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    Daily energy expenditure through the human life course, 2021, Pontzer et al

    The actual paper is here (again, paywalled): https://science.sciencemag.org/content/373/6556/808
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    United Kingdom: BT Home Essentials broadband for people on specific benefits

    It's certainly overpriced in the circumstances you describe, but not—as in my case—if the speed guarantee is 32Mb, which is slightly higher than what I get now for £25 a month.
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    United Kingdom: BT Home Essentials broadband for people on specific benefits

    Ah sorry to hear that. Perhaps worth trying again as maybe they were having teething problems? No, I am with NowTV broadband (until tomorrow).
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    United Kingdom: BT Home Essentials broadband for people on specific benefits

    https://www.bt.com/exp/broadband/home-essentials I've just moved to this. It looks like the speeds will be no less than my current plan. Who can get BT Home Essentials? New or existing BT customers can apply. You’ll also need to be receiving one of these benefits to qualify: Universal...
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    Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine: Physiotherapy for Chronic Fatigue (CFS), Aug 5 2021

    There are people posting on Facebook—under an ME Association post about this video—saying they have seen this physio and were very happy with her approach, which reveals that there really is no need for the old silly narratives of deconditioning, etc.
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    United Kingdom: News from BACME - British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS

    Coincidentally, I have just posted a blog on this very topic. See thread here: https://s4me.info/threads/blog-bacme-nhs-me-cfs-clinics-shift-from-deconditioning-to-dysregulation-model-of-me-cfs-in-anticipation-of-updated-nice-guideline.21784/
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    [Blog] BACME, NHS ME/CFS clinics shift from deconditioning to dysregulation model of ME/CFS in anticipation of updated NICE Guideline

    https://domsalisbury.github.io/mecfs/bacme_dysregulation/ I have written more about the emerging theme of a 'dysregulation model of ME/CFS' from members of BACME, and what this might actually mean in practice. Coincidentally, @Sly Saint has today posted about an addition to the BACME website...
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    Was there a decision about who could discuss the embargoed final guideline with regards to S4ME's position as a stakeholder?
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    Email to stakeholders from NICE with final guideline.
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    United Kingdom: Action for ME (AfME) news

    A scaled-up charity-led clincial care and support service cannot be a substitute for the NHS specialist services, even if it is of better quality. It would only ever reach order 1% of patients at a guess. I would much prefer the charities to campaign strongly for adequate reforms and funding of...
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    United Kingdom: Action for ME (AfME) news

    https://www.actionforme.org.uk/news/action-for-me-and-me-trust-exploring-a-merger/ August 04, 2021 On 3 August 2021, the Action for M.E. board approved a decision to explore a merger with The ME Trust after a process of due diligence started in June. The M.E. Trust is a UK charity that...
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    I believe stakeholders are to receive the guideline two weeks before release date, which is today. Unless anyone else has any other information?
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    DecodeME - UK ME/CFS DNA study underway

    Thanks. I always check junk mail. I was just giving a general heads up with other recipients in mind. I'm not sure if there's anything you can do at the 'sender' end?
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    DecodeME - UK ME/CFS DNA study underway

    This latest email went to my junk folder - just for information!
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    She couldn't even get the disease name acronym right.
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    I suspect he's a close colleague of Garner, as both work in infectious diseases at Liverpool.
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    I'd like to see the full article, if that's possible.
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    If it is going to kick off over the next few weeks, just a reminder about the PEM reanalysis palava. That was not professional at all. They lied to stakeholders about the reason for the delay, and they've done extra work after the draft that may have changed the recommendations.
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    NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020

    Moved post "Before leaving the committee I have recorded my views on some changes to the guideline that have taken place following the Stakeholder consultation on the November draft" I suspect many stakeholders might be disappointed on Wednesday.
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