Day: August 21, 2018

Announcing Launch of the #MEAction Young Researcher Fellowship

#MEAction is thrilled to announce that we are supporting the work of two research assistants working on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for one year as part of our inaugural #MEAction Young Researcher Fellowship. The goal of the fellowship is to grow the field by supporting aspiring research scientists early in their careers and connecting them with

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The Truth Behind Netflix’s "Afflicted"

This article was first published on Medium. We are some of the subjects of the recent Netflix docuseries, Afflicted. We were all told that we would be participating in a project that would show our lives and our struggles with illness through a “compassionate lens.” We participated because our diagnoses are misunderstood and stigmatized. We thought

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