Last month, RECOVER TLC met at NIH headquarters in Bethesda. The goal was to initiate a drug development strategy for Long COVID clinical trials. Now, RECOVER TLC has opened the RECOVER-TLC Intervention Information Request Form, where you can make suggestions about which drugs and other interventions to trial! Anyone can submit a therapeutic for consideration
The RECOVER-Treating Long COVID (RECOVER TLC) Kick-off Meeting was Sept 23-25 in person and over Zoom. I had the privilege of attending over Zoom and Jaime Seltzer, #MEAction’s Scientific Director, represented the needs of the ME community in person and as an invited member of a panel on clinical trial design. There were many speakers
Breaking news! #MEAction has just been awarded a 3-year grant by the Long COVID Program of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to address the impacts of Long COVID, ME/CFS, and related conditions, across the state and to serve disproportionately impacted communities. #MEAction’s work will focus on better connecting Minnesotans with ME/CFS, Long COVID, and
On January 17th, 2024, #MEAction convened a constructive meeting with Dr. Ian Simon, the newly appointed director of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice staff demonstrated a willingness to understand the connection between ME and
The U.S. Senate HELP Committee held a historic hearing about Long COVID last Thursday to discuss advancing research and improving patient care. #MEAction contacted the press to alert them to the hearing, and issued a follow-up press release sharing highlights from the hearing, and explaining the connection with ME/CFS. Our Scientific Director worked behind the
The U.S. Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on Long COVID yesterday to discuss advancing research and improving patient care.
U.S. Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Long COVID The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions will host a hearing on addressing Long COVID, advancing research and improving patient care TOMORROW, Thurs. 18 at 10 a.m. ET. Watch the hearing and find more details HERE. Angela Meriquez Vázquez, M.S.W. will be
Have you registered yet to join us this Wednesday, December 6th at 4pm ET / 1pm PT for a community presentation introducing the Canary Corps program? Ahead of Wednesday’s event we wanted to share with you Alison’s story. Alison Sbrana will be co-presenting this event, and much of the design of Canary Corps has been
I’ve got exciting news to share! In early 2024, #MEAction will launch a new grassroots, peer-run program in the United States to help people with ME, Long COVID, and other infection-associated chronic illnesses find and access local services and support for people with disabilities. This will be an innovative and radical program that is run
RSVP TODAY: We are hosting a preview party for the new, virtual Home of the #MillionsMissing this Sunday, September 24th, at 12 pm PT/ 3 pm ET/ 8 pm BST! RSVP & Get Zoom Link Here We have always had to be creative in telling Our Story – the story of M.E. – to the world
