Ref #16: Bronner MB, Haagsma JA, Dontje ML, Barmentloo L, Kouwenberg R, OldeLoohuis AGM, et al. Long-term impact of a Q-fever outbreak: An...
I thought this was interesting, in relation to the possibility of a latent pathogen. It could be that some people are reacting to such a latent...
Silly, but it happens. Emerge, the Australian ME/CFS patient charity, appointed as their medical advisor a doctor who promotes all sorts of...
The whole things seems a bit weird and dodgy. Goodness might be hard to define, but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't try. Pursuit of truth is...
Patients do care about this, this is part of the problem. We all want to feel that we have been listened to, and treated with respect. And that...
Good article about supplements and the hype machinery that promotes them. It makes the point about plant supplements that they can vary a lot in...
A very similar recent study by Chalder et al of UK young people came to a similar conclusion of 'nothing to see here, move along': (follow the...
It feels as though there is a campaign by BPS proponents to minimise Long covid, by showing that lots of people who tested negative to Covid...
I'd like to see a trial of approaches to teach and support people with newly diagnosed ME/CFS to pace, approaches something like: 1. Friendly and...
Just wanted to express my sadness that you and your daughter had this experience, an experience that so many of us have had versions of. It is...
I understand your point, even agree with it a bit. But I think it is valid to look at the methods of getting messages across - for example,...
I think you are right, that multi-causal was not how 'multi-system' was meant, but 'multi-system' is another vague term, along with 'complex' and...
Well, we don't really need everyone onboard with good science. We just need a few to make the breakthrough, and quite a lot more to champion it....
None so blind... I cannot understand how people can write this stuff and not see the holes in their assumptions.
And I thought this bit accurately conveyed the excruciating pressure to present oneself, especially as a representative of a disabled community,...
Thanks for talking to Slatman, @Grigor, I'm sure you helped move her towards a better understanding. I thought that point was interesting....
I've only read a bit, but I've found it interesting. The perspective of someone who seems to be coming from outside the debate could be helpful,...
It's true that people in both the BPS and the 'ME/CFS is biological' camps can be way too certain about things. Both can cause problems. The...
I don't think I can be bothered giving this study much time. A definition of PCC as at least one elevated symptom at 3 months is just way too...
[ATTACH] These are the main findings relevant to Long Covid. In the first panel of a. This is just for the Lugano cohort for some reason. The...
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