Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Archives

NIH Hosts Workshop on Long COVID – Read the Summary

December 30, 2020 No Comments

On December 3-4, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) hosted a virtual Workshop on Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. We know acute COVID-19 has an extraordinary number of multisystem manifestations: pulmonary, cardiovascular, neurologic, psychiatric, musculoskeletal, endocrine, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, and dermatologic. The workshop’s goal was to

Washington Post Editorial Says Some COVID-19 Patients Will Develop ME

June 2, 2020 No Comments

The Washington Post published an editorial last Saturday about how researchers are warning that COVID-19 may lead to long-term, debilitating illnesses, like myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), in some patients. The editorial was written by former Washington Post reporter, Brian Vastag, and #MEAction co-founder, Beth Mazur, both of whom have ME. Many people infected with COVID-19 are

Researchers Expect COVID-19 will Cause Surge of Chronic Illness, including ME

May 10, 2020 10 Comments

Since a new coronavirus emerged from Wuhan, China late in 2019, some 3.8 million cases and 265,000 deaths have been reported world-wide. Governments are focused on treating patients acutely sick with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus SARS-CoV-2, and slowing the spread of the virus. However, a second crisis of long-term disability is

Meet the Scientist: Interview with Dr. Lucinda Bateman

February 18, 2020 1 Comment

Dr. Lucinda Bateman has treated over a thousand patients with chronic fatigue conditions since starting the Fatigue Consultation Clinic in 2000. She is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Bateman Horne Centre of Excellence (BHC) for ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2015, Dr. Bateman served on the Institute of

Diagnostic Criteria: Researchers and Clinicians Survey Results

November 21, 2019 12 Comments

Last month, we presented information about the diagnostic criteria, exploring their similarities and differences. Click here to read that article. This week, we’re reporting on a survey we sent to ME-literate researchers and clinicians. We contacted clinicians who treat or have treated people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) as their main patient population, and researchers who study

NIH: Dr. Koroshetz Declines to Take Urgent Action for ME. Read His Response and Take Action!

November 17, 2019 20 Comments

NINDS Institute director, Dr. Walter Koroshetz, has made it clear that neither he nor the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are ready to take the immediate actions needed to address the crisis of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). In response to #MEAction’s recent letter calling on the NIH to ACTION now for ME, Dr. Koroshetz responded with bureaucratic excuses

Demystifying the Diagnostic Criteria for ME and Related disease

November 14, 2019 56 Comments

Additions and corrections Initially we stated that ICC requires three months before diagnosis; this was in error. ICC specifies that the disease can be diagnosed immediately. This has been corrected in the text and within the pdf comparing criteria. One reader pointed out a very useful misconception regarding different criteria for different purposes, which

Cochrane Analysis: What’s Here, What’s missing, Conclusions

October 10, 2019 1 Comment

Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome Lillebeth Larun, Kjetil G Brurberg, Jan Odgaard-Jensen, and Jonathan R Price Editorial group: Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group As of October 2, 2019, the Cochrane review of GET in ME has been re-issued after the evidence was reassessed. You can read the whole review and a quick summary by

#MEAction Volunteer-of-the-Month: She’s been Fighting for Change for Four Decades

September 6, 2019 No Comments

This month, #MEAction is honored to nominate Wilhelmina Jenkins as our Volunteer-of-the-Month. Wilhelmina has been fighting for recognition and progress for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for nearly four decades since she suddenly became ill in 1983. She brings a wealth of knowledge, wisdom and fortitude to our community, and we are incredibly grateful for her perseverance

#MEAction’s Postcards to Doctors is an Unprecedented Success!

August 30, 2019 No Comments

#MEAction’s Postcards to Doctors initiative has been successful beyond our wildest hopes! Since August 1, we’ve received requests for more than 3,500 postcards from hundreds of individuals and groups. People from all over the United States have signed up to write to their clinicians asking them to take #MEAction’s CME program – we’ve sent out

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