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Powys Health Board defends their ME/CFS services

Powys Health Board say they are committed to using NICE guidance   WAMES has been asking Health Boards in Wales what plans they have to implement the new NICE guidelines, whether they intend to consult with patients and how they … Continue reading

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Severe ME Day gallery 2022

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Severe ME Day August 8th 2022 – Brain Fog

Severe ME Day 2022   Every year we take time on August 8th to remember everyone who is suffering from, or who has ever suffered from Severe and Very Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.   This year we join with people around … Continue reading

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WAMES e-news   Sign up for the latest news from WAMES, straight to your inbox. Read about: the activities of WAMES what is happening in Wales of interest to people with ME & chronic illness ways to get involved and … Continue reading

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WAMES & the WMEA warn against the Lightning Process

The Lightning Process: A Position Paper from the World ME Alliance   The World ME Alliance and its members do not endorse the Lightning Process for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), sometimes called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).   The World … Continue reading

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Research: Epstein-Barr Virus in ME/CFS

Revisiting IgG antibody reactivity to Epstein-Barr Virus in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and its potential application to disease diagnosis Key research findings: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is commonly reported at the onset of ME/CFS, but could antibodies against EBV … Continue reading

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Report says neuro services are at crisis point in Wales

My Neuro survey Wales report 2022 from the WNA   Whilst we are cognisant that the pandemic has brought with it unprecedented demand on all health and social services, two years hence, the situation for people living with neurological conditions … Continue reading

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Research: The depressing truth about depression scales for people with chronic invisible illness

The depressing truth about depression scales for people with chronic invisible illness, by CL Pederson, BM Wagner   Research conclusions:  People with chronic invisible illnesses like POTS, CFS/ME, EDS, MCAS, and fibromyalgia have numerous and often severe somatic symptoms related … Continue reading

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Research: Metabolomic evidence for peroxisomal dysfunction in ME/CFS

Metabolomic evidence for peroxisomal dysfunction in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   Research conclusion: Our findings provide the first metabolomic evidence of peroxisomal dysfunction, and are consistent with dysregulation of lipid remodeling and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. These findings, if validated … Continue reading

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Diagnostic test research: Orthostatic challenge causes the same responses in Long COVID & ME/CFS

Orthostatic challenge causes distinctive symptomatic, hemodynamic and cognitive responses in Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Suzanne D Vernon, Sherlyn Funk, Lucinda Bateman, Gregory J Stoddard, Sarah Hammer, Karen Sullivan, Jennifer Bell, Saeed Abbaszadeh, W Ian Lipkin, Anthony … Continue reading

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