Breaking news! ME Association has heard back from NICE about the guideline review… and it’s not good news | 05 July 2017
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Countess of Mar and Lord Hunt defend ME/CFS in Lords debate on medically unexplained symptoms | 05 July 2017
By Russell Fleming, ME Association. The Countess of Mar
Research: brain structural differences are associated with unrefreshing sleep in CFS | 04 July 2017
Published in NMR in Biomedicine, 29 June 2017. RESEARCH ARTICLE
Research: Unperturbed Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Phenotype and Function in ME/CFS | 30 June 2017
Published in Frontiers in Immunology | Primary Immunodeficiencies, 26 June,
ME Association Review: GETSET fails to demonstrate GET can significantly improve physical function | 28 June 2017
Guided graded exercise self-help plus specialist medical care versus specialist
ME Association reaction: BBC Radio 4 File on 4 – Children with M.E. | 27 June 2017
ME Association reaction: BBC Radio 4 File on 4 – Children with M.E. | 27 June 2017 Read More »
Dr Charles Shepherd comments on the BBC ‘File on
UK Biobank: Prevalence of and risk factors for severe cognitive and sleep symptoms in ME/CFS and MS | 25 June 2017
Published in BMC Neurology, 20 June 2017. Dr Charles Shepherd
The NICE guideline saga: how we got to where we are | 24 June 2017
The NICE guideline saga: how we got to where we are | 24 June 2017 Read More »
Last week ME/CFS stakeholders – including the ME Association –
‘Very helpful and constructive meeting’ with RCGP representatives at House of Lords | 24 June 2017
This is a brief update from MEA medical adviser, Dr
No increased risk of chronic fatigue syndrome after HPV vaccination | 24 June 2017
No increased risk of chronic fatigue syndrome after HPV vaccination | 24 June 2017 Read More »
Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 23 June 2017. Girls
Mixed response to GETSET from Science Media Centre experts | 23 June 2017
Mixed response to GETSET from Science Media Centre experts | 23 June 2017 Read More »
From science media centre, 22 June 2017. Expert reaction to
BBC Radio 4 – File on 4: Children with ME to be broadcast next Tuesday at 8pm | 21 June 2017
This is a radio programme that ME Association medical adviser
ME/CFS Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer | 20 June 2017
ME/CFS Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer | 20 June 2017 Read More »
Published by, frontiers in pediatrics | neuropediatrics, 19 June, 2017.
Cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabis use for medical purposes | 15 June 2017
Cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabis use for medical purposes | 15 June 2017 Read More »
We know that a small but significant minority of people with ME/CFS use cannabidoil (CBD) or cannabis to help with their ME/CFS symptoms – pain relief in particular.
Research: Adult patients’ experiences of NHS specialist services for CFS/ME: a qualitative study in England | 05 June 2017
BMC Health Services Research, 02 June 2017. Jessica Broughton, Sarah Harris, Lucy Beasant, Esther Crawley and Simon M Collin.
Undiscovered – Sick and Tired: The PACE Trial | 30 May 2017
Undiscovered – Sick and Tired: The PACE Trial | 30 May 2017 Read More »
A new podcast from Science Friday When researchers publish a
Two more PACE Trial critiques have been published in the ‘Journal of Health Psychology’ series | 12 May 2017
A snap of the opening part of Karen D Kirke’s contribution,
Watch the video of the Scottish Parliament debate on M.E. this afternoon | 11 May 2017
Watch the video of the Scottish Parliament debate on M.E. this afternoon | 11 May 2017 Read More »
There was a 30-minute debate to mark International ME Awareness
Liaison psychiatrist says that Cochrane Review on exercise therapy in CFS was heavily influenced by controversial PACE Trial| 6 May 2017
From The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2 May 2017. Controversy
PLOSone issues ‘Expression of Concern’ about PACE Trial cost-effectiveness analysis | 2 May 2017
From PLOSone, 2 May 2017. Expression of Concern: Adaptive Pacing,