
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.
18 January, 2025
Charford Woman Still Waiting For Heating Repair After 8 Weeks
A disabled UK woman has been waiting more than eight weeks in her “freezing cold” flat for her broken boiler to be repaired by a housing trust. Faye Cartlidge, aged 38, who has Fibromyalgia, a chronic condition which causes pain all over the body, has said it's been a "nightmare" living in her flat in Charford over the festive period.
17 January, 2025
Melbourne Woman’s Fight To Keep NDIS Support Raises Legal Questions About Agency’s ‘Troubling’ Processes
Tribunal decision for 54-year-old Veronica Stephan-Miller suggests onus of proof should be on NDIA, not recipient, before revoking benefits.
17 January, 2025
People Who’ve Had COVID Could Be Almost 8 Times As Likely To Develop ME/CFS
New research finds levels of the chronic condition are now 15 times higher than pre-pandemic.
17 January, 2025
Tired All The Time? Scientists Find New Cause Of Chronic Fatigue Condition That Blights Millions
If you're constantly tired, even after a good night's sleep, scientists believe there could be a little-understood reason. For the first time, scientists funded by the NIH have found chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is seven and a half times more common in people who have been infected with Covid. Around one in 20 Americans who had the virus suffer from the condition, which causes exhaustion after doing simple tasks, orthostatic intolerance (dizziness when standing), unrefreshing sleep, cognitive impairment, and fatigue. Given that virtually every American has had Covid, the researchers said there could be millions of new cases of chronic fatigue syndrome going undiagnosed.
16 January, 2025
Dismissed And Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards
In late 2022, Erin, a 43-year-old from Pennsylvania, agreed to spend six weeks in a psychiatric ward, getting intensive treatment for an illness she knew she didn’t have. That decision was a last resort for Erin, who asked to be identified only by her first name for privacy. Her health had deteriorated after she caught COVID-19 nearly a year earlier; the virus left her with pain, fatigue, rapid weight loss, digestive problems, and vertigo. After another bout with a virus months later, Erin only got sicker, developing heart palpitations, muscle spasms, hoarseness, and pain in her neck, throat, and chest.
16 January, 2025
NIH-Funded Study Finds Cases Of ME/CFS Increase Following SARS-CoV-2
New findings from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative suggest that infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be associated with an increase in the number of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) cases. According to the results, 4.5% post-COVID-19 participants met ME/CFS diagnostic criteria, compared to 0.6% participants that had not been infected by SARS-CoV-2 virus. RECOVER is NIH’s national program to understand, diagnose, prevent, and treat Long COVID.
16 January, 2025
WATCH: The Rock Climber Living With Chronic Illness
Nick Allen has functional neurological disorder and fibromyalgia and shares the challenges of those online. He's also a keen climber and hiker.
15 January, 2025
COVID-19 Triggers ME/CFS
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, swept across the globe with an unparalleled speed and severity. As a researcher dedicated to understanding how viral infections lead to chronic illness, I knew this pandemic would have far-reaching consequences. The history of post-viral illnesses strongly suggested that many survivors of COVID-19 would face prolonged and debilitating health challenges, with a substantial subset developing post-viral syndromes, including ME/CFS. This grim reality has become increasingly clear as the pandemic’s aftermath continues to unfold.
15 January, 2025
Long Covid: ‘Rest And Pacing’ Isn’t That Easy
Many people suffering from long Covid find rest and pacing a useful tool to cope with low energy, but real life can get in the way.
15 January, 2025
Stuart Murdoch’s Mostly True Novel About His Chronic Illness Dazzles With Indie Charm
A review of Nobody's Empire, the debut novel by Scottish musician and ME/CFS sufferer Stuart Murdoch.