Physical and cognitive impairments in people suffering from long COVID: protocol for a longitudinal population-based cohort study.

Introduction: Approximately 33% of people who contracted COVID-19 still experience symptoms 12 weeks after infection onset. This persistence of symptoms is now considered a syndrome itself called 'long COVID'. Evidence regarding long COVID and its cognitive and physical impacts is growing, but the literature is currently lacking objectively measured data to guide towards adapted healthcare trajectories.

What Do Patients Want? A Needs Assessment of Vulvodynia Patients Attending a Vulvar Diseases Clinic.

Introduction: Vulvodynia is a chronic pain disorder that negatively impacts the quality of life of affected women.

Aim: The goal of this study was to identify unmet needs among localized provoked vulvodynia patients.

Methods: A qualitative needs assessment was performed in a subspecialized vulvar clinic in a single academic institution in Canada.

Mast cells can modulate leukocyte accumulation and skeletal muscle function following hindlimb unloading.

Rodent hindlimb suspension is widely used to induce inflammation and muscle impairment. We set out to define the role of mast cells in neutrophil and macrophage recruitment and muscle recovery after unloading-reloading. We hypothesized that mechanical perturbation would stimulate release of proinflammatory substances by mast cells, which would influence leukocyte recruitment and muscle function.