Tag Archives: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr Unger says ‘CFS: It’s real, and we can do better’

Posted on 03/19/2019 by wames

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: It’s Real, and We Can Do Better In a Medscape blog post Dr Elizabeth Unger from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) talks in a 5 minute video for healthcare professionals about the CDC’s … Continue reading →

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US Public Health Agency, the CDC, launches new ME/CFS guidance for clinicians

Posted on 07/16/2018 by wames

Medscape Medical news blog post, by Miriam Tucker, 13 July: CDC Launches New ME/CFS Guidance for Clinicians The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted extensive content on the agency website aimed at helping healthcare providers diagnose and … Continue reading →

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US health agency, CDC, drops CBT/GET on website

Posted on 07/12/2017 by wames

Article excerpts: Virology blog post, by David Tuller, DrPH, 10 July 2017: Trial By Error: The CDC Drops CBT/GET Just as The Lancet has published more “evidence” for graded exercise, the CDC has moved decisively in the opposite direction. In … Continue reading →

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US report says there’s (almost) no evidence CBT/GET work in ME/CFS

Posted on 08/23/2016 by wames

Health rising blog, by Cort Johnson, 18 August 2016: Federal Report Says There’s (Almost) No Evidence CBT/GET Work in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) This has a been good week for advocacy.  It’s shown that smart advocacy works. Twice advocates went … Continue reading →

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Major proposed US study acknowledges CFS is physical, not mental

Posted on 03/16/2016 by wames

Blog article: CDC study finds CFS is physical, not mental, by  Russell Logan 7 March 2016 Also the NIH has dropped the FMD component of its clinical study of post-infectious ME/CFS: Despite decades of suggesting otherwise, the CDC has just … Continue reading →

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US clinician-researchers video talks

Posted on 02/24/2016 by wames

ME Research UK report: CDC Grand Round presentation, 23 Feb 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US hosts regular ‘Public Health Grand Rounds’, which focus on particular topics of interest. Last week, the topic was ME/CFS … Continue reading →

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