A Moonshot For ME/CFS, Knocking EBV Down and a Stuck Long-COVID Study: The 2023 INIM Conference Highlights
Mary Anne Fletcher (1937-2023) – In Memoriam I only met Mary Anne a few times, but they were vivid. I remember – years ago – watching with a little awe as she boldly and vociferously called for NIH-funded treatment trials for ME/CFS. She...
Inflammation, Epstein-Barr Virus and Exercise Intolerance in Long COVID
“MAJOR ARTICLE” It was good to see a study from a major medical university exploring exercise capacity in long COVID and appearing in a prominent medical journal. The Journal of Infectious Diseases gave it the headline “MAJOR ARTICLE”. It came...
Conservative RECOVER Initiative Underwhelms w/ Long-COVID Clinical Trials
The kind of project that the RECOVER Long COVID Initiative is, with its massive funding, is beginning to emerge. It appears to be a slow-moving, highly conservative effort that is putting a premium on delivering reproducible results but which thus far lacks creativity...
The Fatigue and Brain-Fog Virus? EBV Shows up in Long COVID Again
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is back again and it doesn’t look like it’s going to go away anytime soon. In fact, we’ll likely be seeing more and more of this complex virus as time goes on – and hopefully, finally, learn not just what it’s...
The Problematic Language of Long COVID and ME and Why it Matters
Earlier Alice penned a thought-provoking blog “No, long COVID is not helping ME/CFS”. Now she and Dr. Naomi Harvey propose that a shift in the language we use to describe both long COVID and ME/CFS would benefit both. ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is a...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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