myths

Last week, an old story was recounted to a new audience. During the March 30, 2021 NIH telebriefing with the ME/CFS community, Dr. Vicky Whittemore said that there had been death threats against grant reviewers in the past, and that this was one reason why NIH is now withholding the names of...

Having just been caught out by a myth, here's a helpful CNN video and article: One dangerous coronavirus 'self-check test' is circulating on social media. Here's why you should avoid it. The myths listed are: Myth: Drinking water will protect you. Myth: Gargling salt water will protect you...

Dead but it won’t lie down: The myth that ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) = MUS (Medically Unexplained Symptoms). http://www.oneagleswings.me.uk/dead-but-it-wont-lie-down/ (I did not write this article, but the author (who wishes to remain anonymous) has given me permission to put it on my...

Leonard Jason’s 2017 presentation to the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago regarding myths regarding ME and CFS. https://www.leonardjason.com/myths-about-me-and-cfs/ @Cheshire (to add to your thread)

The Myth of “It’s All in Your Head” https://depaulmagazine.com/2019/03/14/the-myth-of-its-all-in-your-head/ March 14, 2019 DePaul scientists work to unravel the mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome By Abby Pickus In 1980, a high school English teacher from Wisconsin named Pat Fero went on a...

https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/06/30/the-three-myths-of-the-nhs

Good to see mainstream media no longer pushing graded exercise, and even pointing out harms. Nice jab at the CDC's decades of negligence. Now if they would just stop calling it "chronic fatigue syndrome". :emoji_bicyclist::emoji_cartwheel::emoji_lifter::emoji_skier::dead: 50 Fitness Myths That...

There's nothing new in this article from 17th March 2018. It gives a short introduction to ME and biomedical research, debunks GET and CBT as treatments and writes about the research at Griffith University in Australia. The article was first published last year, and is now published again...