This is the second of a five-part blog series in which Dr. Suzanne Vernon, SMCI Scientific Director, breaks down the landmark IOM report piece by piece. In this post, Dr. Vernon looks at the first recommended diagnostic criteria: defiant fatigue. Read More…
Guest Blog: Changing the Conversation – IOM Report Sparks Re-evaluation of ME/CFS in the Media
On Tuesday the IOM released its report, “Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness”. This landmark report has been highlighted the media this week in more than 300 articles including JAMA, Annals, Science, Nature and a host of accessible lay media including NYT, Al Jazeera America, NPR, CBS Online and HealthDay. In this guest blog, Cort Johnson discusses how the IOM report is changing the conversation. 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…
Public Release of the IOM ME/CFS Study February 10
The IOM’s Committee on the Diagnostic Criteria for ME/CFS will hold a public release event for its consensus report on February 10th, 2015 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm EST. Participants may attend live or view via webstream. LEARN MORE and REGISTER…
IOM Committee Meeting 3, Diagnostic Criteria for ME/CFS
On May 5, 2014, the IOM Committee held another public meeting concerning their work on diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS. Some very compelling testimonies were given. Access the video testimonies and our written report on the patient comments submitted through our online survey…
IOM Public Meeting with the ME/CFS Committee
IOM announces another public meeting with the Committee on Diagnostic Criteria for ME/CFS. Read more to find out how you can participate…