Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and mast cell activation syndrome have drawn attention on social media, where misinformation can make the complex conditions more difficult to understand, according to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
UMMC experts Dr. Gailen Marshall and Dr. Douglas A. Wolfe discuss the conditions’ symptoms, diagnostic challenges and ongoing research, including their possible connection to long COVID. More information is available through UMMC’s online article about the science surrounding POTS and MCAS.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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