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.
23 September, 2021
Burnham-On-Sea Artist Joins Judging Panel For Charitable Bake Off
Burnham-On-Sea artist Felicity Franks is set to judge an online baking competition and has donated a unique portrait to the winner. The Pawfect Virtual Bake Off, organised by Bake4MECFS, raises funds for medical research organisation the Open Medicine Foundation.
22 September, 2021
Writer Scoops Top Prize For Her First Novel Since 2004 After She Fell Victim To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
It took her 16 years to publish a second novel following her bestselling debut after she fell victim to chronic fatigue syndrome, but Susanna Clarke won the £30,000 Women's Prize for Fiction for her latest work, Piranesi.
21 September, 2021
Long-Haulers Are Fighting For Their Future
Many people with long COVID feel that science is failing them. Neglecting them could make the pandemic even worse.
20 September, 2021
I Have Fibromyalgia – And This Is What It's Like To Live With This Incurable Illness
"When it's terrible, it feels like my body is both on fire and aching all over at the same time."
19 September, 2021
LONG HAULERS: Almost One Million Brits Plagued By Long Covid – As Cases In Kids Rise
Almost one million Brits are being plagued by long Covid, and cases are rising in children.
18 September, 2021
Long COVID Is Everyone’s Problem
Many long-haulers feel that science is failing them. Neglecting them could make the pandemic even worse.
17 September, 2021
Cambridge ME Support Group’s ‘Dismay’ At Halt In Publication Of Chronic Fatigue NHS Guidelines
Cambridge’s ME Support Group has reacted with “dismay” at the about-turn which has seen NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – abruptly pause publication of its updated guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
16 September, 2021
Fibromyalgia Symptoms More Common In Patients With Postacute COVID-19 Syndrome
While obesity and male gender are factors associated with developing post-COVID-19 fibromyalgia (FM), with approximately 30% of patients affected, clinical features of FM are more common in participants who had postacute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), according to a study published in BMJ.
15 September, 2021
Will There Ever Be A Test For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Research carried out at Imperial College London recently suggested that long Covid could be diagnosed through a simple blood test.
14 September, 2021
11 Great Squash Books For National Book Day
An article featuring books on the sport of squash, including Shattered: A Champion’s Fight Against A Mystery Illness, by Peter Marshall. Peter's illness was Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
