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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 1d

New article from the disability news service mentions Wessely’s appointment

John Pring, DNS @johnpring.bsky.social · 2d

The government’s decision to commission a review of “over-diagnosis” of mental health conditions and neurodivergence has caused alarm among many disabled people, with fears it will allow ministers to justify further sweeping cuts to disability benefits.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-g...

Alarm over government’s choices to lead ‘over-diagnosis’ review that could help ministers cut benefits

The government’s decision to commission a review of alleged “over-diagnosis” of mental health conditions and neurodivergence has caused alarm among many disabled people, with fears that it will all…

www.disabilitynewsservice.com

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 2d

It’s @davetuller1.bsky.social‘s birthday today, so I’ve donated to his fundraising campaign so that he can carry on his important work calling out bad research. Happy Birthday David!

crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/47768

David Tuller's Trial by Error Fall 2025

Help UC Berkeley raise $68,000 for the project: David Tuller's Trial by Error Fall 2025. Your gift will make a difference!

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, George 🙏

For anyone interested, I wrote a thread about how Wessely was wrong about Gulf War Illness, Camelford Poisonings & ill health following 9/11 being psychogenic.

He also used harassment as a distraction from criticism during a talk on GWI.

threadreaderapp.com/thread/15273...

Thread by @ABrokenBattery on Thread Reader App

@ABrokenBattery: 🧵Gulf War Syndrome & Simon Wessely "For 30 years they have been disowned, ignored and lied to by consecutive governments, with no positive answers to their questions about exposure to...

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, George 🙏

For anyone interested, I wrote a thread about how Wessely was wrong about Gulf War Illness, Camelford Poisonings & ill health following 9/11 being psychogenic.

He also used harassment as a distraction from criticism during a talk on GWI.

threadreaderapp.com/thread/15273...

Thread by @ABrokenBattery on Thread Reader App

@ABrokenBattery: 🧵Gulf War Syndrome & Simon Wessely "For 30 years they have been disowned, ignored and lied to by consecutive governments, with no positive answers to their questions about exposure to...

threadreaderapp.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 4d

No worries, yeah unfortunately it’s unlisted. I’ve done that with all the media clips as I didn’t want them to interfere with the main channel. I should’ve created a separate channel just for clips, but I never got round to it.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 6d

Simon Wessely — the controversial psychiatrist once dubbed “Britain’s most hated doctor” has been appointed vice chair of Labour’s review into overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/controv...

Controversial professor to investigate overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence for Labour

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 7d

On LBC, callers Ann and Annie told Natasha Devon that the rise in long-term sickness is linked to long Covid — and compared the lack of support to what people with #MECFS have faced for decades (10 mins)

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Natasha Devon - Long-term sickness call in

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ME/CFS Science @mecfsskeptic.bsky.social · 9d

1) 🇳🇴 Ola Didrik Saugstad and his colleagues report about the first specialised care unit for severely and very severely affected ME/CFS patients.

It opened in 2021 in Norway. The authors report the results from the first 3 years.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 10d

BBC Radio Suffolk segment (13 mins) on #MECFS - @tinarodwell1.bsky.social speaks about caring for her son Angus, the daily challenges of the illness, and @jeremy-jeffs.bsky.social powerful exhibition Lives We Cannot Live which Angus took part in.

youtu.be/bNw30eqfhvw?...

BBC Radio Suffolk - Tina Rodwell

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 16d

Here is a link to my video
youtu.be/J9fQDXzLTNY?...

Very Severe ME/CFS

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you to Prof. Vivienne Matthies-Boon for including my very severe ME/CFS video in your lecture on the psychologisation of post-viral illness. Good to see philosophy and ethics engaging with this topic.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 16d

Full segment (4 mins)
youtu.be/Qlp2VvEBwlE?...

ITV News POTS

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 16d

Highlights - ITV News reports on POTS, which affects the autonomic nervous system and can leave people disabled. Cases have increased by a quarter since COVID, yet there are only a handful of specialists and the average wait for diagnosis is 7 years.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 17d

Trial By Error: Cochrane CFS/ME Exercise Review “May Not Apply” to Patients Diagnosed with Newer ME/CFS Definitions, Per Lead Author

virology.ws/2025/09/25/t...

Trial By Error: Cochrane CFS/ME Exercise Review "May Not Apply" to Patients Diagnosed with Newer ME/CFS Definitions, Per Lead Author | Virology Blog

By David Tuller, DrPH It’s hard to keep up with everything going on in this field these days. So I missed the fact that Lillebeth Larun, the lead author beh ...

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 17d

Full segment (4 mins)
youtu.be/Us6JfW3vPEU?...

ITV News - Lack of POTS Specialists

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 17d

Clip - ITV News reports on the lack of POTS specialists and an average 7-year wait for diagnosis. Lottie Ryder Wern from Plymouth describes how symptoms affect everyday activities.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 19d

Full segment (3 mins) ITV News reports on the rise in POTS since COVID.
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ITV News reports on the rise in POTS since COVID

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 19d

ITV News reports on the rise in POTS since COVID. A consultant admitted that before the pandemic he “had no idea” about the condition, highlighting how little autonomic dysfunction is taught in medical school.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 20d

BBC Radio Cumbria (8 mins): Fiona Sadler speaks with farmer Andrew Jackson and his wife about featuring in Lives We Cannot Live, a photo exhibition about #MECFS by Jeremy Jeffs (@jeremy-jeffs.bsky.social) - London Oxo Tower Gallery, 24–28 Sept

youtu.be/ylcuLlvfubk?...

BBC Radio Cumbria — ME/CFS Photo Exhibition

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 21d

Sorry to hear about the crash — glad it’s easing a bit. The podcast idea sounds interesting, hopefully it comes together more when you’re back to your baseline

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 21d

Hi Eleanor, I’m doing okay thanks — how are you getting on?

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 21d

Full segment on YouTube (3 min 30)
youtu.be/7SEI-NuTGfw?...

ITV News — ME/CFS Photo Exhibition

YouTube video by Broken Battery

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 21d

Clip from ITV Border News (19 Sept) about the powerful upcoming exhibition Lives We Cannot Live by Jeremy Jeffs (@jeremy-jeffs.bsky.social), shining a light on life with #MECFS.

Highly recommended if you’re in London - Oxo Tower Gallery, 24–28 Sept

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Brian Hughes @bmhughes.bsky.social · Sep 12

A man was arrested for causing a public nuisance at Heathrow Airport. He'd released tear gas causing several people to feel suddenly ill

IMO the *real* public nuisances were the psych academics who'd claimed the initial symptoms were just "mass psychogenic illness" 🤦

Via @davetuller1.bsky.social

Trial By Error: "Mass Psychogenic Illness" at Heathrow Airport--NOT! | Virology Blog

By David Tuller, DrPH On Monday afternoon, a bunch of people in Terminal 4 at Heathrow, London’s biggest airport, reported feeling ill. The reports led to c ...

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