From Paralysis to Fatigue: a critical review of Edward Shorter’s view on chronic fatigue syndrome
Canadian historian Edward Shorter is one of the most influential writers to have dismissed the
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A closer look at the Qure Study
The Qure study was one of the largest randomized treatment trials for patients suffering from
A summary of our paper on exercise therapy and bias caused by lack of blinding
On 25 November a new paper was published by David Tuller (University of California, Berkeley),
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Why is ME/CFS getting so little research funding?
In a previous blog, Evelien and I argued that ME/CFS is getting less research funding
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Criticism of the 2020 NICE guideline draft: some things that could be improved
On 10 November 2020, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) released the
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The new NICE guideline – a summary and discussion of the draft
On 10 November 2020, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a
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Progress is happening: an overview of positive developments in the ME/CFS community
Evelien and I recently made an overview of ongoing or planned clinical trials for ME/CFS. We
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A disease funding comparison: is ME/CFS getting too little?
Evelien and I recently made an overview of clinical trials for ME/CFS that are in
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Summary of the NIH’s exploration of post-exertional malaise
The research team that is studying ME/CFS at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
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A preliminary overview of NIH grant funding for ME/CFS research in the funding year 2020.
I’ve tried to make a preliminary overview of (extramural) NIH grants for ME/CFS research for