How Dept. of Labor can better track disability from chronic illness

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…

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Solve M.E. Advises and Reacts to Administration Reports on Long Covid

In April, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate a new effort across the federal government to develop and issue... The post Solve M.E. Advises and Reacts to Administration Reports on Long Covid appeared first on Solve ME/CFS Initiative. Read…

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The Summer 2022 Edition of The Chronicle is Available Online Now!

The electronic version of our flagship research and advocacy journal, The Chronicle, has arrived! It includes a celebration of our Long Haul Voices: Living with Long Covid and ME/CFS video... The post The Summer 2022 Edition of The Chronicle is Available Online Now! appeared first on Solve ME/CFS Initiative. Read…

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The DHSC have released details of their process in the Development of a Delivery Plan on ME

On the 12 May, World ME Day, the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, announced the Government’s intention to develop a cross-Government Delivery Plan on ME/CFS for England. This intention was published in a Written Ministerial Statement laid in Parliament.  Development of the plan will…

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Guest Blog: That Thing Called Pacing, by Ingebjørg Midsem Dahl

Ingebjørg Midsem Dahl was born in 1979 in Oslo, Norway, where she still lives. She came down with ME acutely in 1983. Ingebjørg has done written information work for major... The post Guest Blog: That Thing Called Pacing, by Ingebjørg Midsem Dahl appeared first on Solve ME/CFS Initiative. Read More…

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First You + ME Registry Publication Is Available Online Now!

It’s been more than two years since we launched the You + ME Registry and we’re thrilled to have over 6,500 people contributing data to the community. We also have... The post First You + ME Registry Publication Is Available Online Now! appeared first on Solve ME/CFS Initiative. Read More…

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Solve M.E. Spearheads the First Nationwide Long Covid PSA campaign

We are excited to announce a new program being introduced by Solve M.E. and invite our community play an important part in its roll out. Solve M.E. is on the verge of launching the first of its kind national TV and Radio Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign about Long Covid…

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Severe ME Artist Project 2022 — Gallery

A collection of works by artists with severe ME. #MEAction is excited to announce our Severe ME Artist Project 2022— Gallery! The Severe ME Artist Project 2022 features work from those within the severe ME community and is in recognition of Severe ME Day on August 8th. We had a…

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CureME’s Caroline Kingdon on Representing People with Severe ME in Research

Caroline Kingdon, RN, MSc, is a research nurse for CureME, an organization at the forefront of participatory epidemiological, clinical and laboratory research into ME/CFS in the UK. She is also... The post CureME’s Caroline Kingdon on Representing People with Severe ME in Research appeared first on Solve ME/CFS Initiative. Read…

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