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  1. Sean

    A Medical Student Curriculum on Functional Medical Disorders 2025 Butt et al

    Okay, so they can more effectively inculcate medical ignorance and error in the next generation of doctors. And the value of that to patients is...?
  2. Sean

    UK Article June 2025: Doctors said I had ‘medically unexplained symptoms’. I have to treat myself

    The whole psychosomatic project is the greatest and cruelest catastrophe in modern medicine. Hands down winner. Not even close to second place. The degree, ubiquity, and sheer persistence of technical and ethical failure at all levels of governance required for this to situation to come about...
  3. Sean

    News from Scandinavia

    By far the hardest thing I have ever had to do.
  4. Sean

    Diagnostic criteria for malingering

    We have gained nothing. We have lost, hugely, by every meaningful measure of quality of life. That is the reality. I defy any of those who think otherwise to trade places with one of us for a while. The vast majority of people will quickly realise how utterly wrong they were.
  5. Sean

    Blood pressure monitors and how to use them; taking a blood pressure measurement; continuous monitoring

    My experience with an Omron was it gave persistently higher readings than the machine in the doctor's surgery. I even took it into the surgery one day so we could do an immediate side-by-side, and it was definitely high, by about 10-12 points, IIRC. (Was a while ago, and didn't test it enough to...
  6. Sean

    News from Australia

    Nothing complicated about him. With respect to ME/CFS, he appears to have self-servingly taken whatever path seemed to offer the most reward and glory, without any concern for the actual outcome for patients.
  7. Sean

    Prevalence of symptom exaggeration among North American independent medical evaluation examinees: systematic review ..., 2025, Darzi, Guyatt, Busse +

    Worth repeating. Yep, they know. There are no more excuses left. They are fully culpable now, in every sense.
  8. Sean

    News from Germany

    Psychological and psychiatric, social and palliative medical specialists as well as experts in rehabilitative medicine are also on board. *sigh*
  9. Sean

    News from Scandinavia

    More seriously, I think the secondary gains claim is actually a good angle of attack against the psycho-behavioural crowd. Ask them what the alleged 'gains' are, as compared to the obvious major losses. Do a compare and contrast. There is no world in which any fair assessment is going to come...
  10. Sean

    Improvement of Fatigue and Body Composition in Women with Long COVID After Non-Aerobic Therapeutic Exercise Program, 2025, Miana et al.

    It is so ridiculous it is obscene. Not at my fittest in my late teens could I have achieved anything close to that, and I was pretty fit. The most generous possible interpretation here is that the researchers literally have no idea of what the average human can reasonably achieve, let alone...
  11. Sean

    Most people do not attribute their burnout symptoms to work, 2025, Schonfeld et al

    Seriously misleading even. Though no doubt they are cheap and easy to do.
  12. Sean

    Trial Report Awe reduces depressive symptoms and improves well-being in a randomized-controlled clinical trial, 2025, Lopez et al

    Yes, being in awe at something does not mean that thing is good. A nuclear weapon going off is a truly awesome sight. But probably not of much help in improving mental health.
  13. Sean

    The Born Free Protocol

    “Independent Theoretical Biochemist” Translation: Unable to find employment in a reputable institute or program.
  14. Sean

    Review What is the effect of education on fatigue in adults with neurological conditions? A systematic review and meta-analysis 2025 Simpson et al

    Yes, all sensible right thinking people know that paper towels work best to stop the tide. [taps head]
  15. Sean

    Push to change ‘misogynistic’ name of one of the world’s most common surgeries

    Hysteria was only removed as an official medical diagnosis in 1980. It was finally recognised that it does not exist and is sexist. Nah. After a brief pause for the sake of appearance they just relabeled it as Functional Neurological Disorder. The concept never went away.
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