In the News
Keep up to date with the latest news articles from around the world.
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21 March, 2024
NIH Study Provides Long-Awaited Insight Into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
In the eyes of the medical community, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME/CFS, has had a legitimacy deficit for decades. Now, a team of 75 multidisciplinary scientists and clinicians from across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and collaborators have completed an extensive inpatient study of a carefully selected group of people with postinfectious ME/CFS, published in Nature Communications.
21 March, 2024
Researchers Develop Blood Test For Diagnosing Fibromyalgia
The study, published in the journal Biomedicines, would also open up new avenues for research into the pathology and clinical care of the chronic condition, they said. Fibromyalgia is characterised by widespread muscle pain and fatigue, sleep disturbances, and mood and cognitive changes.
21 March, 2024
Gut Microbiota Imbalances Could Influence Fibromyalgia
A systematic review found quantitative and qualitative imbalances in the intestinal microbiota of patients with fibromyalgia. Observational studies are needed to confirm the findings, a researcher told Healio.
20 March, 2024
Powerful Words Being Heard
A profile of New Zealand poet and ME/CFS sufferer Anna.
20 March, 2024
Severe ME Patient Millie’s Family Tells The Canary The Situation Is ‘Heartbreaking’
A young woman who lives with severe ME is still being dangerously neglected by an NHS hospital – despite interventions, media coverage, a petition, and social media uproar. The situation is such that her family has told the Canary they are concerned she is “declining daily” – and that the situation is “heartbreaking”.
20 March, 2024
Queensland's CHO Believes The Symptoms Of Long COVID Are Real — But He Wants People To Stop Calling It That
Influenza can be a severe and extremely serious illness. That's why every autumn, health departments religiously trot out a mantra encouraging the populace to get a flu jab. In a small percentage of people, flu kills. And then there are the stories of Australians who develop myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) after contracting a virus. Sometimes, it's the Epstein Barr virus, which causes glandular fever. In other cases, Ross River virus is suspected as a trigger.
19 March, 2024
Long COVID Awareness Day: As People Suffer, Little Is Understood
March 15 marks Long COVID Awareness Day. The day is designed to shed greater light on a mysterious condition, post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) or Long COVID. The medical condition is particularly vexing as it does not have any definitive diagnostic tests, therapeutic treatments, and limited clinical information for providers and patients to really understand it. Along with a multitude of symptoms, one of the significant health issues associated with the condition is neurological. Specifically, brain fog has often been a persistent symptom of the condition. In recent commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine, clinicians remarked on studies looking at the cognitive issues associated with Long COVID.
19 March, 2024
Edwina Bartholomew Opens Up About Surprising Marriage Setup
Sunrise star Edwina Bartholomew has candidly shared insights into her unique marital setup that has taken many by surprise. In a revelation that defies conventional living arrangements, Edwina Bartholomew reveals truth behind shock marriage arrangement, which includes living in separate homes and having different sleeping quarters. This arrangement, while unconventional, has sparked interest and curiosity about the dynamics of modern relationships. The arrangement aids her husband’s recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome.
19 March, 2024
Davich: Four Years After Pandemic Declaration, COVID-19 Continues To Infect Our Thoughts
Jerry Davich: "On March 10, 2020, I attended a corporate steel-making event at Avalon Manor Banquet Center. A man sitting behind me kept coughing, so much so that I had concerns of catching whatever he had. The next day, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic after recording 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 deaths. I immediately flashed back to that public event, packed with 300 guests."
18 March, 2024
More Research And Funding Needed For Health Conditions That Affect Women, Dr Mary Ryan Says
Ahead of International Women's Day, RSVP talk to Dr Mary Ryan about the barriers facing women in medicine as well as the research and funding needed into women's health conditions.
