I didn't think that this was very good at all. I'm not going to pull out all the weaker bits, but thought I'd mention this bit from Shepherd:...
By weird coincidence, I just happened to stumble upon that letter myself today, as I was reading one from Wessely that came before it:...
Doesn't really sound like a solid claim for the main page on ME. Thanks for those looking into it.
I don't hold out much hope of coming up with a questionnaire that will not be prone to problems with bias. I do think that there are better ones...
Thanks for all these updates. It sounds like things are looking up in Sweden. Thanks to all the patients who've been working to improve things...
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It is rational to prefer RCT results over anecdote. There are still plenty of potential problems with RCTs, but anecdote-based-medine has an even...
ME too.... but I've been left feeling deeply cynical about the whole process though. Their response to criticism of those appointed to the...
Thanks so much for that.
So people who move towards a form of pacing with the aim of feeling better and being able to do more are really doing GET? I think that the...
There are lots of people to oppose, but so few to support!
I hadn't really understood why Edwards was referencing the Bilko episode where they're trying to beat records for inducting new recruits... but...
It was a transcript of a recent podcast that gave me that impression. Maybe these notes:...
I feel like Wessely was starting to try to find a cautious retreat, acknowledging that maybe he was a bit too dismissive of patients' concerns....
Matthees had compiled comments from PACE trial participants for his tribunal case, so the comment could be in there (although many more have been...
It's so hard to get accurate info on prevalence when there are still legitimate controversies about how CFS should be diagnosed. The male/female...
Yes, but we still don't get biological measures of immune response immediately as infection begins.
I think it was justified to try to make use of funding for CFS to look at the side effects of interferon alpha, as that provided a convenient...
I'm not so sure about the value of the Canadian criteria (I'm not too sure about the value of any particular criteria at the moment) but this...
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