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A reminder that the Sheffield ME and Fibromyalgia Group are hosting Chris Ponting who will talk about DecodeME, prior to their AGM, Oct 6, 2022, 2:00 PM Event details and to register, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvfu6urzgiGNL9K-MIP_lbJy-296bYyBrE

It won't give an immediate answer but I have asked that the DecodeME team consider, if they aren't already, asking about work and schooling status in the secondary optional questionnaires that are being planned.

Abstract Background Optimal composition of intestinal bacteria is an essential condition for good health. Excessive growth of these bacteria can cause various ailments. The aim of this study was to assess the mental state and gastrointestinal complaints of patients with small intestinal...

Abstract Pain usually receives insufficient attention by individuals due to the misconception that pain is a natural consequence of aging. For persons aged 65 and older, a disease requiring further research is fibromyalgia, characterized by chronic pain without clear pathology. Mind–body...

Functional neurologic disorder is a complex disorder of truly experienced neurologic symptoms without evidence of underlying neurologic disease. This clinical review focuses on the pediatric population and includes the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinician knowledge and early...

Abstract Objective Pathophysiology explanations for functional movement disorders often assume a role for emotional hyperarousal. Pupillometry is a validated method for evaluation of emotional arousal by detecting changes in pupil size in response to emotional stimuli. In a case-control study...

ABSTRACT Background: COVID-19 pandemic has evidenced the weaknesses of most health systems around the world, collapsing them, and depleting their available healthcare resources. Fortunately, the development and enforcement of specific public health policies such as vaccination, mask wearing...

ABSTRACT Background: There are around 1.3million people in the UK living with the devastating psychological, physical and cognitive consequences of Long COVID. UK guidelines recommend that Long COVID symptoms are managed pragmatically with holistic support for patients’ biopsychosocial needs...

Full title: A Comprehensive Assessment of Self-Reported Post COVID-19 Symptoms Among Beneficiaries of Hospital Employee Scheme at a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in Northern India Purpose: With millions of people being affected by COVID-19, people living with post COVID-19 clinical symptoms...

Abstract Purpose of review A large and growing number of patients have persistent gastrointestinal symptoms that they attribute to COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, replicates within the gut and acute COVID-19 is associated with alteration of the gut microbiome. This...

Key Points Question Is SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity associated with symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis and/or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in children and adolescents? Findings This cross-sectional study of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence surveys in Germany compared...

They summarise their AGM in this article, https://www.actionforme.org.uk/news/agm-2022/

Given that Heald has published papers on the Perrin Technique with Raymond Perrin himself, as well as providing a foreword for Perrin's book, I'm struggling to believe "Conflicts of interest There are no conflicts of interest."

"Response to the report published by the UK House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME): implications for cardiometabolic risk" by Low, Brookes, and Heald "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) is associated with...

Objectives: Somatic symptom disorder is characterized by excessive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors dedicated to bodily symptoms, which are often medically unexplained. Although 13% of the population are affected by this disorder, its aetiopathogenesis is not fully understood. Research in...

Abstract Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are the main differential diagnosis of pharmacorresistant epilepsy. Achieving the certainty in the diagnosis of PNES may be challenging, especially in the 10-22% of cases in which PNES and epilepsy co-exist. This difficulty hampers the...

We have been experiencing multiple waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With these unprecedented waves, we have entered into an era of ‘new normal’. This pandemic has enforced us to rethink the very basics of childhood learning: Habits, health etiquette, and hygiene...

Highlights • Up to a third of survivors of severe COVID-19 develops long-term cognitive impairment. • Subjective cognitive complaints six months following severe COVID-19 do not correlate with objective cognitive impairment. • COVID-19 related immunomodulatory therapy is not associated with the...

Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has become a pandemic, medical staff and researchers have devotedly managed the disease in terms of pathogens, prevention, and treatment. Even so, the virus continues to wreak havoc in people's lives. Recent evidence shows that patients with...

The clinical presentation that emerges from the extensive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mental health literature suggests high correlations among many conventional psychiatric diagnoses. Arguments against the use of multiple comorbidities for a single patient have been published long...