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    How to get my special diet cooked and delivered (UK)

    I would search for 'meal prep' services. You'll likely need someone working from home on a small scale. They often cater for people on diets due to exercise/fitness regimes.
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    "I have not mentioned fatigue. People with ME/CFS say they do not have fatigue in its usual sense(s). People with renal failure or rheumatoid disease with fatigue do not ‘crash’. Moreover, fatigue associated with most conditions is often best relieved by sitting in a comfortable, but upright...
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    The Concept of ME/CFS

    Hi Jonathan. Can you—or perhaps someone else—please upload a PDF version? Cheers.
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    Review Functional neurological disorder in pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period: systematic review 2024 Cabreira, Carson, Stone et al

    Yeah I'm pretty sure there are strong links between all four. Carson has had peripheral involvement with ME/CFS.
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    United Kingdom: 'Dr Finlay's Clinic' for Long Covid, Dr Ben Sinclair

    Can others access this? The page won't load for me. I've been having problems with archive.ph recently and wondering if it's the same for others.
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    What do people want me to ask Sonya Chowdhury on Friday

    Along with the known issues with NHS care and the Delivery Plan (which the NHS seems to have swallowed whole), I am very concerned about the research landscape. We're in a very bad situation. There are currently only two biomedical ME/CFS projects funded by government: DecodeME and a project on...
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    NHS England - E-learning Modules on ME/CFS

    This seems totally unevidenced. Not the sort of thing that should be in a module like this. Also, FND doesn't look like ME/CFS if you know anything about the two conditions. I don't think that should be in either.
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    Was there a gap between trigger and onset of your ME/CFS?

    I'm not going to vote in this because the gap in my case is slightly different. I had a bout of acute stress in April/May 2012 and seemed to have some sort of virus—sore throat etc. Was prescribed penicillin V, probably wrongly. From then on I had mild fatigue, tinnitus, and lots of...
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    NHS England - E-learning Modules on ME/CFS

    I believe this module is general education and basic management stuff for primary care staff. I don't think David Strain should be writing this. Also, it doesn't look like there's been adequate co-production.
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    United Kingdom: ME Association news

    These advocacy projects seem a little archaic to me. I can imagine these will unfortunately go straight in the bin at some practices. EDIT: The plasma screen rental is probably a better idea so I hope that pays off.
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    NHS England - E-learning Modules on ME/CFS

    It's not really my place to tell Katie what to do. I don't know her, I just responded to her X thread the other day and we had a chat via DM. It would be helpful if one of the other patient reps reached out to her.
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    NHS England - E-learning Modules on ME/CFS

    Hi Joan, Are you in the Education group? Katie Johnstone, one of the patient reps in this group, is now thinking of not providing any feedback to this Module 2 document, even though there are clear issues with it. She does not feel heard, and thus is not sure whether she'll actually provide...
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    Review Autoimmunity’s enigmatic role: exploring the connection with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome,2024, Batham, Marshall-Gradisnik et al

    They seem to have used quite limited inclusion criteria based on certain terms appearing in the title and/or abstract. Perhaps we need more red tape so that such basic grammar mistakes do not pass the writing, peer review and publication stages.
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    UK Government ME/CFS Delivery Plan consultation

    Here is an X thread and a separate but related BlueSky thread from Katie Johnstone who is reviewing one of the medical education modules that has been developed as part of the DHSC Delivery Plan. She has some concerns—some, though not all, of which seem valid. Do we have anyone here who is on...
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    Trial Report Six-Week Supplementation with Creatine in ME/CFS: A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, 2024, Godlewska et al

    Abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic medical condition with no specific pharmacological treatment. Creatine, a nutrient essential for maintaining energy homeostasis in the cells, is a candidate for interventions in ME/CFS. Methods: Fourteen...
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    NHS bosses reject calls for specialist ME care, 2024, The Times (London)

    I can't access the archive link above, but I scanned this earlier and it's not clear to me how this 'rejection' has come about—is this a formal response to something?
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    Tell me more about nasal sprays as protection against the coronavirus

    I believe this is true. I think even stuff like Vicks First Defence helps lessen the risk of infection. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2024/07/overcounter-nasal-sprays-could-keep-colds-and-flu-at-bay-study-finds.page
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