A "post-viral tsunami" is gathering, with devastating consequences for large numbers of people. Some of its effects closely resemble ME/CFS, a condition whose 250,000 sufferers in the UK have been horribly neglected.
It's time for action.
My column.
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1 in 200 humans on earth are missing from their own lives due to ME. ME is a devastating physical illness that makes rubble of the lives of patients and families. Clinically, weâve known itâs real for decades. Biologically, we had proof by the 1990s. But society still acts like itâs not real. This is a historic injustice. #MEAwarenessDay
The world's first genomic study into ME, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, has been announced.
Researchers are hoping that by building a genetic map of the illness, it will help pave the way for a future diagnostic test and even treatments.
But charities have warned that there is more to do and this must only be the start.
Today is #MEAwarenessDay
ME/CFS is often described as neglected and under-researched. That ignores the true history. George Monbiot and Carol Monaghan have described it as one of the greatest medical scandals of the 21st century. Theyâre right.
This #MEawarenessDay we are delighted to have an article published in in the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's magazine "Frontline", which goes out to all chartered physiotherapists in the UK (that's over 67,000!)
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The website for the new French advocacy group VoxEM has launched. It "brings together myalgic encephalomyelitis patients and relatives.
To make our voices heard, we organize actions online and in the public space, all over France."
Website (French)
https://t.co/YBDJ5868Sw