In the News
Keep up to date with the latest news articles from around the world.
Articles represent the views of their authors and not ME/CFS SA. Always seek advice from a registered health practitioner before changing your care plan.
27 November, 2021
This Is What Life With Long COVID Is Really Like
When Keisha Kokonezi got sick in March 2020, no one had yet heard of Long COVID. Back then, we knew next to nothing about the virus which has killed millions. We believed it was solely a respiratory disease. Turns out, we were wrong. We believed it was surface transmissible. Wrong again. Arguably worse than all of that, we believed a COVID infection had two outcomes—survive or not. Yet again, we were wrong.
26 November, 2021
Claim That French Study Showed Long COVID Doesn’t Exist Misinterprets The Study And Fails To Account For Its Limitations
The study by Matta et al. was inaccurately interpreted by social media users to mean that long COVID doesn’t exist.
25 November, 2021
Long COVID: More Clues Coming, But No 'Aha' Moments Yet
In late April 2020, about 6 weeks after the pandemic was declared, physical therapist David Putrino was in a weekly meeting with other staff at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City to assess their COVID-19 patients' progress. "One of the clinical staff mentioned that they were concerned about a patient that was lingering on the [COVID] program and still not doing well with fatigue, a high heart rate, and cognition issues,'' says Putrino, PhD, director of rehabilitation innovation for the health system. "Then, a bunch of other clinicians chimed in on the same call, that they had a patient just like that." A search of the health system revealed a trend.
24 November, 2021
This Is What Life With Long COVID Is Really Like
When Keisha Kokonezi got sick in March 2020, no one had yet heard of Long COVID. Back then, we knew next to nothing about the virus which has killed millions. We believed it was solely a respiratory disease. Turns out, we were wrong. We believed it was surface transmissible. Wrong again. Arguably worse than all of that, we believed a COVID infection had two outcomes—survive or not. Yet again, we were wrong.
23 November, 2021
Long COVID: More Clues Coming, But No 'Aha' Moments Yet
Some experts warn that long COVID is ''our next public health disaster in the making."
23 November, 2021
'I Have Been Missing For Society For 20 Years': Mum And Son, 11, Refused Funding To Treat Illness
Leigh Falshaw and her son Boyd are battling ME / chronic fatigue syndrome and living a permanent state of lockdown.
22 November, 2021
Doctors Who Treat Fibromyalgia Pain Link It To Poor Sleep
US news broadcaster Eyewitness News showcases how doctors are treating Fibromyalgia.
22 November, 2021
Three Decades After The Gulf War, US Veterans Still Battle Health Issues
A new study led by Kimberly Sullivan of Boston University's School of Public Health found that Gulf War veterans with Gulf War illness continue to show higher rates of chronic health issues, such as memory problems, chronic pain, debilitating fatigue, and gastrointestinal problems.
21 November, 2021
Italian Expert Consensus On Clinical And Therapeutic Management Of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
The first Italian MCS consensus had the double aim: (a) to improve MCS knowledge among healthcare workers and patients by standardizing the clinical and therapeutic management to MCS patients; and (b) to improve and shed light on MCS misconceptions not supported by evidence-based medicine (EBM).
21 November, 2021
Council’s Care Act And Human Rights Failings Left Woman Malnourished And Degraded, Says Watchdog
UK Ombudsman finds authority failed to follow medical advice regarding woman with ME and severe dietary needs, meaning these were not met, and also criticises lack of communication from social worker.
