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Opinion piece by a journalist about the lack of care for ME patients in Sweden.

Google translation:
https://www-altinget-se.translate.goog/artikel/me-patienter-ses-som-braakstakar-med-hjarnspoken?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

"Certain groups of patients are more susceptible to negligence, poor care & unethical treatment than others, & ME patients are such a group"

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An interview by David Tuller DrPH with patient advocate Anil van der Zee about his video (embedded at link) titled "The Prison of M.E." on living with severe ME made for the ME Awareness Day.

https://virology.ws/2024/05/14/trial-by-error-anil-van-der-zees-new-video-on-living-with-severe-me/

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Recording when ME/CFS Research Roadmap was discussed during the National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NANDS) Council meeting on Wed, May 15.

2:22:06-3:27:20

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54421

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BBC Chronic fatigue syndrome: Protestors call for specialist ME services

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-69000501

Article about a demonstration for specialist ME services in Northern Ireland. Interviews with Joan McParland, founder of Hope 4 ME and Fibo NI, Rosie Pigeon and Rebecca Logan

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Post-Exertional Mayonnaise ME and the cult-like nature of psychologisation

https://youtu.be/qxQmMopanY0

Description from @s4me update:

“Podcast interview with Eliza Charley. Highly informed and very well articulated discussion of the experiences of medical, societal and self-gaslighting in the context of medically-induced stigma”

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Recording of 13-minute presentation to recent BACME conference
https://youtu.be/UnZ7L905y6M?si=-JnilaSdhzwG-VnC

Features:
Claire Dransfield, Research Manager, Action for ME
Prof Chris Ponting Principal Investigator, DecodeME @cgatist.bsky.social

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Includes findings from the questionnaire part of the study showing thousands of pwME report that pacing is helpful, CBT is not helpful & GET causes harm. Chris Ponting also highlighted the valuable contribution of partnership with patients.


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Upcoming BBC Radio 4 programme:

" : Mind Over Matter?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zg5q
20:00 May 21 UK time.

I was among a number of people from the ME community that Rachel spoke to to get background information. I'm hopeful this will be good.

A recording should be available later at the link I believe.

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Here's the latest News in Brief from the Science for ME forum for week starting May 13:

https://www.s4me.info/threads/news-in-brief-may-2024.38393/#post-533010/

This two part news summary includes articles, videos, research, advocacy, coming events, and more

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An open letter to Anna Gregorowski, chair of BACME (British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS), from Members of the ME community, facilitated by the Chronic Collaboration.

https://organise.network/actions/petition-an-open-letter-to-anna-gregorow-Nks6ZAJG

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New from Germany

"Predictors of Postviral Symptoms Following Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Infectious Mononucleosis in Young People"

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.17.24307333v1

"A clinical history of immune dysregulation [&] distinct severe IM symptoms might predict protracted post-viral disease"

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The august CDC in the US have redesigned their ME/CFS section [which contains sections for patients/general public & healthcare providers including a section from medical students].

Unclear to me how much is new material

https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/about/index.html

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I was fortunate to experience a nice family celebration today in aid of the Irish ME/CFS Association @irishmecfsassociation
https://www.idonate.ie/event/bluesunday2024fortheirishmecfsassociation .

Thanks to my mum for all the work she put in organising it and to everyone who attended. 👍👏

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New preprint:

Epidemiology of #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis among individuals with self-reported #ChronicFatigueSyndrome in British Columbia, Canada, and their health-related quality of life

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.16.24307437v1

#MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs

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The UK ME Association:

"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"

https://meassociation.org.uk/2024/05/me-association-statement-improving-healthcare-for-people-with-me-cfs-and-long-covid/

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Thanks to my mum for getting everything ready for our family #TeaPartyForME2024 on #BlueSunday2024 (tomorrow).

We’re doing it in aid of the Irish ME/CFS Association https://www.idonate.ie/event/bluesunday2024fortheirishmecfsassociation but other worthy charities are available.

#MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome

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Looking forward to our family blue Sunday [coffee morning] event this Sunday in aid of the Irish ME/CFS Association.

https://www.idonate.ie/event/bluesunday2024fortheirishmecfsassociation @IrishMECFSAssociation

Other worthy charities also taking part.

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Interview by David Tuller DrPH with Co-Organizator of Next Week's Unite To Fight Long Covid & ME/CFS Conference

https://virology.ws/2024/05/08/trial-by-error-interview-with-co-organizator-of-next-weeks-unite-to-fight-long-covid-conference/

Tuller speaks with Marco Wetzel, one of the five German #LongCovid patients who organised the conference.

@mecfs_de #UniteToFight @mecfs

#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @longcovid

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Trial By Error Reporting on ME, ME/CFS, , & "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

https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/42302

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“Remarkable researchers hunting for ‘something in the blood’ of people with ME”

Blog post by Simon McGrath discussing an upcoming UK research study

https://mecfsresearchreview.me/2024/05/08/researchers-hunting-for-something-in-the-blood-of-people-with-me/

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New research from UK team:
Examining well-being and cognitive function in people with and ME/CFS, and age-matched healthy controls: A Case-Case-Control Study

Free full text:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002934324002730

Hashtags:
@longcovid

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"Good Days, Bad Days: Understanding the Trajectories of Technology Use During "

Free full text:
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3613904.3642553

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