News | The ME Association - Part 4

There has been good news in recent days about potential vaccines for Covid-19 that could see an end to restrictions for people in the UK by Easter 2021…

This is a film for all seasons about pacing and activity management in people with ME – and in a certain type of Long Covid.

This week 6 new studies about ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia were published including a small study from Canada that made the news…

ME Essential Magazine and the Christmas Supplement will be sent out to ME Association members this week. We hope there is something for everyone!

We hear from someone with severe ME who describes what Post-Exertional Malaise feels like and the measures that can help when in this situation…

We have updated the range of free leaflets about Covid-19/ME/CFS and the current restrictions and include a new leaflet aimed at Students…

In the first week of December, any donation to the Big Give Appeal will be doubled! Help us to change the medical mindset within the NHS…

Emma Roberts has a son, George, who has M.E. She has created special Christmas card designs to help raise money for the ME Association.

Eight new studies have been published and we highlight several of them including one about epigenetics and ME/CFS,

The ME Association is recruiting for a new Webmaster – someone who can look after the website and website shop and grow its online presence…

Graded exercise therapy should no longer be offered for the treatment of ME/CFS, says NICE in its draft clinical guidelines.

The NICE stakeholder consultation process begins today. You can take part and help produce the new clinical guideline on ME/CFS…

The new NICE guideline has removed graded exercise as a recommended management option…

We report on 5 new research studies and highlight the discovery of bioenergetic defects in the skeletal muscle of people with ME/CFS.

We seek a specialist to manage the charity’s growing social media. It is a full-time position that enables you to work from home…

Please invite your MP to the next APPG on ME meeting. We’re discussing diagnosis, management and the new NICE clinical guideline on ME/CFS.

The new leaflets explain what might be expected from a diagnosis of ME/CFS and how the illness is classed as a disability by the UK Government.

We attempt to summarise the situation in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales as it relates to people with ME/CFS.

“We do know long Covid does not stop at the Scottish border. We need specialist clinics to get diagnostics in place and see if and how we can treat people.” Dr Charles Shepherd.

‘Cooking for Me’ is a 84-page, full colour cook book, with a wide range of recipes that have been tried and tested by people with M.E. It would make a terrific Christmas present!