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ALT Medscape Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard David Brzostowicki September 03, 2025 Jeffrey Siegelman, MD, contracted COVID-19 in August 2020 and, 3 months later, published a paper online in JAMA about his experiences. Today, he's still dealing with the symptoms, as one of many healthcare providers who have long COVID. He said his experience highlights the impact of long COVID on hundreds of thousands of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers, by some estimates, who have been on the frontlines fighting the pandemic from the beginning.
ALT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of a woman with ME lying in bed with an eye mask and headphones on, submitted as part of our Real ME campaign. Heading - Severe ME Awareness Week, 4th - 10th August 2025
ALT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of a woman with ME lying in bed, submitted as part of the Real ME Campaign. Wording - It is estimated that at least 404,000 people in the UK have ME and around 25% of these people may have severe or very severe symptoms for prolonged periods. Severe ME Awareness Week, 4th - 10th August 2025.
ALT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of a woman with ME lying in bed, being spoon fed by a man, submitted as part of the Real ME Campaign. Wording - The severity and intensity of ME symptoms means that people with severe ME can be housebound/bedbound for years often needing 24 hour care to maintain activities of daily living. Severe ME Awareness Week, 4th - 10th August 2025
ALT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of a man with ME lying in bed with a eye mask on, submitted as part of the Real ME Campaign. Wording - Patients have suffered decades of misunderstanding and misconceptions, which has further compounded the effects of this life changing illness. Severe ME Awareness Week, 4th - 10th August 2025
ALT Two copies of Crippled sit on top of one another. The front cover is dark blue with white writing and has a black wheelchair symbol on it.
ALT Below is a graphic for World ME Day. At the top right hand corner is the DecodeME logo. At the centre of the image is a quote from Professor Chris Ponting: "DecodeME is not just the world's largest study of the genetic causes of ME, but it was the first to place people with experience of ME at its heart. A total of 27,000 people with ME took part. At the bottom centre of the image in white it says 'proudly supporting World ME Day'.
