a long history of high numbers of patients, have remained very poorly understood and constitutes one of medicine's largest blind-spots. thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Kimberly Hicks (@ka_hicks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Touching piece by Rivka: Perspective | For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community. washingtonpost.com/health/chronic…

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The monthly letter from Dr. Howard Zucker, me Health Commissioner, urges physicians to recognize signs & symptoms of #LongCOVID and to consider diagnosis of #MECFS. Read the full letter: on.ny.gov/3C8YkLM #CountLongCOVID #Millionsmissing #PwME

The monthly letter from Dr. Howard Zucker, <a href="/nysdoh/">me</a> Health Commissioner, urges physicians to recognize signs &amp; symptoms of #LongCOVID and to consider diagnosis of #MECFS. 

Read the full letter: on.ny.gov/3C8YkLM

#CountLongCOVID #Millionsmissing #PwME
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Could oxidative stress ("redox imbalance") be the link between #LongCovid and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)? A new perspective PNASNews pnas.org/content/118/34…

Could oxidative stress ("redox imbalance") be the link between #LongCovid and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)?
A new perspective <a href="/PNASNews/">PNASNews</a> 
pnas.org/content/118/34…
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Will you help us fund small clinical treatment trials this #TripleGivingTuesday? Now is the time to TRIPLE your impact and help us find effective treatments! Learn more: omf.ngo/do-you-want-an…

Will you help us fund small clinical treatment trials this #TripleGivingTuesday? Now is the time to TRIPLE your impact and help us find effective treatments! Learn more: omf.ngo/do-you-want-an…
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ICYMI! This #TripleGivingTuesday is special because we are raising funds for an entirely new arm of research: small clinical treatment trials! Donate now and have your gift tripled: bit.ly/3V81GIp

ICYMI! This #TripleGivingTuesday is special because we are raising funds for an entirely new arm of research: small clinical treatment trials! Donate now and have your gift tripled: bit.ly/3V81GIp
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Does ME/CFS Change Molecularly Throughout a Day? Jonas Bergquist & Christopher Armstrong's New Study: bit.ly/3NVNejI This study plans to use high-frequency blood testing—multiple tests over a 6–8-hour period—to evaluate what changes in #MECFS patients over a day.

Does ME/CFS Change Molecularly Throughout a Day? Jonas Bergquist &amp; Christopher Armstrong's New Study: bit.ly/3NVNejI

This study plans to use high-frequency blood testing—multiple tests over a 6–8-hour period—to evaluate what changes in #MECFS patients over a day.
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ICYMI: Check out the following #research initiatives supported by OMF in 2022: omf.ngo/2022-research-… Thanks to you, we’ve made incredible strides in collaborative research that have laid the foundation for OMF to now move forward with small clinical trials for ME/CFS treatment.

ICYMI: Check out the following #research initiatives supported by OMF in 2022: omf.ngo/2022-research-…
Thanks to you, we’ve made incredible strides in collaborative research that have laid the foundation for OMF to now move forward with small clinical trials for ME/CFS treatment.
Kimberly Hicks (@ka_hicks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kudos Ryan Prior . Blows my mind (and Open Medicine Foundation) that articles like this are still needed in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence of biological basis of #MECFS & #LongCovid

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Thanks Putrino Lab for this excellent summary and response, and for your continued and valued work to understand #LongCOVID and similar diseases like #MECFS and others.

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Canadian non-profits and charities, Mark Blumberg is a stellar partner to have on your team, and provides helpful & informative online resources and webinars.

Kimberly Hicks (@ka_hicks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So proud of this collaboration with BCard 🏴💳🐰 and the innovative approaches to supporting communities like Open Medicine Foundation. So many opportunities to create positive network effects for all and solve big global health issues at the same time.

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Check out the Open Medicine Foundation StudyME platform - recruiting patients globally for research way beyond just OMF-funded projects. Open to all IRB-approved studies for #MECFS, #LongCOVID, and related diseases.