"We have engaged a distribution company to ensure leaflets & posters are displayed in 3,000 GP surgeries in the UK. This will mean that we will know material is on display & that as leaflets are used, they can be replaced, & usage monitored"
Trial By Error Reporting on ME, ME/CFS, #longCovid, & "Medically Unexplained Symptoms"
A crowdfunding for David Tuller DrPH's important work on "debunking awful research". This will secure his academic position at Berkeley until December 31, 2024
New research from UK team:
Examining well-being and cognitive function in people with #longCovid and ME/CFS, and age-matched healthy controls: A Case-Case-Control Study
YouTuber and behavioural scientist Pete Judo presents the infamous #PACEtrial which he describes as "what is possibly the worst medical trial in modern history. (contd)”
“(Contd) Worst in its bizarre practices, worst in terms of its potentially fraudulent reporting of results, and worst of all its potential harm it has caused to a very vulnerable group of people".
"Anil was a dancer before he got sick. Now he makes art through his images and words. I am constantly amazed at how active and engaged he manages to be with his phone as his instrument. Here is The Prison of M.E., a haunting video he posted for World ME Awareness Day on Sunday, May 12th (two days ago), about life as a severe patient."
Behind closed doors in the dark, Margot, @StillViv, @DaschaEliza, Ilse, @AnilvanderZee , Lara talk about life with severe ME. @LouCorsius talks about Céline.
I realized that once again I completely forgot to spell out the abbreviations ME and ME/CFS.
So, for folks who have never heard of this illness, or who may mistakenly know it as "chronic fatigue" (which is a symptom of many illnesses and is not the same as an ME or ME/CFS diagnosis), here's a link from the #MEAction website: