At age 16 I got a virus. Back then I did the right thing: Stop. Rest. Pace. I recovered. At age 19 I got a virus. My GP told me not to stop. Not to rest. Not to pace. 8 years on I have not recovered.
We are thrilled to share that The US ME/CFS Clinician Coalition has launched a website to provide clinicians with expert information on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
What a Summer for Advocacy and Education! We know the summer isn’t over yet, but A LOT has been happening with ME advocacy and education in the United States and the United Kingdom, and we want to make sure you are up to date, in the loop, and ready for next steps! National Institutes of Health (NIH)
#MEAction hosted a seminar for post-COVID-19 “long haulers” on Friday, August 7, to learn more about ME/CFS as a potential diagnosis after viral infection, in partnership with Body Politic and the COVID-19 Working Group New York. Watch the seminar now!
Last week was inspiring and eventful! We had a huge turn-out for our US Advocacy Meeting about the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) response to long Covid and ME, we co-hosted and organized a seminar for those with long Covid with amazing organizations and activists, #MEAction UK wrote an open letter to the National Institute for Health
Let us honor the most severe in our community today, Severe ME Day, Saturday, August 8th.
Editor’s Note: The below press release is from fellow ME advocates at the European ME Coalition (EMEC). The original EMEC press release can be found here. Check out #MEAction news archives for more about the origins of this campaign. Read about person with ME and advocate Evelien Van Den Brink’s journey to meet the EU
Over the years, we’ve seen incredible pieces of art from people with ME. Many of these artworks move us, galvanize us, and let us into the inner world of the artist that we would otherwise never see. ME separates us from our lives and loved ones – from work, from parties, from basic errands like
Hi everyone! Time for an update: We have super important news! The Committee on Petitions is preparing a resolution on ME! This is the first-ever resolution on ME in the EU and if adopted, this means a great leap forward towards our goal of attaining funding for biomedical research on ME. It is planned to
This holiday season, the #MEAction community plans to flood the mailbox of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) with holiday cards calling for NIH NINDS Director, Dr. Walter Koroshetz, to take immediate ACTIONS to end the crisis of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). We need your help! Take action with us: Send Dr Koroshetz a holiday
