A new package of measures to improve support for people affected by myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has been announced by the Government and welcomed by ME charities. The ...

Two more MPs have pledged their backing to a charity supporting people with a chronic illness. Mid Sussex MP Alison Bennett and Horsham's John Milne have joined the Sussex ME/CFS Society. The Brighton ...

An estimated two million people in England and Scotland were experiencing symptoms of long COVID as of March 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics. Of these, 1.5 million said the ...

Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that severely limits the quality of life of many people affected. Symptoms include fatigue (i.e. severe exhaustion), ...

Change in medicine is never easy, especially when practitioners are asked to dispense with long-held beliefs about an illness. It is this challenge—of steering an entire community to collectively ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. A few years ago, Jaime Seltzer was helping coordinate research projects, grant applications and funding for a Stanford research ...

Long Covid goes by many names. Today, it is no longer a new public health enigma, but the outlook for sufferers is no better than when the condition was first recognized in early 2020. Although its ...

‘Lives We Cannot Live’, a new photographic exhibition by documentary film-maker and photographer Jeremy Jeffs, and presented by The ME Association, reflects the stark realities of daily life for ...

People with ME/CFS have significant differences in their blood compared with healthy individuals, a new study reveals, suggesting a path towards more reliable diagnosis of the long-term debilitating ...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics have developed a highly accurate blood test to diagnose Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).