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Introducing WAMES volunteers: Sharon Williams
The second in a series introducing WAMES volunteers: the Volunteer Coordinator Hi! My name is Sharon Williams. I have been involved with WAMES for many years, initially helping to raise awareness and fundraising, but now as Volunteer Coordinator and … Continue reading
US ME/CFS clinician coalition recommendations for ME/CFS testing & treatment
US ME/CFS Clinician Coalition Recommendations for ME/CFS Testing and Treatment, April 13, 2021 In its July 2020 handout on ME/CFS diagnosis and treatment, the US ME/CFS Clinician Coalition summarized the alternative diagnoses and comorbidities that need to be evaluated … Continue reading
Hughes & Tuller challenge study into CBT in a UK specialist CFS clinic
Response to Adamson et al. (2020): ‘Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcomes from a specialist clinic in the UK’, by Brian M Hughes and David Tuller in Journal of Health Psychology April 10, 2021 [doi.org/10.1177/13591053211008203] … Continue reading
Life-threatening malnutrition in very severe ME/CFS
Life-threatening malnutrition in very severe ME/CFS, by Helen Baxter, Nigel Speight and William Weir in Healthcare 2021, 9(4), 459; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9040459] 14 April 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and Very Severely Affected) Case Reports … Continue reading
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Jan Russell
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Jan Russell The first in a series introducing WAMES volunteers: the Chair Back in 2000 I was one of a small band of support group reps who got together to discuss what we could do to … Continue reading
WAMES is growing to meet the challenges of 2021
WAMES is growing to meet the challenges of 2021 – AGM News Our AGM was held virtually on 27th March 2021. It was a time to take stock of the disruptions of 2020 and discuss how to tackle the … Continue reading
New study shows reduced ability to regulation of the cardiovascular system in patients with ME/CFS
Kavli Trust blog post on research into ME / CFS at Haukeland University: New study shows reduced ability to regulate the cardiovascular system in patients with ME / CFS, March 26, 2021 [Google translation of a Norwegian article] … Continue reading
Dissecting the nature of Post-Exertional Malaise
Dissecting the nature of post-exertional malaise, by Megan Hartle, Lucinda Bateman & Suzanne D Vernon in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior March 2021 [DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2021.1905415] Research Abstract: Background: Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is a defining characteristic of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic … Continue reading
Video: Living with ME/CFS: a paper stop-motion animation
An Existence Project: paper stop-motion animation about ME/CFS, 2 April 2021 An Existence Project is a short stop-motion animation about what it is like to live with mild or moderate Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). It was … Continue reading
