On Tuesday, June 15, Solve M.E. President and CEO Oved Amitay joined other experts as a participant in the second seminar in a series presented by the World Health Organization (WHO) designed to improve our understanding of the Post COVID-19 condition and optimize the health of patients who have suffered from COVID-19. In the first […]
In her U.S. News & World Report article, “In Long COVID, Advocates Battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome See Allies, Hope,” journalist Chelsea Cirruzzo examines the ME/CFS and Long COVID connection, and how the striking similarities are fueling hopes that research can uncover solutions for both. Mentioned in the piece are Solve M.E. President Oved Amitay and the Long COVID […]
Advocacy Week Welcomes Partners from Long COVID and Rare Disease Communities The 5th Annual Solve M.E. Advocacy Week will take place from Sunday, April 18, 2021 to Saturday, April 24, 2021. This year, “ME/CFS & Long COVID Advocacy Day” welcomes our new partners from the Long COVID Alliance and the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases […]
The Long COVID Alliance is a coalition of different complex, chronic, disease organizations who have come together to pool our resources. Each group is bringing along their expertise as well as their connections with patient advocates, disease experts, drug developers, and more. The top three symptoms of Long COVID are the top three symptoms of […]
Solve M.E. will accept applications to study ME/CFS and Long Covid from February 22 – April 30, 2021 Through the Ramsay Program, Solve M.E. invests in research studies in ME/CFS or Long Covid with a particular emphasis on engaging young investigators and researchers new to the field. Collaborative proposals (involving 2 or more research […]
Register for Virtual Advocacy Day today! The 5th Annual ME/CFS Advocacy Day April 20, 2021 The 5th Annual ME/CFS Advocacy Week will take place from Sunday, April 18, 2021 to Saturday, April 24, 2021. This year, “ME/CFS & Long COVID Advocacy Day” welcomes all of our friends and partners from the complex, chronic illness community […]
A new database will collect information from clinicians about COVID-19-related neurological symptoms, complications, and outcomes as well as COVID-19 effects on pre-existing neurological conditions. The COVID-19 Neuro Databank/Biobank (NeuroCOVID), which was created and will be maintained by NYU Langone Health, New York City, will be a resource of clinical information as well as biospecimens from […]
After an eight-month politically-charged rollercoaster, Congress ended 2020 by passing a $900 billion COVID-relief package and a $1.4 trillion FY21 budget simultaneously. This giant bill, totaling over 5,500 pages, was signed into law on December 27th. It contained direct payments to citizens, expanded unemployment benefits, included new provisions for clinical trials, and most importantly, new […]
