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[Sean]

Researchers argue that politicization is obscuring scientific findings and that reduced federal support undermines the need for expanded research, monitoring, and prevention. They emphasize that COVID’s chronic impacts could have lasting economic and societal consequences and remain poorly understood, reinforcing calls for more sustained public health investment.​

Just continuing on the tradition of the last 50 years on this kind of stuff.

 

[Dolphin]

Source: National Library of Medicine
Date: February 3, 2026
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov


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[Dolphin]

NotJustFatigue on IG:

@Notjustfatigue CRITICAL CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE

Big step forward for ME/CFS: the L-HHS bill has passed, sending it to the President’s desk for signature. This bill contains the strongest language for ME/CFS in recent years, if ever. At #NotJustFatigue, we’ve been advocating for this for almost two years.

It directs NIH to come back within 180 days with a detailed plan to implement the ME/CFS Research Roadmap. This is a huge step toward real progress—Congress is asking NIH to spell out how it will move forward on biomarkers, diagnostic tools, and clinical trials so patients can finally see a path toward treatments.

The bill also calls for Long COVID research at NIH and ARPA-H to better include people with ME/CFS, PEM, and POTS, helping ensure patients aren’t left out of the search for answers.

#mecfs #pwme #longcovid #millionsmissing

 

[ahimsa]

Big step forward for ME/CFS: the L-HHS bill has passed, sending it to the President’s desk for signature. This bill contains the strongest language for ME/CFS in recent years, if ever. At #NotJustFatigue, we’ve been advocating for this for almost two years.

It directs NIH to come back within 180 days with a detailed plan to implement the ME/CFS Research Roadmap. This is a huge step toward real progress—Congress is asking NIH to spell out how it will move forward on biomarkers, diagnostic tools, and clinical trials so patients can finally see a path toward treatments.

#MEAction also reported on this on their website:

Congress Tells NIH: Develop Plan to Implement ME/CFS Research Roadmap

Congress has directed NIH to develop an implementation plan for the ME/CFS Research Roadmap within 180 days — a major step forward in the fight for treatments, clinical trials, and funding.

www.meaction.net

 

[rvallee]

We sent a letter to the NIH Director calling on him to allocate $50 million of discretionary funding to the roadmap - funding from the Office of the Director - and he has agreed to meet with us to discuss the plan and funding. We are currently scheduling a meeting with him, and will keep you posted.