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Medical invalidation is associated with structural barriers in postacute immune mediated syndromes based on patient perspectives in Germany Abstract Post-acute immune-mediated syndromes (PAIMS), including Long COVID/Post-COVID (LC/PC), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...

Background: People from ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, are less likely to access primary healthcare and report dissatisfaction with healthcare. Whilst the prevalence of Long Covid in ethnic minority groups is unclear, these groups are under-represented in...

A thread for news from the US that isn't covered by other threads such as (in no particular order) USA: News from the Workwell Foundation. USA: News from Solve ME USA: NIH National Institutes of Health Overview of NIH grants for ME/CFS research USA: News from #MEAction USA: The RECOVER...

Abstract Objective: How can it be that a disease as serious as CFS affecting such a large number of people could be so unknown to the general population? The answer given to this question is based on Pierre Bourdieu’s analyzes of symbolic violence. Method: The “letters to the editor” by CFS...