Are you thinking of something like this (Common Data Elements for ME)? note - apparently revisions are underway...
It's nice that RFK Jr was able to answer these questions and in a manner that I approve of, but for me that does not detract from the many things...
One of the things that seems to be held against PwME and PwLC is that so many different parts of their bodies are affected and affected so...
@Oni - I am sorry you have to have surgery. I hope it goes smoothly. Perhaps some of the following might be useful?...
Thanks @forestglip - I should have worded it as taking these meds since before the pandemic.... (I will edit my post.)
I've mentioned it before and hope it's okay to bring up again. (Mods please delete if it's not okay) Has anyone talked to/studied the PwME who...
Perhaps this is to justify the existence of CDC's ME work? I mean, it's not as though anyone else has used the voice of the patient to help drive...
For something unrelated I was doing today I searched for a definition of PEM/PESE. This came up (I hadn't seen this portion of the site Library Of...
@Mij And in the discussion section it says [ATTACH] The references include the Walitt et al deep phenotyping article
In the section on implications it says [ATTACH]
How does one use a Rankin Scale or a Modified Rankin Scale if one already had disabilities?
I am very glad to hear this and look forward to reading the article!
This is interesting. It would be nice if there were a way to take into account the change in wages of those who care for PwME....
As I understand it there isn't sufficient bipartisan support for it. So even if it were brought for a vote, the likelihood of passage is minimal...
Ah! That makes more sense. I too hope it isn't all Benadryl (and generics). Here's another article the proposal. (there is an upcoming public...
I don't understand why Benadryl is included here as its main ingredient is NOT phenylephrine (supposedly a decongestant) - it is diphenhydramine...
It feels like a cruel irony that NIH begins some meetings on disability research tomorrow https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/disabilityresearch/events [ATTACH]
Some Long COVID clinics (US) are having people use this. They possibly suggest other devices also, this is one I know several people have been...
I think pharma grade means there are stricter standards than medical food grade. (But I am not a specialist in "FDA speak")
The term medical food, as defined in section 5(b) of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee (b) (3)) is "a food which is formulated to be consumed...
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