Mt Sinai PEM Study Now Recruiting
August 14, 2023
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Dr. Natelson at Mt. Sinai is recruiting people to study PEM. Reimbursement for travel and time will be available.
Category: New York
NEW YORK ACTION ALERT: NEED NY GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO SIGN ME/CFS BILL INTO LAW!
June 28, 2022
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Dear New York Community- We need urgent action now to persuade New York Governor Kathy Hochul to sign our ME/CFS bill into law! Take action now! Thanks to you and the #MEAction community, bill A7712B/S6928B, which provides for a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) education and outreach program in New York, finally passed both the
#MEAction State Chapters are Trailblazing Change for ME across the United States
January 14, 2020
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As we enter into 2020, we want to take a moment to recognize all the hard work our State Chapters accomplished in 2019 for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). The tenacity and commitment of our state leaders and members is awe-inspiring. #MEAction Colorado introduced a resolution for ME before the Rotary Club that got passed locally and
#MEAction U.S. State Chapters have a BIG Vision for ME! Find Out What is Happening in Your State.
November 3, 2019
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#MEAction is fighting to end the crisis of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and create an equitable world for people with ME. We know that we must fight at every level to make this happen. #MEAction U.S. State Chapters are dug in and working to change the landscape of ME in their home states, and create a
Enrolling: Stony Brook University ANS Study
May 14, 2019
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Who: Researchers at Stony Brook University– funded by the National Institue of Health What: The goal of this study is to use data obtained from participants to compare the relationships between fatigue, physical activities and autonomic function (heart rate variability). Individuals with ME/CFS as well as healthy controls are needed. Those who participate over the entire
Celebrating the 2018 Successes of Our U.S. State and Local Advocacy Groups
December 18, 2018
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As the year comes to a close and we look over all that we have accomplished, we know that we could not have done this without the amazing work of our #MEAction U.S. state and local advocacy groups. These groups are the foundation of our work as they build support, spread awareness, and advocate for
Join the fight against stigma and pseudoscience in New York
October 19, 2018
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This weekend, the New York State Psychiatric Institute is hosting a conference on psychosomatic illness at Columbia University Medical Center — and they invited Per Fink to speak. If you have watched Unrest, you know that Fink’s clinic was responsible for the involuntary institutionalization of Karina Hansen, a Danish young woman with ME. [pullquote
Enrolling: Cornell Brain Imaging
September 7, 2018
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Cornell Center for Enervating Neuroimmune Disease aims to collect brain images (MRSs) from individuals with ME to study oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Dr. Dikoma Shungu hopes to identify possible biomarkers for ME as well as add to the overall understanding of the disease. Who: Cornell Center for Enervating Neuroimmune Disease is collecting information from both ME patients
Enrolling: Cornell Exercise Testing Study
August 17, 2018
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Who: Cornell Center for Enervating Neuroimmune Disease What: The Center is collecting information from both ME patients and sedentary controls. You will first have a quick phone call to determine eligibility. If eligible, you will meet with a doctor (theirs or yours) to be examined or for blood and urine tests. Then you will complete questionnaires. Finally, you