Author Archives: wames
Volunteer with WAMES – be the missing piece of the Team
Volunteer with WAMES – Could you be the missing piece? WAMES is a charity run solely by volunteers who wish to ‘make a difference for ME‘ in Wales. We invite you to share your skills, experiences, ideas and … Continue reading
Medical school education on ME
Medical school education on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Nina Muirhead, John Muirhead, Grace Lavery and Ben Marsh in Medicina 2021, 57(6), 542; [doi.org/10.3390/medicina57060542] 28 May 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS: Causes, Clinical Features and Diagnosis) Research abstract: … Continue reading
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Tony Thompson
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Acting Secretary How on earth did I get involved in ME? Like several other major changes in my life, such as becoming a librarian and then a lecturer (the last thing I ever wanted to do … Continue reading
Identifying & managing suicidality in ME/CFS
Identifying and managing suicidality in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lily Chu, Meghan Elliott, Eleanor Stein, Leonard A Jason in Healthcare Vol 9, #6, 629 May 25, 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and Very … Continue reading
Theory: treatments for prolonged ICU patients may provide new therapeutic avenues for ME/CFS
Theory: treatments for prolonged ICU patients may provide new therapeutic veanues for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Dominic Stanculescu, Lars Larsson and Jonas Bergquist in Front. Med. 7 May 2021 [doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.672370] Article abstract: We here provide an overview of … Continue reading
Video: Long COVID, Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome & ME/CFS
A new video from Broken Battery describes the overlap in symptoms between Long COVID, Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and ME/CFS. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOvXta5ZaA Excerpts from video: Research that monitored people over time found that many people with Post Viral Fatigue … Continue reading
Deconditioning does not explain orthostatic intolerance in ME/CFS
Deconditioning does not explain orthostatic intolerance in ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe & Frans C Visser in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 19, no. 193 (2021) [doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-02819-0] Research abstract: Background: … Continue reading
COVID-19 symptoms over time: comparing long-haulers to ME/CFS
COVID-19 symptoms over time: comparing long-haulers to ME/CFS, by Leonard A Jason, Mohammed F Islam, Karl Conroy, Joseph Cotler, Chelsea Torres, Mady Johnson in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior 05 May 2021 [doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2021.1922140] Research Abstract: Introduction: Our objective was … Continue reading
Adolescent & young adult ME/CFS after confirmed or probable COVID-19
Adolescent and young adult ME/CFS after confirmed or probable COVID-19, by Lindsay S Petracek, Stacy J Suskauer, Rebecca F Vickers, Neel R Patel, Richard L Violand, Renee L Swope, Peter C Rowe in Frontiers in Medicine Vol 8, p 668944 , April … Continue reading
Elements of suffering in ME/CFS… in the severely & very severely affected
Elements of suffering in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the experience of loss, grief, stigma, and trauma in the severely and very severely affected, by Patricia A Fennell, Nancy Dorr and Shane S George in Healthcare 2021, 9(5), 553; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050553] 9 May … Continue reading
