Tag Archives: Tom Whipple

The Times: Call for review of ‘flawed’ ME research in Lancet letter

Posted on 08/21/2018 by wames

Times online article, by Tom Whipple, 21 August 2018: Call for review of ‘flawed’ ME research in Lancet letter More than a hundred academics have joined ten MPs and scores of patient groups from around the world to sign an … Continue reading →

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PACE Trial reanalysis in the news – Findings of £5m ME chronic fatigue study ‘worthless’

Posted on 03/22/2018 by wames

Times article, by Tom Whipple, Science Editor, 22 March 2018: Findings of £5m ME chronic fatigue study ‘worthless’ [register for free to read 2 articles a week] Scientists have questioned the robustness of a study that recommended exercise and cognitive behavioural therapy … Continue reading →

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Scientists trade insults over myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) study

Posted on 08/02/2017 by wames

Times article, by Tom Whipple, 1 Aug 2017: Scientists trade insults over myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) study An acrimonious scientific row has broken out after a £5 million publicly funded study investigating treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome was condemned as “deeply … Continue reading →

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Exercise and therapy cure for ME is ‘seriously flawed’

Posted on 09/29/2016 by wames

Times article, by Tom Whipple, 28 September 2016: Exercise and therapy cure for ME is ‘seriously flawed’ A landmark study suggesting that ME could be treated with exercise and psychological intervention is seriously flawed, scientists have claimed. If correct, it … Continue reading →

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CFS could be the body trying to hibernate

Posted on 08/31/2016 by wames

The Times comments on Naviaux et al’s chemical signature research, by Tom Whipple, 30 August 2016: Chronic fatigue syndrome could be the body trying to hibernate An estimated 250,000 people have CFS in Britain. The disease, which is difficult to … Continue reading →

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