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NICE draft ME/CFS guideline proposes tailored, individualised approach to care in partnership with patient

NICE says there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to managing ME/CFS symptoms. It stresses the need for a tailored, individualised approach to care that allows joint decision making and informed choice.   The draft NICE guideline is open … Continue reading

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Reductions in cerebral blood flow can be provoked by sitting in severe ME/CFS patients

Reductions in cerebral blood flow can be provoked by sitting in severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 394 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040394]   Research abstract: Introduction: In … Continue reading

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Video: Hospital Admissions: issues and alternatives for severely ill ME/CFS patients

Dialogues ME-CFS video: Hospital Admissions: issues and alternatives for severely ill ME/CFS patients.   A new 16 minute video has been published in the Severe ME series on the Dialogues ME-CFS website   Contributers include: Dr Nigel Speight, Dr  Luis … Continue reading

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Severe ME in children

Severe ME in children, by Nigel Speight in Healthcare Vol 8, #3 p 211, July 14, 2020 [This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS]   Guideline abstract The current problem regarding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is the … Continue reading

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Health Care responsibility & compassion-visiting the housebound patient severely affected by ME/CFS

Health Care responsibility and compassion-visiting the housebound patient severely affected by ME/CFS, by  Caroline Kingdon, Dionysius Giotas, Luis Nacul and Eliana Lacerda in Healthcare 2020, 8(3), 197 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030197] [This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and … Continue reading

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Two-Day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in females with a severe grade of ME/CFS: comparison with patients with mild & moderate disease

Two-Day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in females with a severe grade of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: comparison with patients with mild and moderate disease, by  C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Healthcare 2020, 8(3), … Continue reading

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Dental considerations for a patient with ME/CFS – a case study

Dental considerations for a patient with Myalgic Encephalopathy/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – a case study, by Serena Halsall in Journal of Disability and Oral Health Vol 20, #3  October 1, 2019   Abstract Myalgic Encephalopathy, also known as Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading

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Assessing diagnostic value of microRNAs from peripheral blood mononuclear cells & extracellular vesicles in ME/CFS

Assessing diagnostic value of microRNAs from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and extracellular vesicles in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Eloy Almenar-Pérez, Leonor Sarría, Lubov Nathanson & Elisa Oltra in Scientific Reports vol 10, no: 2064 (2020)   Research abstract: Myalgic … Continue reading

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Survey of severe ME – help inform the NICE guidelines

Survey of severe ME Dr Keith Geraghty & Manchester University are conducting a study to better understand the needs and views of patients with severe ME/CFS. This project has been commissioned by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) … Continue reading

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With severe ME, everything is cut off from possibility

by Greg Crowhurst, Stonebird

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