ME advocate Mary Dimmock has written a comprehensive report about the flawed science that led to the recommendation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET) for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. The patient community has long reported these treatments to be ineffective and harmful, and, yet, health societies and governments across the world
Dozens of people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and family members testified about the disease last December before the government agency responsible for advising Health and Human Services on ME/CFS – the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee. Speaker after speaker testified about the incredible neglect from the government for the millions of Americans suffering for decades without adequate
We need you! #MEAction is looking for volunteers who can help our team ensure that the CFSAC recommendations are implemented, and don’t fall through the bureaucratic cracks. If you’ve worked for government agencies before, that is a bonus. We welcome all volunteers who can assist with keeping an eye on the work of this important
Announcing $1.2M in funding for the ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University led by Ronald W. Davis, PhD, Director of OMF’s Scientific Advisory Board.
Tuesday 24th Oct., 2017 will long be remembered as a significant day for anyone involved in ME politics.
As the U.K. prepares to review its national clinical guidelines for ME, it is high-time that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) listens to the evidence showing that Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) is harming people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Listen to the words of the words of the director of the National Institute of
The Solve ME/CFS Initiative (SMCI) held its second annual Discovery Forum Saturday October 14. The forum dubbed “a new era in ME/CFS research” brought together leaders from academia, government agencies, private clinics, biotech and research institutions to discuss developments in the field of ME/CFS research.
UPDATE On 20th September, NICE overturned the original proposal and announced it would review its guideline on ME. This is great news but means we need to double our efforts to make sure that the new guideline is robust enough to protect and help people with ME for generations to come. We still need you
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 21/09/17 CONTACT: [email protected] #MEAction Rejects the Findings of the SMILE Trial of The Lightning Process for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Trial Uses Flawed Methodology That Can Lead To False Positives Following the release of the results of the SMILE trial, Ben HsuBorger of ME Action said: “The SMILE trial of the Lightning Process, a
Johanna Kaiser, a person with ME, sent this open letter over Labor Day to the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Francis Collins, and the director of National Institute of Neurological Disorders (NINDS).
