There's just over a week left to sign up for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's online event to improve understanding of infection-related chronic illness! The event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff, and to students. From the event website: "During this webinar you will learn about the… Continue reading ME/CFS and Long Covid: online #MedEd event on 4 June
Category: General practitioners
New video series brings clarity to ME/CFS and long Covid’s frequently-misunderstood symptom: post-exertional malaise (PEM) aka post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE)
PEM is the unique and pathognomonic symptom of ME/CFS, meaning that if a person has PEM they have ME/CFS and vice versa. Some but not all long Covid patients experience PEM; these patients should be investigated for ME/CFS. (Long Covid and ME/CFS are not mutually exclusive; a person can have both.) PEM is frequently misunderstood,… Continue reading New video series brings clarity to ME/CFS and long Covid’s frequently-misunderstood symptom: post-exertional malaise (PEM) aka post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE)
Even a gentle exercise program could cause lasting harm to patients with ME/CFS or long Covid
Exercise: it's good for nearly everyone. Photo: Cliff Booth/Pexels. In honor of this year's ME Awareness day we're sharing a very simple message: for patients with long Covid or ME/CFS, exercise can be dangerous. We know, we know: exercise is supposed to be the cure-all, the one piece of advice that can be safely given… Continue reading Even a gentle exercise program could cause lasting harm to patients with ME/CFS or long Covid
Doctors’ reluctance to diagnose ME/CFS has horrific consequences for children
Dr Nigel Speight is a pediatrician, now semi-retired, with a special interest in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). The following is an excerpt from an interview carried out by Rob Wijbenga, chairman of the Dutch ME/CFS Association. In it, Dr Speight describes how doctors' inability to confidently recognize and diagnose ME/CFS can result in an alternate 'explanation'… Continue reading Doctors’ reluctance to diagnose ME/CFS has horrific consequences for children
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