Signs of Change? Did Two ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia “Moments” Just Occur?
ME/CFS and FM Moments? I think of “moments” as unusual events that suggest the tide may be turning for these common but sorely neglected diseases. Health Rising has documented several possible ME/CFS “moments” over the past two years and now we...Vagus Nerve Stimulation in ME/CFS, FM, POTS and Long COVID – Is its Promise Being Fulfilled?
If any treatment has promise, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) does. Through its stimulation of the rest/digest system (the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)), VNS has the potential to tamp down the fight/flight system that seems to be raging in chronic fatigue...
The Good, the Bad, and the Strange: the RECOVER Initiative Long COVID Grants
From the beginning, the RECOVER Initiative has focused on building out the massive infrastructure needed to follow and study approximately 18,000 participants. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent creating the main thrust of the Initiative. About a year...
No, Long Covid is Not Helping People with ME…
Can we please stop pretending that it is? Note: In the following text I refer to “ME” to mean “ME not caused by Covid”. This is not technically correct, but done for simplicity. Prior to covid, there was little hope for people with ME. Less than 5% recover & it is...
How Long COVID and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Exhaust the Body
“Millions of people continue to suffer from exhaustion, cognitive problems and other long-lasting symptoms after a coronavirus infection. The exact causes of the illness, known as long Covid, are not known. But new research offers clues, describing the toll the...StudyME
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