Tag: Long-Covid

The ME Association’s medical adviser, Dr Charles Shepherd, has this evening written to the Editor of ‘The Observer’ and the newspaper’s Readers Letters editor asking for an immediate correction to an article that appeared in the newspaper today. Here’s the full text of his letter: Dear Editors, Re: https://www.theguardian.com/…/eleanor-morgan-is-still… The article on Long COVID by […]

“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.

In an announcement that was delayed due to the pandemic, Scotland has now issued a cautionary notice on the use of GET in ME/CFS.

The ME Association appeared in several media publications at the weekend sharing opinion about Long-Covid and the proposed new specialist clinics.

In this statement we explain why we have been working to help people with Post/Long Covid and how these syndromes overlap with ME/CFS.

Dr Charles Shepherd comments on the decision in England and Scotland to produce a new guideline on Post/Long-Covid Management.

Charlie Russell, 27, is one of an estimated 600,000 people with post-Covid illness, a condition that may give an insight into ME – with Dr Charles Shepherd.

The ME Biobank team with Dr William Weir are hoping to conduct research into Post-Covid and ME/CFS. Please register your interest in taking part.

Paul Garner continues his BMJ Blog, explaining his experiences with Long-Covid and calls for appropriate guidance and support.