Monthly Archives: August 2011

GMC reinstates Dr Sarah Myhill to Medical Register

In an astonishing U-turn, the General Medical Council has reinstated Dr. Sarah Myhill to the Medical Register. In the previous twenty one months Dr Myhill was either suspended from the Medical Register or forced to practise medicine under severe restrictions. … Continue reading

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ME/CFS Biobank for UK research

3 charities – Action for M.E., the ME Association and ME Research UK – and a private donor have joined forces to fund the UK’s first biobank of human blood samples for research into the causes of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading

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Campaign for first UK biomedical research & treatment centre

A campaign has been launched by patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) to raise awareness and vital funds for a centre of excellence, the first of its kind in Europe. The centre aims to translate biomedical research findings into appropriate treatments … Continue reading

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria

New diagnostic criteria for ME have been published by 25 authors from 13 countries, led by Canadian guidelines editors Bruce M Carruthers MD CM FRCP(C) and Marjorie I van de Sande BEd GradDip Ed, and including WAMES’ medical adviser Dr … Continue reading

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