Disabled writer and actor Thom Jackson-Wood, who has ME, talks to Disability Horizons about his films, Awaken and The Black Box, both of which are about disability. Written after frustrations at …
ME and me: making films about disability to raise awareness | 31 May 2017 Read More »
A new podcast from Science Friday. When researchers publish a new study on chronic fatigue syndrome, a group of patients cry foul—and decide to investigate for themselves. Written by Lauren …
Undiscovered – Sick and Tired: The PACE Trial | 30 May 2017 Read More »
From The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2 May 2017. Controversy over exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: key lessons for clinicians and academics Alex J Mitchell Professor of Psycho-Oncology and …
TGI Friday! Our weekly round-up of recently published research abstracts | 26 May 2017 Read More »
From the Rutland and Stamford Mercury, 19 May 2017. Story by Kerry Coupe. Online link not available. The inspirational founder of an annual online tea party is planning her fifth …
ME sufferer Anna to hold tea party | Rutland and Stamford Mercury | 19 May 2017 Read More »
Words by Tony Britton The apology was immediate and obviously sincere – but it failed to answer two key questions: who was the “muppet” who designed the programme (to the …
From politics.co.uk, 16 May 2017. Story by Natalie Bloomer. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set staff a target of upholding 80% of the benefit decisions that they …
From The Press and Journal, Aberdeenshire, 16 May 2017. Story by Jamie Ross. A north-east youngster, who cycled more than 60 miles to raise funds for his sick grandmother, has …
Davie Provan is now a Sky Sports commentator.
KEIRAN MOON, 33, a former Registrar, was diagnosed with ME in 2011 having never fully recovering from viral meningitis and glandular fever as a teenager. Here, he writes about how – …
A snap of the opening part of Karen D Kirke’s contribution,
Stephen Jardine – who hosted the discussion on BBC Radio Scotland
American filmmaker Jen Brea is fast becoming a global voice for those with ME. For ME Awareness Day, she talks to the ME Association’s SARAH STAPLES about the success of …
From BMC Family Practice (open access), 5 May 2017. Health care resource use by patients before and after a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME): a clinical practice research datalink …
TGI Friday! Our weekly round-up of recently published research abstracts | 12 May 2017 Read More »
Good luck – and thank you to all our wonderful BLUE fundraisers. The drive, determination and imagination of our amazing fundraisers never, ever fails to amaze us. And never more …
It’s M.E. Awareness Day tomorrow (May 12) and just before the big #MillionsMissing ’empty shoe’ demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament there will be a big discussion about M.E. on BBC …
Kaye Adams Programme, BBC Radio Scotland, here we come… again! | 11am, 12 May 2017 Read More »
There was a 30-minute debate to mark International ME Awareness Day in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon. The debate was moved by Gail Ross, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National …
Watch the video of the Scottish Parliament debate on M.E. this afternoon | 11 May 2017 Read More »
A generation of Scots learned about ME through the fate of fomer Celtic player Davie Provan.
Russell Fleming aka @Firestormmer a former editor and author from the PhoenixRising ME/CFS forums. . He tells SARAH STAPLES about the benefits – and pitfalls – of social media for …
A paper written by two psychiatrists in 1970 has influenced medical, public and media perceptions of ME as an illness for decades. For ME Awareness Week, SARAH STAPLES argues it’s a story …
During ME Awareness Week, we revisit the toxic legacy of McEvedy and Beard | 10 May 2017 Read More »
The General Election takes place on Thursday June 8, and we know that people may want to contact their local parliamentary candidates to inform them about issues of key national …
Speak up for ME/CFS during the General Election campaign! | 9 May 2017 Read More »
