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Video: How Have The 2025 Updates To Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria Changed Your Approach To Confirming Generalized Pain Across The Five Body Regions?
Trishul Kapoor, MD, of Cleveland Clinic's department of pain management, discusses the approach to the assessment of chronic primary pain, including use of the 5-region body map.
Hundreds Of Millions Trapped In Post-Viral Nightmare As Scientists Race For Cure
An estimated 400 million people suffer from long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), or similar conditions.
Oxford BioDynamics Study Links Five Fatigue Conditions
OXFORD, UK - Oxford BioDynamics Plc (AIM:OBD) announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study examining five fatigue-related conditions using its EpiSwitch Orion platform, according to a press release statement.
Scientists Uncover Shared Biology Behind Profound Fatigue In Five Major Illnesses
A shared biological mechanism that helps explain chronic exhaustion in conditions including long COVID and PTSD has been identified by researchers at the University of East Anglia and Oxford BioDynamics. The paper, published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, reveals striking biological similarities among five major illnesses that until now have largely been viewed as separate disorders.
Japanese Fibromyalgia Patient Seeks Greater Awareness, Understanding
A Tokyo woman with fibromyalgia is sharing on social media her experience of remaining undiagnosed for over a decade despite her persisting symptoms, highlighting challenges faced by the estimated two million patients in Japan.
Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine Improves Sleep Issues, Fatigue In Fibromyalgia
In research presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine annual PainConnect, investigators found clinically meaningful sleep-related benefits for sublingual cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride (CBP; Tonmya, Tonix), which the FDA approved in late 2025 for the treatmemt of fibromyalgia.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) And Dysautonomia: International Multidisciplinary Expert Consensus
A study published in The American Journal of Medicine.
A Massive Study Unveils The Genetic Underpinnings Of Fibromyalgia
Analysis of 2.5 million people points to mostly neurological genes linked to the pain disorder.
Jarred Younger On Neuroinflammation, “The” Brain Hub, The “Most Disappointing Event” And More In ME/CFS
US ME/CFS sufferer and advocate Cort Johnson interviewed scientist Jarred Younger.
Podcast: Validation For People Living With Chronic Pain
A podcast from ABC Radio National's Health Report in which Dr Norman Swan talks to rheumatologist Dr Preeya Alexander about Fibromyalgia.
Comprehensive Review Of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine.
Skeletal Muscle Properties In Long COVID And ME/CFS Differ From Those Induced By Bed Rest
A study published in nature communications.