The ME community responds to NICE ‘Roundtable’ announcement NICE made an announcement about ‘next steps’ following the ‘pause’ in publication– a roundtable discussion between stakeholders in September. WAMES responded by writing to NICE expressing our commitment to the publication of the ME/CFS guideline, our willingness to join the Roundtable &…
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‘A life I can cope with’. An alternative model of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for CFS/ME, by Catherine Clark, Sue Holttum in Health Expectations 2021 [DOI: 10.1111/h ex.13326] Research abstract:ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the experience of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) aimed at better management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), rather…
WAMES writes to NICE re ‘Roundtable event’ On 27th August, 10 days after publication of the ME/CFS guideline was ‘paused’, NICE made another announcement. Yet again this gave the bare minimum of information – their plan to invite stakeholders to a roundtable discussion in September ‘to better understand the issues…
An audit of UK hospital doctors’ knowledge and experience of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Keng Ngee Hng, Keith Geraghty and Derek FH Pheby in Medicina 2021, 57(9), 885; [doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090885] 27 August 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS: Causes, Clinical Features and Diagnosis) Research abstract:Background and Objectives:There is some evidence…
Professor Chris Ponting is Chair of Medical Bioinformatics at Edinburgh University and a Principal Investigator at the MRC Human Genetics … News and Research – American ME and CFS Society Read More
Last week, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) announced that, following the pause to the publication of it guideline on diagnosing and managing M.E./CFS, it… This post first appeared on Action for M.E. Read more >>
NICE’s ‘next steps’ – a roundtable discussion in September NICE has finally announced what happens next – more talking – with no explanation of the rules and regulations that are governing this move or how the next revision can be more ‘evidence-based’ than the current one! Dear Stakeholder, NICE announces…
The U.S. ME/CFS Clinician Coalition recently released updated clinical guidance for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), which may also help individuals suffering from Long Covid symptoms. An article about the guidance was published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which is widely read by clinicians. The updated clinical guidance from the U.S.…
Unique collaboration between Harvard, Johns Hopkins and citizen-scientist supported by Solve M.E. A comprehensive review of ME/CFS and Long Covid research published this week suggests that symptoms of both may be caused by redox imbalance, which is linked to inflammation and reduction of cellular energy production. [Redox imbalance occurs when…