http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-investigating-a-potential-biomarker-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me/
To avoid giving them traffic
http://web.archive.org/save/http://...al-biomarker-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me/
Science Media Centre: Expert Reaction
Prof Chris...
To highlight the issue purely by coincidence this is on todays Liverpool Echo website about a man who was refused ESA after attending a WCA by getting a pass out of hospital. He has subsequently died.
Edit: He had to leave hospital to appeal the decision to refuse him ESA.
He won the appeal...
For easier reading
Background
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a complex multifactorial disorder of unknown cause having multi-system manifestations.
Although the aetiology of CFS/ME remains elusive, immunological dysfunction and more particularly reduced...
That is a danger but as @Hutan points out with such a small population at least the individuals making the decision would be known and hopefully accountable for their decision, unlike the UK.
Article updated (Adds David Tuller’s academic position at Berkeley)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/science-social-media/update-1-online-activists-are-silencing-us-scientists-say-idUKL5N2202P0
I realise this may be controversial but it goes into it quite deeply, maybe too deeply.
https://www.change.org/p/dr-paul-chrisp-define-melvin-ramsay-s-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-m-e-as-own-distinct-disease-from-cfs
Chris Williamson Labour, Derby North
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of ring-fencing funding for high-quality ME research as the Government has done for dementia and brain cancer.
Caroline Dinenage Minister of State...
Covered on USA News website
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-04-02/severe-mono-infection-may-raise-risk-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome
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