This explanation of the dynamic behind the strained patient-doctor relationship was really on point: "Attempting to induce patients into...
I love seeing new names in this field! Here's to hoping lots of young, curious minds go into the field with new ideas and fresh perspectives -...
I like it as well. I think blood flow problems are definitely an important aspect of my own illness. Unsure whether autoantibodies are what's...
From what I gather the different phenotypes refer to different strategies of compensating for the energy strain that they describe. So the...
A wise decision indeed.
We might have different experiences, but I absolutely feel that there's a sort of irrational bias against medication in some illnesses. Especially...
I'm sure it has. However, to connect this principle with a treatment program like LP you have to have indepth knowledge about what LP actually...
Silje E. Reme, one of the authors, was also one of the professors involved in the infamous LP trial that was declared unethical this spring. She's...
I wonder how many journals have to say no before researchers decide to send it to a journal from "the Romanian Association of Experiential...
I have a family member who's a cancer survivor with fatigue. I've noticed that he has something resembling PEM, although it's much less disabling...
Poor cancer survivors that are put through this garbage.... Haven't they been through enough?
Found this "research article" (using the term very loosely here) on the Twitter-profile belonging to the "candidate" behind the now infamous...
I hope we're about 4 days away from one of the strongest links being cut with a metaphorical bolt cutter.
I think that is the core problem in this whole field, actually. The patient voice and the lived experience has been systematically marginalized...
That's a good point. It's like these researchers genuinely believe that "fatigue" is the only real complaint that people with this illness have,...
I don't even know where to start with this one....
Abstract Chronic fatigue complaints are frequently reported in the general population and fatigue ranks among the most commonly reported symptoms...
If this can be replicated this could be huge. But history has taught me to be careful jumping to conclusions, so waiting for the replication...
"Illness without disease" seems like a bizarre concept in the context of ME/CFS. What we have here is just pathological processes that aren't...
I think this was a really good comment/article from Komaroff. He's also done a lot for legitimizing this condition with his JAMA-article a few...
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