Conferences are exciting because they’re virtually the only place one can go to learn about breaking research. The NIH ME/CFS conference, with its bevy of new faces that’s taking place on the NIH campus itself on April 4th and 5th, certainly fulfills that...
A basic guide to chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) including prevalence, symptoms, diagnosis, prevalence, treatment options, sleep and exercise issues, how to learn about it, funding woes, advocacy and more
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a terrible name. It’s such a terrible name that you have to give the people around you a little break. With that name, they’re almost doomed, at least at first, to think ME/CFS is a milquetoast kind of disease best suited to the...
Health Rising generally stays as far away from politics as possible. While one side of the political realm may at times offer more for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, and chronic pain patients, the difference is rarely dramatic enough for Health...
Roundtable The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) flew in about 40 people from over two dozen organizations for the one-day CDC Roundtable on Medical Education and ME/CFS. It was a busy 24 hours. Everyone flew in the night before to a hotel near the airport, spent the...
“I think some people are angry for good reason. This disease hasn’t gotten enough attention.” Vicky Whittemore My partner and I made our way to Vicky Whittemore’s office in a building off the NIH campus. Security was tight as always. We signed in...
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