In the News
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06 February, 2024
Pseudoscience Exacerbates The Burden Of Disease
Victims of ME deserve better than dopey Dragons and ear seeds.
06 February, 2024
If You Live In The UK And Have Chronic Pain You Could Be Due A Benefit Worth £173 A Week – How To Claim
IF you live in the UK and have been medically diagnosed with chronic pain, you could be eligible for benefit payments worth up to £173 a week. You could be entitled to a cash boost, whether it's back pain, fibromyalgia, or trigeminal neuralgia.
06 February, 2024
Ear Seeds: What Are They And Why Have They Been Controversially Linked To ME Without Scientific Evidence?
When Giselle Boxer recently pitched her brand of a needle-free form of acupuncture known as “ear seeds” to the investors on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, it started a medical controversy. Boxer told the Dragons that ear seeds had been part of a “personal healing journey” that she believed helped her recover from the debilitating condition ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome) within 12 months. Despite presenting no clinical evidence for the efficacy of Acu Seeds, Boxer made TV history by attracting offers of investment from all six of the Dragons. However, following objections by doctors, charities, ME patients, and almost five hundred complaints to the UK’s broadcasting standards authority Ofcom, the BBC removed the episode from its streaming platform for review.
05 February, 2024
Long COVID And ME/CFS Share Similarities In Immune System Dysfunction, Study Finds
A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD, discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The research also introduced a novel treatment and a method to track effective treatment interventions. The research was published online in Brain, Behavior & Immunity.
05 February, 2024
Brain Changes Behind Pain Sensitivity May Affect Older Women More
A new study has found that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes may lead females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older adults.
05 February, 2024
Multi Radiance Medical Breaks New Ground In Fibromyalgia Pain Relief With The First FDA-Cleared Therapeutic Laser
SOLON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneering the frontier of super-pulsed laser technology, Multi Radiance Medical highlights the impact of FibroLux Therapeutic Laser, one of the first and only FDA-cleared therapeutic lasers designed to alleviate pain specifically for individuals battling Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Cleared by the FDA in September 2022 and officially launched late 2023, FibroLux represents a significant milestone in addressing the challenges of Fibromyalgia.
04 February, 2024
UMass Chan Advances Research Into Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD, discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The research also introduced a novel treatment and a method to track effective treatment interventions. The research was published online in Brain, Behavior & Immunity Health.
04 February, 2024
Blood Test Can Now Differentiate Long COVID From Fibromyalgia: Insights From University of Texas And Ohio State Studies
Understanding the overlap between fibromyalgia, known for widespread pain, and long COVID, where symptoms linger post-infection, is essential. Recent studies from the University of Texas at Austin and Ohio State University offer significant insights into these distinct yet similar conditions.
04 February, 2024
Living With Long COVID And Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
About 20% of people who have recovered from COVID-19 experience circulatory impairment, abnormal ventilatory pattern, or Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) according to a 2021 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. As the pandemic rages on, Ali Muldrow welcomes Eris Eady on the show. Eris has been living with Long COVID since the summer of 2020 and speaks to their experience living with the chronic illness and the challenges they faced during pregnancy.
03 February, 2024
'The Dragon's Den Debacle Shows We Urgently Need More Research Into ME/CFS'
One writer, who has witnessed the ravages of the condition up close, makes the case.
