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23 October, 2024

A Dualistic View Of Illness Doesn’t Help Those With ME/CFS

A letter to the editor published in The Guardian, by Peter White, Trudie Chalder and Michael Sharpe, and Dr Jake Hollis, responding to an article by George Monbiot.

23 October, 2024

‘He Doesn’t Have Access To Our Money’: The Women In Charge Of Household Finances

When Daisy Hill was struck with chronic fatigue syndrome two years ago, it didn’t just affect her health and her work, it also changed her attitude to money. Daisy and her husband Gareth had to resort to selling their car and using food banks to stay alive, after Gareth stepped away from his work as a chef to care for her. It meant the couple, who share four children between them, went from having two full time incomes to none at all nearly overnight.

22 October, 2024

Early Research Suggested Long COVID Didn’t Affect Children. New Studies Say That’s Not True

A study that underestimated COVID impact on kids was retracted.

22 October, 2024

The NHS Just Sectioned A Very Severe ME/CFS Patient Under The Mental Health Act

NHS West Middlesex University Hospital has just placed very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) patient Carla Naoum under a Section 2 of the Mental Health Act order. It comes as the disease has taken centre stage in the media in recent weeks, with controversy over Miranda Hart overshadowing the real issues with ME. But Carla’s situation also shows that current campaign groups’ calls for the government to “commission” NHS services for ME will barely scratch the surface of the problem.

22 October, 2024

"My Life Is On Hold And I Don't Know If I Will Ever Get It Back. Long Covid Has Stolen My Identity" - Billboard Placed In Peterborough Highlighting Plight Of Long Covid

Campaigners from Not Recovered UK - who live with long Covid or ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) - have launched a new campaign about these disabling chronic illnesses. Across the UK, the group is taking out billboard adverts calling for better research and for the NHS to do more to prevent Covid infections. The billboard in Peterborough is located in Padholme Road.

21 October, 2024

Prevalence And Impact Of Comorbidities In Patients With ME/CFS

The following is a summary of “Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions in people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): a sample from the Multi-site Clinical Assessment of ME/CFS (MCAM) study,” published in the October 2024 issue of Neurology by Fall et al.

21 October, 2024

Mount Sinai Opens State-Of-The-Art Center For Patients With Complex Conditions Including Lyme Disease And Long COVID

Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance has announced the grand opening of the Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illnesses (CoRE), providing clinical care for patients with conditions such as long Lyme disease/Lyme+, long COVID, and other infection-associated complex chronic illnesses such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS).

21 October, 2024

Men And Women Process Pain Differently, Study Finds

According to new research, men and women rely on different biological systems for pain relief, which could help explain why our most powerful pain medications are often less effective in women.

20 October, 2024

Nobody’s Empire By Stuart Murdoch Review – Belle And Sebastian And Me

Life inspires art in the debut novel by the Belle and Sebastian songwriter, tracing a young man’s path to music.

20 October, 2024

Genetic And Immunological Implications In fibromyalgia: A Literature Review

Fibromyalgia (FM), a musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread pain and numerous associated symptoms, is a complex disorder with uncertain etiology and pathogenesis. Most of the patients suffering from this syndrome are undiagnosed due to a lack of standard diagnostic criteria. Recent studies have shown the involvement of immune dysfunction and various pro-inflammatory cytokines in FM.