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.
19 April, 2025
Follow-Up Of Long COVID Based On The Definition Of WHO: A Multi-Centre Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study
Since long COVID has hindered people from normal life, it is essential to understand its full spectrum of manifestation. However, it was heterogeneous in the existing studies and few large-scale studies have been conducted on Asian populations. Here, we conducted a multi-centre questionnaire-based study among Chinese people to explore the long COVID based on the definition of WHO.
19 April, 2025
Disabled Man Unfairly Dismissed From Disability Support Charity
The disability charity has been found to have discriminated against him - due to disability. William was 'absolutely floored' when he received the email dismissing him.
18 April, 2025
Trial By Error: My Visits With Alem Matthees, 2025
ME/CFS advocate David Tuller recently met Alem Matthees, the patient who had pursued a successful quest to liberate the raw PACE trial data from the clutches of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The PACE trial, whose first results were published in The Lancet in 2011, purported to prove that graded exercise therapy (GET) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) were helpful and even curative treatments for ME/CFS. In reality, the trial was a fraudulent piece of crap.
18 April, 2025
DWP PIP Rate Paying People In The UK Who Have 87 Health Conditions £749 In April
A Personal Independence Payment rate will pay claimants £749 each month if you have a muscle or joint condition. 87 musculoskeletal conditions which could get you PIP have been revealed by the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ).
17 April, 2025
Rosamund Pike Feared She Had ME After Playing 'Troubled' Characters Back-To-Back
Rosamund Pike thought she was suffering from the chronic fatigue syndrome ME because her "whole system shut down" after filming two intense movies.
17 April, 2025
'Eyesore' View Platform At Beauty Spot Criticised
A viewing platform in the UK aimed at improving accessibility at a well-known beauty spot has been criticised as an "eyesore" by people with disabilities.
16 April, 2025
I'm 18 And Bed Bound With Long Covid. This Is What It's Like To Be Held Hostage By Your Own Body
Covid left Emily-May unable to work. She has turned to photography and sharing her story with others.
16 April, 2025
Thousands Raised For Bucks Man With Deteriorating Condition Fearing Disability Cuts
Dozens of residents have supported a family who are worried about the impacts of the UK Government’s new policy regarding disability payments.
15 April, 2025
New Drug Compound Prevents Long COVID Symptoms In Mice
Researchers have shown a new drug compound can prevent long COVID symptoms in mice – a landmark finding that could lead to a future treatment for the debilitating condition.
15 April, 2025
Identifying Commonalities And Differences Between EHR Representations Of PASC And ME/CFS In The RECOVER EHR Cohort
Shared symptoms and biological abnormalities between post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) could suggest common pathophysiological bases and would support coordinated treatment efforts. Empirical studies comparing these syndromes are needed to better understand their commonalities and differences.
