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I don't have any additional info about this study, sorry. But yes, I admire Per Julin and I deeply appreciate his work :) I dare say he's the best ME expert in Sweden. He's definitely not a BPS proponent. Julin is a senior research physician: MD, PhD, specialist in rehabilitation medicine...

Information from Region Västerbotten about referrals to the soon to be opened ME specialist clinic: ME-mottagning: Remittentinformation https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/for-vardgivare/behandlingsstod-och-vardriktlinjer/remittentinformation/me-mottagning :thumbup:

Webinar with Peter Rowe, hosted by the Norwegian ME patient organisation last week. Orthostatic intolerance: POTS, hypotension and more.

It's posted here too: https://anzmes.org.nz/experts-talk-covid-19-vaccine-for-people-with-me-cfs/

Video recordings are available on YouTube now: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOw04J29tY5hTLDtdjoaog

The Swedish guidelines for covid-19 testing will be changed on November 1st. Those who are fully vaccinated or have recently had covid-19, and children younger than 6 years old, will no longer be recommended to get tested when they have symptoms. This will obviously affect everything, including...

(Not a recommendation.) Yesterday's episode of the Swedish TV programme Fråga Lund was about ME and fibromyalgia, among other things. https://www.svtplay.se/fraga-lund I haven't watched it myself, but comments written by pwME on social media suggest it was "very unhelpful", biased...

Vanja Wikström kraschade när sambon fick ME: ”Kroppen skrek efter hjälp” https://www.mabra.com/psykologi/vanja-wikstrom-om-kraschen-och-sambons-diagnos/7931094

(Not a recommendation.) RME (the Swedish ME Association) is arranging a webinar in collaboration with the Swedish EDS and Fibromyalgia patient organisations. The title of the talk is "Long-term pain: psychological aspects - Pain in the body, pain in the soul" (Långvarig smärta: Psykologiska...

Long covid on Swedish TV: Malou Efter tio: Patric drabbades av corona – två gånger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwWFBO4UW3I Så många drabbas av långtidscovid https://www.tv4play.se/program/malou-efter-tio/s%C3%A5-m%C3%A5nga-drabbas-av-l%C3%A5ngtidscovid/13381079

Halsont utlöste mardrömmen för Elisabeth – lever med både ME och POTS-syndrom https://www.allas.se/halsa/elisabeth-drabbades-av-virusinfektion/7914566 Google Translate, English

Two more job listings for the planned ME clinic in Umeå, Sweden: Fysioterapeut till vår nya ME-mottagning (Myalgisk Encefalomyelit), Umeå https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/jobb?itemid=85e26ef800934234f2d6c0e6dcc82d16 Arbetsterapeut till vår nya ME-mottagning (Myalgisk Encefalomyelit), Umeå...

Västra Götalandsregionen: Nytt avtal skrivs med Smärthjälpen Sverige AB https://www.pressmachine.se/pressrelease/view/nytt-avtal-skrivs-med-smarthjalpen-sverige-ab-32847 Smärthjälpen is a privately owned BPS pain clinic... :grumpy:

A new motion to the Swedish Riksdag (Parliament), submitted 1 October, 2021. Bättre behandling för människor med diagnosen ME/CFS https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/motion/battre-behandling-for-manniskor-med-diagnosen_H9022241

Thank you so much, @Anna H :) I just noticed that the Swedish health magazine MåBra has published an article too, based on Expressen and Dagbladet's articles: Studie: Kan finnas undergrupper av ME – öppnar för bättre behandling...

Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks—and Where to Get Them https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-we-need-to-upgrade-our-face-masks-and-where-to-get-them/ CDC: Types of Masks and Respirators https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/types-of-masks.html

Ny studie ger hopp för ME-sjuka: ”Stort steg” https://www.expressen.se/premium/halsa/ny-studie-ger-hopp-for--me-sjuka-stort-steg/ A paywalled Swedish mainstream news article today, about the Gotaas et al CBT study. Seems to be based on the Norwegian Dagbladet news article published in May?

The ArchMethod has started popping up in certain Swedish ME groups lately. It's an alternative kind of low-level transcranial laser therapy, it seems? One of the sellers says she has recovered from ME. I haven't bothered reading up on it, but I'll leave the link here in case anyone else...

Vetenskapsradion Nyheter: Postcovid kanske kan lösa gåtan med ME https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/postcovid-kanske-kan-losa-gatan-med-me (Audio, 2 minutes, in Swedish)

Vetenskapsradion På Djupet: De mystiska sjukdomarna postcovid och ME – kan forskarna lära av varandra? https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/de-mystiska-sjukdomarna-postcovid-och-me-kan-forskarna-lara-av-varandra (Audio, 20 minutes, in Swedish.)