New York Magazine’s Intelligencer published an fallacious article last week about Long COVID and ME/CFS in which the author, Jeff Wise, paternalistically argues that graded exercise therapy (GET) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can successfully treat patients if only the ME and Long COVID communities were open to this possibility.…
Today, Action for M.E. has joined leading Neurological charities to write a letter to Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, about how the cost of living crisis is having a greater... This post appeared first on Action for M.E. Read more >>
Taking BOLD ACTION with our press outreach has led to national media writing about ME. Nothing says BOLD ACTION like our press work. We are working daily to cultivate relationships with journalists and educate the press about ME, and we are seeing immense results. In the past few weeks alone,…
Get Christmassy and creative however you like, whether it’s a drawing, painting, collage, photograph or even a cross-stitch. Your design can be of anything, as long as it fits within a Christmas theme. Check out last year’s winners for some inspiration! The winning designs will be turned into... This post…
#MillionsMissing France has been busy. This month, in tandem with Adapted Physical Activity Expert Gilles Thöni, the association addressed the French National Authority for Health (HAS) requesting, as they have since 2020, that the HAS focus of aspects of their diagnostics policy on Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM), a hallmark symptom for…
Code change will ensure US can track diagnosed cases of ME/CFS in newly created electronic health records... The post New Diagnostic Codes for ME/CFS in the US ICD-10-CM appeared first on #MEAction Network. Read More >>
On Wednesday 28th September, #MEAction Scotland led a successful #MillionsMissing demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament – the first time it’s been held in-person for three years. While it was in some ways a smaller event than #MillionsMissing Scotland was in 2018 and 2019, what it lacked in spectacle it made…
We are hosting a Communicating with Health Professionals and Self-Advocacy Workshop for adults with M.E. in Scotland on Friday 21st of October, 2pm. Join Action for M.E.’s trained… This post appeared first on Action for M.E. Read more >>
People with ME, Long COVID and other complex, chronic diseases have experienced all kinds of healthcare discrimination. Now there is an opportunity for you to share your story and urge our government to move forward with improved protections to secure access to healthcare that is free from discrimination or prejudice.…
Earlier this month #MEAction collaborated with Patient-Led Research Collaborative (PLRC) to suggest changes that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should make in order to better track disability due to chronic illnesses such as ME/CFS and Long COVID in its regular surveys of disability employment issues. We provided feedback on…