Clinical, General practitioners, Pediatrics

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