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A research team brings together experts in an effort to discover exactly what is ailing the sickest long COVID patients and find treatments for them. The team reports that a disproportionate number of people affected—nearly 70%—are female and face debilitating symptoms that are identical to chronic fatigue syndrome, now referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS. Blood samples show telltale amino acid deficiencies, suggesting readily available supplements have potential as therapy. "We do not actually believe that long COVID is a separate new disease," explains Jan Willem Cohen. Thirty patients had persistent severe long COVID symptoms 12 months...

Those suffering from chronic neck pain can alleviate the symptoms on the way to full recovery if they adopt optimal posture and spinal alignment, according to a study. The study evaluated two widely-used corrective approaches to remedy chronic non-specific neck pain caused by forward head posture (FHP) and CBP rehabilitation and traditional exercise programs. "The CBP technique is a posture-correcting method that depends on stretching the viscous and plastic elements of the longitudinal ligament and intervertebral disks, in addition to effectively stretching the soft tissue through the entire neck area in the direction of normal head and neck postures," the...

Yamina Chairman Naftali Bennett arrived at Tel Hashomer Hospital on Saturday, for the second time this week. On Tuesday, Bennett was hospitalized for a series of tests for neck pain, and was released the next day, after undergoing treatment under anesthesia. On Thursday he arrived at the Knesset and even spoke during the meeting about approving the agreement with the United Arab Emirates, but over the weekend his neck pain resumed and he returned for tests at the hospital. His office said: "Since his military service in the General Staff Reconnaissance Regiment, MK Bennett has been dealing with a back...