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'Brilliant at survival' — Long Covid afflicts trans and bi patients at highest rates - ClearHealthCosts “God, when I said I wanted to be a little boy, I didn’t mean it like this.” That’s how Cy, a 23-year-old trans man, described how he feels living with the severe physical pain and neurological deterio...

Here’s science looking at how/why trans and bi people have some of the highest rates of long covid. Wearing a mask is harm reduction. I am so tired of being excluded from public spaces and there is something we can all do about it. I want to spare you this pain. clearhealthcosts.com/blog/2024/02...

Have you tried to schedule an appointment with a doctor only to be told there's an extremely long wait? Talk to me for a story! Https://clearhealthcosts.com — email in bio

A comprehensive conversation on #LongCovid with Hannah Davis https://erictopol.substack.com/p/hannah-davis-a-360-on-long-covid w/ transcript

At 2-years follow-up after Covid without vaccination, 18% of >1,110 individuals had #LongCovid (compared with >600 uninfected controls). A prospective Swiss study published today at BMJ.
https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj-2022-074425

After Covid, even when mild, there is evidence of persistent brain inflammation to ~1 year. I reviewed the new findings here
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-brain-and-long-covid

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