The COVID-19 pandemic is squeezing our medical systems, whacking our economy, testing our leadership and our resources but at the bottom of it COVID-19 is one thing – it’s severe infection – and we know the role severe infections play in ME/CFS/FM...
My, how things change. Less than a month ago, only 70 coronavirus cases had been reported in the country. Our president had just recently announced that the virus was under control. The sun was shining brightly. How naïve we all were. Just a month later, the U.S....
Ian Lipkin Finally Gets Caught “If it can hit me, it can hit anybody.” Ian Lipkin Ian Lipkin, one of just a handful of renowned researchers to aggressively advocate for more funding for ME/CFS, has reported he has the virus. If anyone knows how to protect...
The Testing Blues Continue We cannot get this outbreak under control until we know who is infected and have isolated them, and determined who they’ve been in contact with. Over a million test kits were reportedly on their way last week. They haven’t shown...
Eight Reasons People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or Fibromyalgia Should Take Care Please note, if it’s not obvious, that I’m not a doctor – I’m a patient. Take these musings as you will. We don’t know if people with ME/CFS...
Terms The Bug Coronaviruses – a group of viruses distinguished by spike-like projections which give the appearance of a solar corona. Of the seven known to infect humans, four can produce severe respiratory infections. Primarily transmitted via droplets...
