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I like that! Thank you :)

Press conference with the Minister of Social Affairs and the Minister of Health on the government's mission related to postcovid. 1. The National Board of Health and Welfare is commissioned to produce national clinical knowledge support (ie a guideline) for diagnostics, treatment and...

Thanks, yes it has to do with long-term disability. "Utförsäkrad" literally means "out insured". It refers to the 180-day rule that was first introduced in 2008. (During the first 90 days, you are entitled to sickness benefit if you are considered unable to do your normal work. After 90 days...

Twitter thread by The Ace Couple: "Disability justice needs to be considered every step of the way in the fight for human rights. Putting an individual or group of people in proximity to disability or mentally illness is one of the fastest ways to ensure that their rights will be taken away."

Jen Campbell: "Let's talk about disability and invasive questions."

Moved from News from Scandinavia Pressträff med socialministern och sjukvårdsministern om regeringsuppdrag relaterade till postcovid https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2023/04/presstraff-med-socialministern-och-sjukvardsministern-om-regeringsuppdrag-relaterade-till-postcovid/

More about this, an article in the journal of the Swedish Medical Association: Patienter går samman för att kräva skadestånd av Försäkringskassan https://lakartidningen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/2023/04/patienter-gar-samman-for-att-krava-skadestand-av-forsakringskassan/

COVID-19 Strikes Again: Accelerating Dementia in the Most Vulnerable https://scitechdaily.com/covid-19-strikes-again-accelerating-dementia-in-the-most-vulnerable/ The Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Cognitive Functioning of Patients with Pre-Existing Dementia...

Utförsäkrade uppmanas gå samman mot Försäkringskassan https://www.dagensarena.se/innehall/utforsakrade-uppmanas-ga-samman-mot-forsakringskassan/ :thumbup: In the text above I have translated the Swedish term "utförsäkrad" as "having ones benefits withdrawn after the 180-day limit". Is there a...

Very interesting :) Some of them are actually quite good, I think? Thank you so much, I really appreciate it :thumbsup:

Karin Thunberg: Jag minns hennes vrede över okunskapen https://www.svd.se/a/jlgAkn/karin-thunberg-ingen-kan-forneka-postcovid-och-me-sjuka ETA Karin Alvtegen Facebook post about the article:

Has anyone asked it about the name of our disease? If it had to rename ME, what new name would it suggest?

Swedish activist/doctor Lisa Norén was live tweeting (in Swedish) while watching the WHO webinar on long covid research today. Very informative thread here:

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Not specifically ME, but relevant to pwME. Opinion piece on the right to cognitive and communication aids. Rätten till kognitions- och kommunikationshjälpmedel måste säkerställas https://www.altinget.se/omsorg/artikel/ratten-till-kognitions-och-kommunikationshjalpmedel-maaste-sakerstallas

At least 4 people are involved at this point. They demand that I send them the original letter/piece of paper (they don't accept a digital copy of the doctor's letter). Since I'm unable to post letters myself this means that I will have to find somebody willing to come to my house and pick the...

So, they are now telling me that they need a letter from a doctor confirming that I'm unable to walk to my mailbox. The application process suddenly got much more difficult :( I'll give it a try.

Anna Andreasson took part in the BPS oriented ME seminar in Oslo in October 2022, according to this tweet:

Three of the authors of this study took part in the BPS oriented ME seminar in Oslo in October 2022, according to this tweet:

In this video clip/article from Stockholm University, published in May 2022, researcher Gustav Nilsonne of the Stress Research Institute at the Department of Psychology (Stressforskningsinstitutet vid Psykologiska institutionen), talks a little bit about the project which this study is part of...