Comprehensive Guide to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) for Primary Care Physicians is a practical resource produced by Mast Cell Action, designed to help healthcare professionals recognise, investigate and manage this often under-recognised condition. Covering the clinical features, diagnosis, testing, treatment and ongoing management of MCAS, the guide also includes patient case studies, symptom checklists and practical advice for identifying triggers and supporting self-management.
The guide is a valuable resource for clinicians caring for people with complex, multisystem symptoms, including those with Long Covid, where MCAS may be an important differential diagnosis or co-existing condition.
More than 1 in 10 of 1,496 US healthcare personnel reported the same moderate or severe symptom at both three and six months after COVID-19. Read the findings, limitations and what they may mean for SHH-UK readers.
Join SHH-UK’s online support groups for healthcare workers with Long Covid this October and November. Connect, chat and share with others.
A large US study of almost 2,000 children and adolescents found that those meeting the research threshold for probable Long COVID were more likely to experience difficulties with grades, attention and participation with friends.
