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Meet The Scientist: Professor Anthony Komaroff

April 12, 2019 1 Comment

Anthony Komaroff, MD, is the distinguished Simcox-Clifford-Higby Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Senior Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He has published over 230 research articles and two books. From 1997-2015 he was editor in chief of the Harvard Health Publications Division of Harvard Medical School, the division responsible for disseminating all of the medical school’s

CBT and GET survey results published by Forward-ME Group

April 3, 2019 No Comments

In January 2019, a survey investigating the impact of graded exercise therapy (GET) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for people with ME, CFS or PVFS diagnoses in the UK was made available online. It was intended to provide up-to-date data on the impact these therapies have had on people who have been offered or received

GET and CBT are not safe for ME – summary of survey results

April 3, 2019 2 Comments

Listen to the recording: #MEAction UK Lay Summary of the 2019 Forward ME Group CBT & GET Survey Topline findings A new patient survey of 2274 respondents has confirmed that graded exercise therapy (GET) is harming a large majority of people with ME receiving this treatment in the UK. A majority of people with ME

Historic Parliamentary Debate Shaped by People with ME

January 25, 2019 8 Comments

Listen to the article: On Thursday 24th January 2019 a historic debate took place. Over 40 MPs from across the political divide sat in the House of Commons to debate a motion on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), with 27 making impassioned contributions on behalf of their constituents. Together they unanimously passed this motion: “That this

The Effects of Graded Exercise Therapy and Positive Thinking on a Young Girl with ME

January 23, 2019 9 Comments

Listen to the article: Exercise protocols prescribed for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) were powerful enough for Cherry to ignore the physiological realities of her disease. Cherry is now 100 percent bedridden. When 16-year-old Cherry from North London began the treatment prescribed for her myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in 2013, she was able to walk to her local

What can you do before this Thursday’s ME debate?

January 22, 2019 2 Comments

Listen to this article on #MEAction’s Soundcloud here This Thursday 24th January, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) will be discussed in the main chamber of the House of Commons, as Members of Parliament from all Parties debate a motion on ME put forward by Carol Monaghan MP. We want this debate to be the catalyst for substantive

UK Parliament will debate ME in historic House of Commons debate

January 21, 2019 No Comments

UK PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE ME IN HISTORIC HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parliament has announced that it will debate the treatment and funding of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a debilitating and serious, multi-systemic disease. The ME debate will take place in the Main Chamber on Thursday afternoon, 24th January. This debate follows

A Year in Review: Celebrating the 2018 Achievements of Our Community

December 22, 2018 5 Comments

2018 has been a big year at #MEAction! Thank you to all of you who have put forth immense efforts to improve the lives of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). #MEAction has grown over the past year in leaps and bounds, and we cannot wait to do more. We will not end our fight until all

Advocacy Round-Up: End-of-Year, 2018

December 20, 2018 No Comments

Our community’s advocacy work end with a big finale with our meeting with the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)! Catch up on the latest global news from the past few months. U.S. NIH #MEAction representatives met with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director, Dr. Francis Collins, and other key NIH leaders

Community Roundup – End-Of-Year, 2018

December 19, 2018 No Comments

As always, our community continues to amaze us with its tenacity, creativity, intellect, hard work and generosity. Enjoy a round-up of some of the community happenings these past few months where people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) around the world continue to fight for recognition, treatment, care and dignity. Austria Austrian broadcast station @ATV aired a

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