Filling a Gaping Hole ME/CFS organizations have been doing something different lately. Long focused purely on research, they’ve been putting more resources into treatment trials lately – suggesting they feel more confident about moving forward in that...
Medication and Treatment Decisions – Navigating Online (mis)Information & Evaluating the Evidence What to do when robust evidence; i.e. evidence-based medicine – medicine that has been thoroughly assessed by scientific studies – just isn’t...
It’s amazing sometimes what you see if you look. A blog on the causes and possible treatments for the very troubling photophobia, or light sensitivity, that some experience turned into a deep dive into migraine and its similarities to diseases like chronic...
Bringing a new drug combination to market is not easy. First, it requires creativity and initiative. Dr. Skip Pridgen was nothing if not creative when he put together a two-drug combo antiviral (valacyclovir) and an anti-inflammatory with antiviral properties...
Mary Anne Fletcher (1937-2023) – In Memoriam I only met Mary Anne a few times, but they were vivid. I remember – years ago – watching with a little awe as she boldly and vociferously called for NIH-funded treatment trials for ME/CFS. She...
The eighth in Health Rising’s recent recovery story series brings yet another slant on recovery. We’ve had fast recoveries where someone found “the thing” (Melissa’s spinal patch, Rachel and Adam’s vaccines) that quickly turned...