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.
24 April, 2022
‘I Came To Give Up Resisting And Fighting’, Says Lawyer With 2 Rare Diseases
A profile of Brazilian ME/CFS sufferer Henderson Fürst.
24 April, 2022
Vulnerable People Left Without Home Care As Omicron Impacts Support Staffing
Omicron has pushed the home carer industry in New Zealand to crisis point, exacerbating the staffing shortages that have long plagued the sector. It’s leaving vulnerable people without care – and putting more pressure on overstretched families.
23 April, 2022
A Better But Persistently Low Health Status In Women With Fibromyalgia During The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Data Analysis
Multiple overlapping and complementary theoretical arguments suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic could worsen health in fibromyalgia. The aim of this study was to determine mental and physical health in women with fibromyalgia before and during the pandemic.
23 April, 2022
Invisible Chemicals Are Harming People More Than Ever
Compounds in the air and in ordinary objects are wreaking havoc on health. Today, rates of a condition called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity are up 300% from ten years ago.
22 April, 2022
Rise Of Long COVID Highlights Need For Support For People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A profile of Australian ME/CFS sufferer Amanda Canzurlo.
22 April, 2022
Long COVID And Gaslighting
Are you experiencing gaslighting related to a long-term illness?
21 April, 2022
Vulnerable People In New Zealand Left Without Home Care As Omicron Impacts Support Staffing
Omicron has pushed the home carer industry to crisis point, exacerbating the staffing shortages that have long plagued the sector. It’s leaving vulnerable people without care – and putting more pressure on overstretched families.
21 April, 2022
Lanarkshire Woman Reveals Harsh Reality Of Living With Long COVID
A Scottish woman has revealed the extension to which her life has been turned upside down by long COVID.
20 April, 2022
BENEFITS BLUNDER: A Social Security Mistake Landed Me With A $20,000 Benefits Bill – How To Avoid It Happening To You
Disabled US retiree Valorie Lasley, 67, was forced to go back to work after the Social Security Administration (SSA) mistakenly overpaid her - and then cut her disability benefits.
20 April, 2022
Fibromyalgia Care Society Of America Awarded $25,000 In Grant Funding
The Fibromyalgia Care Society of America was recently awarded $25,000 in grant funding to assist in onboarding an additional 24 people living in Essex County with Fibromyalgia for their virtual coordinated care program.
