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.
18 March, 2025
WOMEN’S SOCCER HISTORY MONTH (Day 16): Michelle Akers: Soccer’s Iron Woman (1999)
US soccer player Michelle Akers has undergone 12 knee operations, suffers chronic fatigue syndrome and has endured enough bumps and bruises to fill every nook and cranny of her body. And that’s the short list.
18 March, 2025
Does Long COVID-19 Shed Light On Long Vax Or ME/CFS?
Modern medicine has failed millions of patients suffering from a mysterious and debilitating condition.
18 March, 2025
5 Years Later, Long Covid Is Still A Medical Mystery: What Scientists Have Learned
Why do some people develop disabling chronic conditions after the initial viral infection?
18 March, 2025
Common Data Elements To Advance ME/CFS Research
An article published in the Open Access Government from the US.
17 March, 2025
Pressing The 'Pause' Button More Than 'Play': Living With Long Covid
Though most people speak of the pandemic in the past tense, COVID-19 is still killing thousands every month, while continuing to affect many with Long Covid. The policy shift from ‘eradicating the virus’ to ‘living with Covid’ has been flawed, as it doesn’t focus on prevention and protection of the vulnerable but on normalising illness.
17 March, 2025
Advocating The Role Of Trained Immunity In The Pathogenesis Of ME/CFS; A Mini Review
Research published in Frontiers in Immunology.
17 March, 2025
Evolution Of The Quality Of Life of Long-Term Fibromyalgia Users Of Millimeter Wave-Based Neuromodulation: A Real-World Retrospective Study
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a widespread pain condition, associated with other symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disorders, stiffness, and mood disturbances. It significantly impacts patients’ quality of life (QoL) and poses a substantial challenge due to the lack of a definitive cure. This study aimed to report real-world data on the long-term use (18 months) of a millimeter (MMW)-based neuromodulation device and tracking application, and its effects on various health dimensions in a self-declared FM population.
17 March, 2025
Experts Raise "Serious Doubt" About COVID Vaccine Study Claiming mRNA Harms
Vaccine skeptics have long-since leveraged the rapid roll out of mRNA vaccines to add fuel to heated arguments surrounding vaccine safety. As a result, a growing share of the public is wary of getting vaccinated with both mRNA and other kinds of vaccines. Yet, despite the fact that their developmental process has been unfolding over decades and these vaccines were subject to the same safety standards as others, political figures continue to push forward unvalidated research to take aim at mRNA vaccines, with serious health consequences.
16 March, 2025
Life Has Gone Back To Normal. But Those With Long COVID Continue To Suffer
More than 2,300 people are being actively followed by a long COVID clinic in Quebec. The province’s Health Ministry says another 1,700 are on the waiting list.
16 March, 2025
Letter: Time To Correct The Record On The Global Burden Of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
A Letter to the Editor of the Journal of Translational Medicine.
