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.
06 December, 2024
ME: 'My Daughter Has ME, She Went Into The Appointments Able To Walk And Came Out In A Wheelchair'
A mother has described how her daughter Emma, who has been living with ME for 12 years, went into her hospital appointments walking and came out in a wheelchair. Janet, who volunteers for ME Action, was at the Scottish parliament in November calling for MSPs to support local ME services and specialist services across NHS Scotland.
06 December, 2024
Mouse Study Discovers Specialized Macrophages Play Key Role In Muscle Movement
Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered that specialist macrophages—a type of white blood cell—play a key role in the control of muscle contraction and locomotion. The discovery overturns previous assumptions that muscle contraction and movement is controlled solely by the nervous system—including the brain and spinal cord.
05 December, 2024
Reliability And Validity Of Performance-Based Tests In Fibromyalgia
The following is a summary of “Psychometric properties of performance based tests in patients with Fibromyalgia: A systematic review,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pain by Socorro-Cumplido et al.
05 December, 2024
My Walking Stick And I Are Not Going To Be Put In A Closet
To help me walk steady due to my fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, hypermobility, and complex regional pain syndrome —which were all diagnosed in 2004 — I sometimes use a walking stick. It offers me some comfort when I am out and about. It takes a little pressure off my legs. I often forget it’s even there. That’s why I was surprised when potential clients pointed out that I had a walking stick, with little to no context, except the assumption that perhaps I’m not as agile as I was before and may not be up to working. They did not ask any questions about my abilities or why I was carrying this walking stick. It’s like they whispered, “walking stick”, and walked backwards slowly in to the darkness leaving me to question my whole future.
04 December, 2024
Immune T Cells Become Exhausted In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
Debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome creates conditions where a kind of immune cell that identifies and kills pathogens, known as a T cell, becomes exhausted, according to a new study that points the way for important new lines of investigation.
04 December, 2024
Alterations Of The Resting-State Brain Network Connectivity And Gray Matter Volume In Patients With Fibromyalgia In Comparison To Ankylosing Spondylitis
Research published in the medical journal Scientific Reports.
04 December, 2024
Long COVID Pandemic In The Aftermath Of The Acute Phase
“In this COVID study with adolescents, we found that approximately 47 percent had long-term sequels, and quite a high percentage of these would fulfil the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome, which is a debilitating situation.” With his research project "LoTECA - Long-term effects of COVID-19 in adolescents", Vegard Bruun Bratholm Wyller from the Faculty of Medicine explores the long-term effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised adolescents and young adults.
03 December, 2024
Post-Exertional Malaise Assessment ‘Becoming More Important’ For Long COVID In Rheum Care
WASHINGTON — Approximately 20% of patients meeting the 2016 fibromyalgia criteria report post-exertional malaise, which itself may be key to understanding both long COVID and fatigue in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to data.
03 December, 2024
Long COVID Is Becoming A Serious Social And Economic Issue For Australia
Among the current generation of kids, many are growing up with their mother or father confined to bed or confined to bed themselves. According to a study by ANU, long COVID is hitting up to an estimated 20% of Australians three months after they contracted COVID — mostly women, but also men and children. In the current COVID wave, that means a lot of people coming down sick for a long time.
03 December, 2024
New 'Pain Treatment Centre' Dedicated To Patients With Chronic Pain
With 25 percent of people in Europe suffering from chronic pain, the Hospital Center Emile Mayrisch (CHEM) recently opened a new specialised treatment centre in Niederkorn, Luxembourg.
