Introduction Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, multi-system […]

Explore new paper looking at which genes were most impactful to metabolites in ME/CFS and which were most impactful in controls.

The disability minister has refused to apologise after misleading MPs about concerns over nearly £2 billion in new cuts to disability benefits. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has added …

Although delayed, the Senedd held a Member's Debate on ME on 10th December 2025 at behest of Adam Price MS (Motion NDM8884) in the chamber of the Senedd and responded to by Jeremy Miles MS Cabinet Sec...

Wetenschap is niet neutraal Wetenschappelijk onderzoek wordt vaak gepresenteerd als objectief en universeel. Maar hoe universeel zijn de resultaten wanneer hele groepen vrouwen met chronische aando…

A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid.

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These support groups are tailored for individuals living with ME/CFS, FM, Long COVID, and co-existing conditions. Supporters and loved ones are also welcome to join.

Stanford Medicine experts are developing innovative approaches to preventing, diagnosing and treating chronic diseases so people can live healthier lives.

Years of scapegoating rhetoric and politicians casting disabled people as “scroungers” have reinforced prejudices about the blue badge parking scheme and led to “envy and resentment” instead of equ…

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We're rolling out our "What’s New in ME/CFS?" interview series, where we go straight to the source: the scientists on the front lines of ME/CFS research. We’re asking the questions that matter, and br...

Further changes to the way 999 calls to the Welsh Ambulance Service are managed will come into force from Tuesday 2 December.

Researchers at the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences surveyed Canadian Long COVID patients, and found that many people with the condition consider virtual care "lifesaving and essential," while also noti...

We often agree to do things we don’t want to do at this time of year. Here are three ways to help you say no.

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According to the headline of a recent article in The Sick Times, “less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise.” The news organization analyzed the registration records for clinical trials and found that only a small minority assess or take into account post-exertional malaise (PEM), the defining characteristic of ME/CFS. Many people with Long COVID—the proportion is debated—experience PEM and qualify for ME/CFS diagnoses. For these patients, exercise programs can be contra-indicated. The author of the Sick Times piece, Toronto journalist Simon Spichak, has an MSc in neuroscience. He is the founder of a low-cost online therapy clinic for students called Resolvve and runs a newsletter about underreported health and disability issues in Canada. I recently spoke with him about the issue.

Ministers have been forced to admit that the proportion of Access to Work claims they are rejecting has leapt by more than a fifth this year, with disabled campaigners describing the figures as “un…