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)
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Please sign our open letter to the UK medical schools
Photo: Pixabay / Pexels. Shockingly, most doctors receive no training at all on ME/CFS. As a result, many continue to believe (wrongly) that the condition is minor, self-resolving, psychological in nature, or simply made up. Acting on these beliefs, they dismiss their patients' very real and very serious symptoms; mistakenly assume the symptoms are due… Continue reading Please sign our open letter to the UK medical schools
ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign 