Pete Caruso

@petecaruso.bsky.social

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Interested in research and awareness of invisible chronic illnesses: ME, Long COVID, Post Vaccine injury, POTS, Sjogrens, and Lyme. Pfp: A man wearing a green face mask Banner: Colorful MEmes from patient-led Long COVID and ME awareness

Figure 6 from the @wecrunchme first report titled "The Future is a Policy Choice". The figure is titled: "Figure 6: Estimated 2025 NIH funding per DALY [49,50] The left y-axis is titled “Funding ($) / DALY“. The x-axis has the names of selected diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, IBD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Parkinson's Disease, ME/CFS, Asthma, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Long COVID". Inset in the figure, “Long Covid and ME/CFS are underfunded to their disease burden, receiving $62 and $14 per DALY respectively“. Above each disease is a vertical bar that indicates the $’s/DALYS, with Long COVID and ME/CFS having the smallest amount of funding per disease burden measured by DALYs.
Figure 4 from the @wecrunchme first report titled "The Future is a Policy Choice". The figure is titled: "Figure 4: US Disease burden of selected diseases [36]. The left y-axis is titled "DALYS". The x-axis has the names of selected diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, IBD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Parkinson's Disease, ME/CFS, Asthma, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Long COVID". Inset in the figure, "The estimated disease burden of Long Covid is comparable to diabetes". Above each disease is a vertical bar that indicates the number of DALYS, with diabetes and Long COVID having the same number of DALYS, which are greater than any other listed disease.
A parody image of two ghostbuster characters with the faces of John Oliver and Jon Stewart. Above the characters are floating ghosts with text “CBT” and “GET”. in middle “Scary Science” in orange text in a white box. At top, “Gaslit, Who You Gonna Call?” in orange text. At bottom, “M.E. Mythbusters, #JohnVsJonVsME, #GreatestMEdicalScandal” in orange text.
A man standing in a kitchen. The background shows kitchen cabinets in wood stain and a silver/black microwave, and a backsplash with beige-brown tile on a diagonal. The man is wearing a green mask and gray t-shirt. The t-shirt has “UNREST” in white letters above an image of a person holding up a fist that promotes a movie about M.E. by Jennifer Brea with the same name.
Mice were given IgG from people with Long Covid, and the mice developed similar subtype symptoms based on the donor symptoms.
Unite to Fight song to raise awareness for the community led conference on Long Covid and ME on May 15-16, 2024
Agenda for December 12th.
Sign warning that getting Long Covid may make you age quickly. For some people, 40 might feel like 90.
Looking skyward at a tall tree turning its top leaves red, with puffy white clouds overhead.
Beach at sunset with two people sitting on chairs at the oceans edge.
Picture of sea grass fronds swaying in the wind on a tall dune overlooking the ocean.
Sjogrens disease activity was reduced using the ESSDAI: European League Against Rheumatism Sjögren’s Syndrome Disease Activity Index and the ESSPRI: European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology SS patient Reported Index.
Significantly enhanced stem cell group compared to placebo group. Chart shows increasing UWS: unstimulated whole saliva; SWS: Stimulated whole saliva; LF: lacrimal flow for the stem cell group.