{"id":24261,"date":"2020-02-17T00:47:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=24261"},"modified":"2020-02-17T00:59:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:59:57","slug":"legitimizing-me-cfs-indications-of-change-over-a-decade-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/legitimizing-me-cfs-indications-of-change-over-a-decade-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Legitimizing ME\/CFS: indications of change over a decade (US)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/21641846.2020.1718292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legitimizing myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome: indications of change over a decade<\/a>, by Fred Friedberg <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in<\/span> <em>Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health &amp; Behavior<\/em>, February 5, 2020<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Research abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This commentary identifies recent scientific and clinical milestones that appear to have increased legitimization of myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\/CFS).<\/p>\n<p>These milestones include government-funded reports recognizing the seriousness of ME\/CFS, new initiatives for biomedical research sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health, official endorsement of the ME\/CFS name, publication of practitioner primers, and the launch of a new peer-review fatigue journal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/legitimizing-me-cfs-indications-of-change-over-a-decade-us\/living-with-a-chronic-disease\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24397\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24397 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-with-a-chronic-disease.jpg?resize=293%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-with-a-chronic-disease.jpg?resize=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-with-a-chronic-disease.jpg?resize=146%2C150&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-with-a-chronic-disease.jpg?w=471&amp;ssl=1 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 293px; 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