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Cochrane Collaboration Cancels Independent Analysis of Exercise Therapy Review for ME/CFS

January 24, 2025 8 Comments

#MEAction is raising the alarm about Cochrane Collaboration’s sudden decision to abandon an independent analysis of the 2019 review of exercise therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Cochrane has also altered the date of publication to 2024 to make the review appear current when, in fact, its sources are all 10 years old or

#TeachMETreatME: We Can’t Believe These Numbers

September 4, 2024 No Comments

We tallied up some numbers from our #TeachME, TreatME campaign to educate clinicians and medical students about ME, and the results are fantastic! The campaign has been a herculean effort by #MEAction staff and our 16 incredible teams across the U.S and U.K., and we are beyond proud! And, the campaign is ongoing! You can

#TeachMETreatME: Share the Mayo Clinic CME With Your Doctor

August 30, 2024 No Comments

We encourage you to share the Mayo Clinic Proceedings Continuing Medical Education (CME) course on ME/CFS with your doctor! It is a wonderful opportunity for your clinician to get their continuing education credits, and learn about ME at the same time! Clinicians are often appreciative to receive these materials! We’ve created an email template for you to

#MEAction & Mayo ME/CFS Algorithm is Live!

April 26, 2023 23 Comments

Together, we built a new ME/CFS diagnostic & treatment algorithm for Mayo Clinic– including info on severe ME.

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ME & Long COVID patients need telemedicine prescribing flexibility

March 31, 2023 3 Comments

DEA should amend its proposed rule to ensure access to care

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New Diagnostic Codes for ME/CFS in the US ICD-10-CM

October 6, 2022 1 Comment

Code change will ensure US can track diagnosed cases of ME/CFS in newly created electronic health records

#MEAction & Mayo win Grant for Diagnostic Improvement

September 22, 2022 2 Comments

Amazing news! #MEAction and Mayo Clinic applied for a grant together from the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine to transform the diagnostic and treatment process at Mayo Clinic Rochester for people with ME/CFS!

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Protecting the Most Vulnerable: Complexities of Vaccines and Chronic Illness

September 1, 2022 9 Comments

It has been over a year since the COVID-19 vaccine became available, and a subset of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are reporting adverse effects from getting vaccines and boosters from all manufacturers. There are also rare reports of people without pre-existing conditions developing Long COVID and ME/CFS symptoms after getting

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Be part of designing UWS research into ME and long COVID

February 3, 2022 No Comments

UPDATE: The research team have let us know that they’ve received a huge response to this request and they now have the information they need. They’ll be in touch with people individually if they are eligible to participate in the study. If you got involved, thanks for your support! Researchers at the University of the

In Memory of Dr. Ronald G. Tompkins MD, ScD

Mourning the loss of Dr. Ron Tompkins

January 18, 2022 2 Comments

Today #MEAction joins the community in mourning the loss of Dr. Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, who passed away this week. Ron Tompkins was a clinician, clinical researcher, and friend and ally to people with ME. He was the Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Founding Director of the Center for