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My only beliefs about ongoing ME/CFS and LC are that they are not caused by psychological factors, and that hypotheses such as viral persistence need adequately investigating to either prove or disprove them.

"I am once again seeking funds to continue my work on ME, ME/CFS, other complex chronic illnesses, and now long Covid. These tax-deductible donations to Berkeley will support my academic position as senior fellow in public health and journalism at the Center for Global Health for the first half...

Inaccurate Reference Leads to Tripling of Reported FND Prevalence, 2023, Tuller et al "To the editor: An article in NeuroImage: Clinical, “Neuroimaging in functional neurological disorder: state of the field and research agenda” (Perez et al, 2021), cited a prominent paper (Stone et al, 2010)...

Indeed, and I and the rest of the DecodeME team appreciate all of the support that you have given our recruitment efforts.

9,159 signatures at time of posting. https://www.change.org/p/cochrane-withdraw-the-harmful-2019-exercise-therapy-for-cfs-review

Social media posts for the latest update: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid02tpvhh8jUzjjXLsaxwjooeJQUMEJgVz2KN1WFqSAzqJuazDuuGDZVDUmcJBtyLzbml Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/111334956442987653

DecodeME social media posts - two weeks left to sign up and complete the questionnaire. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=856076676520427&set=a.128908609237241

Just a note on the use of the wording "well short". Some might take that to mean that we will not be successful if we don't recruit 25k DNA donors, and I wanted to reinforce the message that we already have enough DNA samples in order to run a GWAS, and if we receive samples back from all 20k...

October News in Brief post on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/cfs/comments/17l8tgy/news_in_brief_posts_for_october_2023_covering/

"The next APPG on M.E. meeting with take place on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 from 1.30-2.30pm and we would be grateful if you could invite your MP to attend. The more MPs at these meetings the better the chance of raising awareness of key issues and lobbying for positive change."...

Full title: ‘We have no services for you… so you have to make the best out of it’: A qualitative study of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients’ dissatisfaction with healthcare services Introduction People should have access to healthcare services that are effective, safe...

Abstract Introduction Exposure to fine particulate matter has been associated with several cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases. However, such evidence mostly originates from low-pollution settings or cross-sectional studies, thus necessitating evidence from regions with high air...

9,141 signatures at time of posting. https://www.change.org/p/cochrane-withdraw-the-harmful-2019-exercise-therapy-for-cfs-review

Published papers thread for w/c 23rd Oct. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid02D7Tzhzar9WFdtkt9dUES6hEVB8e5GvnNoPfgykecQ93hip9zh87f2EZVcMSZPzxnl

Two, among a number of, good comments from readers "It is sadly common to see people who are suffering badly with Long Covid (and other chronic illnesses) being diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. They are then dismissed by multiple health providers as this incorrect diagnosis follows them...

Funding statement TC is part-funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. Declaration of Competing Interest TC has grants from UKRI, NIHR and St Thomas' Charity. TC is the...

Highlights Sleep disturbances are highly prevalent in long COVID-19 patients. Sleep disturbances include poor sleep quality, insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness. It is impossible to know whether sleep problems pre-dated COVID-19 infection. The healthcare sector should provide early...

9,120 signatures at time of posting. https://www.change.org/p/cochrane-withdraw-the-harmful-2019-exercise-therapy-for-cfs-review

News in Brief posts for w/c 23rd Oct. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0sAAaFrNvY9cDSsDnYUDh9Aqv45PbVD99QMXHX85g7jsWpX2G7LCRi2n9htpyyeNKl Mastodon: https://botsin.space/@s4me_news/111317669760397604

One author is from the Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Unit in ME/CFS and Long COVID, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain, while another is from the Division of Rheumatology, Research Unit in ME/CFS and Long COVID, Vall d’Hebron...