A controversial medical trial part-funded by the Department of Work of Pensions will emerge as “one of the greatest medical scandals of the 21st century” an MP today claimed.
NHS Personal Health Budgets and NHS England Survey | 20 February 2018 Read More »
We review what we know of NHS Personal Health Budgets and ask whether people with M.E. are making use of what appears to be a very useful resource.
Fundraising Feature: Can we help Lauren make an exhibition for M.E.? | 20 February 2018 Read More »
A HUGE thank you to everyone who has kindly supported Lauren Childs’s call for knitted squares for her All about ME Knitathon project. Her aim now is to exhibit the blankets she has been making…
ME Association Index of Published ME/CFS Research | 19 February 2018 Read More »
This is an A-Z index of the most important research studies (and selected key documents and articles), listed by subject matter, that have been published on ME/CFS.
There is an overlap in symptom presentation between Pernicious Anaemia and M.E. and the lack of routine testing in the current NICE guideline for ME/CFS has now been challenged.
A new study suggests that a blood test following exercise may be a very good way to differentiate between people who have ME/CFS and people who don’t.
NICE announces next steps in updating its guideline on ME/CFS | 16 February 2018 Read More »
NICE has also confirmed the next steps in the development of the new guideline, starting with a further workshop with stakeholder organisations on 25 May to discuss the scope of the guideline.
Family Doctor: ME/CFS What Every Family Physician Needs to Know | 14 February 2018 Read More »
This authoritative article appears in the current issue of Family Doctor and was written by Mary Dimmock, Susan Levine, MD, and Terri L. Wilder, MSW.
A recent study from a research group at Newcastle University has found that patients with ME/CFS have significantly higher levels of a hormone called BNP in their blood and that this also correlated with significantly lower cardiac volumes.
Glasgow Caledonian University’s Postgraduate Health Psychology programme, is looking for a few local volunteer patients and carers to help develop the practical understanding of trainee psychologists.
Dr Charles Shepherd and Dr William Weir, met with Carol Monaghan MP yesterday, to discuss and advise on the Westminster Hall debate on the PACE trial that is taking place on 20th February.
Minutes of meeting held in January, where charity members discussed plans for NICE workshop, RCGP conference, and Westminster Hall debate on ME/CFS.
Tips for hosting a screening of Unrest in your local community | 06 February 2018 Read More »
If you are thinking about hosting Unrest in your local community, we hope that our tips and experiences will help you in planning and preparing for your own event.
Fundraising Feature: “This is me. This is M.E.” by Lee Stammers | 05 February 2018 Read More »
My name is Lee Stammers, a-soon-to-be 40-year-old with M.E. I’m going BLUE for the whole of February (FeBLUEary) to raise awareness about the reality and seriousness of this cruel illness.
The ME Association ‘Real M.E.’ photo campaign | 05 February 2018 Read More »
We want to include images of real people with M.E. on our website, in our blogs, and across our social media, and so we are asking you to send us quality digital photographs in whatever situations or activities you consider most representative of your life with M.E.
Jennifer Brea, the director of an award-winning film about the difficulties of living with ME, will join the calls for enhanced care during an event at the Scottish Parliament this evening.
New ME Association Guide to PIP and ESA Reconsiderations and Appeals | 29 January 2018 Read More »
The new ME Association guide to ESA and PIP Reconsiderations and Appeals takes you through every step of the process, and aims to demystify it.
Fundraising feature: A coffee morning for M.E.? | 23 January 2018 Read More »
Fundraising for the ME Association doesn’t have to be physical. And you don’t even have to leave your own home to do it.
The ME Association is teaming up with Just Walk to offer this unique opportunity to walk for M.E. on the 12th May which is ME Awareness Day.
The National Institutes of Health is trying hard to bring real hope — not false hope — to patients with ME/CFS, NIH director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, said during an exclusive interview with MedPage Today.
