The electronic version of our flagship research and advocacy journal, The Chronicle, has arrived! It answers the question “Could Improved Testing forOrthostatic Intolerance Lead to Better Care?” and includes a look at the new YOU + M.E. Registry and its part in Bringing the Big Data Revolution to ME/CFS. You’ll also get to meet the new Solve M.E. Community Advisory Council and […]
Together, We’re Sponsoring an Historic ME/CFS Legislation!
Four Years of Advocacy has paid off! We’re Proud to have Authored and Initiated the First Ever Legislation for ME/CFS Research Funding, H.R. 7057, The Understanding COVID-19 Subsets and ME/CFS Act Earlier this week, longtime ME/CFS champion Representative Jaime Raskin of Maryland’s 8th Congressional district introduced landmark legislation for ME/CFS research. This landmark legislation authorizes $60 million […]
You Can Make a Difference in the Lives of People with M.E.
We Can’t Thank You Enough for Your Meaningful and Generous Support We know and deeply appreciate your passion for our mission. It’s caring people like you who make our battle against ME/CFS possible. We haven’t stopped fighting for you during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Our staff may all be working from home during the quarantine, […]
SENATE Advocacy Action: $60m for ME/CFS Research
Tell Your Senator to SUPPORT INCREASED FUNDING FOR POST-VIRAL-DISEASE RESEARCH INTO ME/CFS! Thanks to your hard work during ME/CFS Advocacy Week, the U.S. Senate is currently circulating our request to include ME/CFS research funding in the next COVID-19 package. Ask your Senator to sign-on to this effort today! Our champion, Senator Ed Markey, is leading our […]
What Challenges are People with Chronic Disease Facing in the New COVID-19 Environment?
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR People with chronic conditions have always faced considerable challenges to manage their conditions. In an age of COVID-19, they face many new challenges, including not getting the routine care they need to monitor and manage their chronic disease. In this month’s General Member Webinar, Dr. Betsy Thompson, Director of the Division for […]
There are Multiple Ways You Can Help Fight ME/CFS!
If you rely on online shopping right now, why not sign up for AmazonSmile at smile.amazon.com and make Solve ME/CFS Initiative your chosen charity? These small ways of making a difference won’t cost you anything and add up to more than you might think. Did you know, you can become a monthly donor? Monthly gifts make a huge […]
Solve M.E. Funded Study Shows Evidence of Pathogen-driven Connection to Energy Production Problems in ME/CFS
Findings from International Research Group Published in ImmunoHorizons Show HHV-6 Connection to Energy Production Problems in ME/CFS In 2016, Bhupesh Prusty, PhD, a scientist at Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg in Germany, received pilot funding from the Solve M.E. Ramsay Research Grant Program to study the possible cause of dysfunctional mitochondria (energy producers in cells) in ME/CFS. […]
Will COVID-19 Leave An Explosion of ME/CFS Cases in its Wake?
Originally published by Cort Johnson | April 2, 2020 | Simmaron Research The first SARS epidemic in 2003 featuring SARS-CoV now seems like a poor dress rehearsal for today’s SARS CoV-2 outbreak. With just 8,000 cases in total and 774 deaths, (compared to almost 1,000,000 cases and 4,000 plus deaths and rising rapidly) it seems hardly worth including in […]
ME/CFS Advocacy Day 2020 Was the Biggest Ever! Help Us Say Thank You
251 Meetings – That’s 47% of Congress! Thanks to the hard work of our advocacy community, Solve ME/CFS Advocacy Day was a wild success! Across the country you called for ME/CFS research funding, supporting a fast-moving $60m request! 358 registered advocates took part in 251 meetings, touching 47% of Congress in a single day. Over 885 emails and nearly 1,200 phone calls supported our mighty […]
ME/CFS Advocacy Week Continues…Can You Hear M.E. Now?
Can you hear M.E. Now? Call Congress Today! We touched over 47% of congress yesterday. But we’re not done yet! Today we’re focusing on phone calls to DC offices. Use the D.C. Remote Advocate kit to help you make your message *RING* true. Today, you can support our call for $60m of new funding for ME/CFS research […]