Dr. Klimas on Putting the Pieces Together in Long COVID, ME/CFS and GWI – From TLC Sessions
One of the things I enjoy about the TLC podcast (The TLC Sessions - Living with Long COVID ) from Noreen Jameel and Emily Kate Stephens (besides their English accents) is the short bit in the beginning of their podcasts where they discuss what's going on with them....
Connecting the Dots: Ruhoy and Kaufman Take on Connective Tissues in ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Long COVID
This is the fifth in our series covering two experts as they explore different facets of complex chronic illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and long COVID in their "Unraveled"...
The Long COVID Moonshot Blasts Off (Without ME/CFS/FM, Lyme, POTS, etc.)
Check out Geoff's narration The Long COVID Moonshot proposal recently introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders is something that everyone with a post-infectious disease - and that includes people with long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), post-treatment Lyme...
The Next Drug for Fibromyalgia? Tonix’s Tonmya Sleep AND Pain Drug Heads to the FDA
Health Rising's Sleep Series Pt. I – Dr. Bruck Interview - Bronc kicked the series off with an interview of Dr. Bruck - a retired sleep researcher whose son has ME/CFS. Pt. II – Ruhoy and Kaufman on Sleep - an overview of a fascinating talk by two long-term ME/CFS/FM...
The Complement Connection in Long COVID: Microclots, Herpesviruses and More – Could it Explain Much?
Thanks to Geoff for providing a narration of this blog The "complement" system doesn't at first glance sound like much. Its name reflects the fact that, in part, it "complements" the immune system; i.e. it triggers immune cells to attack pathogens and clean up...
“The Death of Cancer” – and Ultimately ME/CFS, FM and Long COVID? A Review of Vincent DeVita’s Book
Listen to Geoff's narration of this blog This is a wrenching, disturbing blog. It's putatively about the war on cancer, but it's really about medicine and all the weirdnesses that goes into fighting a disease. You might think that in cancer - that deadliest of...
Copaxone – Could a Multiple Sclerosis Drug Help with ME/CFS?
Want to listen to the blog? Thanks to Geoff for providing a narration of it. 🙂 The multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) is back in the chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) news. Health Rising first reported that Copaxone helped some ME/CFS...
Courtney Craig on Overcoming Depression with Ketamine, and Her Online Diet Course for ME/CFS, FM and Long COVID
Courtney Craig is something of a rarity. For one, it took her years, and a lot of study and trial and error, but she was able to become, in her words, a very "high-functioning" person with chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia (ME/CFS/FM). Coming down with ME/CFS/FM...
Hypothyroidism of the Muscle? A New Thyroid Subset Emerges in ME/CFS
Something new! Thanks so much to Geoff for doing a voice narration of the blog :). If you have any problems please let us know. This is the first of two blogs on atypical thyroid issues in diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), and long...