On July 16, the Solve ME/CFS Initiative hosted a webinar with Dr. Peter Rowe, director of the Chronic Fatigue Clinic at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, called, “Inducing Post-Exertional Malaise in ME/CFS: A Look at the Research Evidence. Read More…
Preliminary Results from Synergy Trial Released
The long-awaited preliminary results from the K-PAX Synergy Trial are out. While both the patient group and control groups showed improvements, the difference between the two was not statistically significant. The Synergy Trial was designed to produce an FDA-approvable treatment for ME/CFS. Read More…
Guest Blog: Dr. Lucinda Bateman on the Discussion Surrounding the IOM Report
Lucinda Bateman, MD, specializes in the diagnosis and management of unexplained chronic fatigue, ME/CFS and fibromyalgia. Having served on the IOM committee that produced the recent report, Beyond ME/CFS: Redefining an Illness, she brings an in-depth, well-informed opinion to the conversation surrounding the IOM report on ME/CFS, the new diagnostic criteria and the proposed name, Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID). READ MORE…
Pearls of Wisdom from a CFS Physician, part 3
In this third and final installment of our 3-part blog series, Pearls of Wisdom from an ME/CFS Physician, Dr Lucinda Bateman speaks to the importance of diagnosing and treating comorbid conditions. READ MORE…
IOM Report Released – Recommends New Diagnostic Criteria, Calls for More Research, and Proposes New Disease Name
IOM Report Released – Recommends New Diagnostic Criteria, Calls for More Research, and Proposes New Disease Name. The report underscores the profound impact that ME/CFS has on the millions who suffer from it worldwide (est. 17 million) and the importance of getting people diagnosed; committee calls for more research funding. READ MORE…
Pearls of Wisdom from an ME/CFS Physician, part 2
Pearls of Wisdom from an ME/CFS Physician, Part 2: Dr. Bateman brings you more of her best advice on the treatment of ME/CFS. In this installment, she discussed pain control and physical pacing. READ MORE…
Pearls of Wisdom from an ME/CFS Physician, part 1
Pearls of Wisdom Part 1 – In this 3-part blog series, Dr. Bateman brings you some of her best advice on the treatment of ME/CFS, honed by her many years of caring for thousands of ME/CFS patients through the years…
Research Digest – December 2014: 10 Important Advances in ME/CFS
While progress is still far too slow, there have been many recent interesting and important discoveries in ME/CFS. In this year-end blog post, Dr. Vernon and Dr. Komaroff summarize what they regard as the most important recent advances in our field. READ MORE…
Guest Blog: Dr. Peter Rowe – Is The Physical Examination Normal in CFS? Part 3
In this 3rd piece of our three-part blog series Dr. Peter Rowe discusses range of motion in ME/CFS patients.
Guest Blog: Dr. Peter Rowe – Is The Physical Examination Normal in CFS? Part 2
In the 2nd part of this three-part blog series on physical examination in ME/CFS, Dr. Peter Rowe discusses joint hypermobility. Read More…