Sleep Series This is the 2nd in a series of (at least) 4 blogs on sleep. Pt. I – Bronc kicked the series off with an interview of Dr. Bruck – a retired sleep researcher whose son has ME/CFS. Pt. II – is an overview of a fascinating talk by two...
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...
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...
The bottom line is always treatments. Long COVID has brought a ton of interest to post-infectious illnesses. Researchers are asking whether they are actually autoimmune diseases, how big of a role coagulation or gut microbiome problems play, if viral reactivation is...
The building is dark – the doors are locked – everything has been shut down. It’s early 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic has struck. A figure walks down the street, pauses – briefly peers into the entrance – and moves on. He turns left...