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  1. Webdog

    Healthwise to "retire the GET/CBT topics" from medical content

    Also, some regional Kaiser Permanente websites still have very old Healthwise content that, of course, still mentions CBT/GET. Eventually these regional website will get updated with the currrent Healthwise content, but I have no time estimate on this. The issue is these regional websites are...
  2. Webdog

    Healthwise to "retire the GET/CBT topics" from medical content

    Even local website search engines get updated periodically. So might just fix itself on the next search index. Assuming the pages were actually deleted. I've asked Healthwise to respond to the search engine GET/CBT results as well as the remaining page which didn't get deleted.
  3. Webdog

    Healthwise to "retire the GET/CBT topics" from medical content

    Good news and bad news. The good news: The orphaned Kaiser GET and CBT pages are gone and the links simply redirect to the top level ME/CFS page. That's really good news. The bad news: GET and CBT still show up on searches with a short description, though when you click the links, those pages...
  4. Webdog

    ME Association Website Survey: What are the most important things a GP needs to know about M.E.? | 08 January 2019

    After diagnosis, the patient needs to be taught activity management/pacing. Without pacing, symptoms will remain uncontrolled regardless of the treatment or specialist. Doctors need to understand the importance of pacing, and provide patient education and support. I wish there were an option...
  5. Webdog

    Open NIH Focus Group on PEM

    They say there's no compensation for participation, but they forgot about the payback. :laugh: Hopefully, the NIH learns PEM can last for days, weeks, or months. It doesn't resolve as quickly as many doctors think (or the CDC indicates).
  6. Webdog

    Healthwise to "retire the GET/CBT topics" from medical content

    I pinged Healthwise, and the "product release" update is scheduled for tonight (Jan 8). The pages have been hard coded into the update to ensure they get removed. So everything looks on track. Still no word about the 3rd link, however. But it's not as important as it's much less visible in...
  7. Webdog

    Estimating Prevalence, Demographics and Costs of ME/CFS Using Large Scale Medical Claims Data and Machine Learning, 2018, Valdez, Proskauer et al

    Essentially, the approach that Kaiser Permanente is taking is to map IOM/SEID criteria to ME G93.3. Though nothing should prevent a doctor from using ICC if they prefer. It seems a reasonable way to proceed at this time. Certainly better than the current practice of mapping everyone to CFS R53.82.
  8. Webdog

    Estimating Prevalence, Demographics and Costs of ME/CFS Using Large Scale Medical Claims Data and Machine Learning, 2018, Valdez, Proskauer et al

    Some cost quotes from the study, suggesting that healthcare providers can actually reduce costs by training doctors and providing more effective care.
  9. Webdog

    Estimating Prevalence, Demographics and Costs of ME/CFS Using Large Scale Medical Claims Data and Machine Learning, 2018, Valdez, Proskauer et al

    Just recently, Kaiser Permanente decided to start using ME G93.3 and slowly move away from CFS R53.82. Eventually CFS will should be abandoned by Kaiser. This paper supports that decision.
  10. Webdog

    Healthwise to "retire the GET/CBT topics" from medical content

    The orphaned GET/CBT pages mistakenly left on the Kaiser Permanente website are scheduled to be deleted tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan 8). That's according to Healthwise, as Kaiser Permanente won't say anything for 30 days. As noted in previous post, the URLs are...
  11. Webdog

    Recirculating Intestinal IgA-Producing Cells Regulate Neuroinflammation via IL-10, 2019, Rojas et al

    Study: Recirculating Intestinal IgA-Producing Cells Regulate Neuroinflammation via IL-10 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.11.035 Press Release: Gut Immune Cells Cut Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2018/12/412941/gut-immune-cells-cut-inflammation-multiple-sclerosis
  12. Webdog

    Erythrocyte Deformability As a Potential Biomarker for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Davis et al (2018)

    I was likely in that study.. I certainly gave a lot of blood around that time. I don't recall being asked how long I had been ill. Edit: I might have been asked prior to the study, but I don't recall being asked at time of blood draw.
  13. Webdog

    David Tuller: Trial By Error: “Talk is Cheap,” Patients Tell NIH

    Wish the NIH hadn't removed comments from Collins' ME/CFS "Director's Blog" post from a couple years ago. As I recall, several patients told Collins that talk was cheap even back then. The blog was apparently updated last year and all the comments deleted...
  14. Webdog

    The Psychologist: "Does psychology face an exaggeration crisis?", article by Brian Hughes

    We hear from NPR this morning that gratitude is "one of the practices that really wins out from the field of positive psychology". NPR Morning Edition: "If You Feel Thankful, Write It Down. It's Good For Your Health"...
  15. Webdog

    Open (Palmerston North, New Zealand) Effects of exercise at anaerobic threshold on post exertional malaise in individuals with ME/CFS

    This is what UpToDate was saying before Nov 2018. That although aerobic exercise could be harmful for some, ME/CFS patients may be able to do graded exercise so long as they keep their heartrate low under the supervision of a physical therapist.
  16. Webdog

    The Psychologist: "Does psychology face an exaggeration crisis?", article by Brian Hughes

    Kaiser Permanente says those practicing gratitude have better immune systems. I wish I were joking.
  17. Webdog

    Bateman Horne Center Online Education Series, 2018

    I don't like how Bateman combines ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia. These conditions should be talked about in separate videos. This is the primary reason I haven't recommended this video series to others.
  18. Webdog

    Who said: 80% of ME is post-infectious

    Possibly this? The Evengård et al study says 80%. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12839515
  19. Webdog

    Estimating Prevalence, Demographics and Costs of ME/CFS Using Large Scale Medical Claims Data and Machine Learning, 2018, Valdez, Proskauer et al

    You are correct. But my hope is that is changing in the US. Paradigm shifts in medicine take time.
  20. Webdog

    Possible Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis Identified

    Possible Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis Identified https://neurosciencenews.com/multiple-sclerosis-biomarker-10380/
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