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  1. mango

    News about Long Covid including its relationship to ME/CFS 2020 to 2021

    Behind a paywall: Aftonbladet: Corona kan göra dig kroniskt trött https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/JoV0oj/experterna-varnar-corona-kan-gora-dig-kroniskt-trott
  2. mango

    ‘Help Holger now’ video about a Swedish man with very severe ME

    https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jonkoping/holger-klintenberg
  3. mango

    Kynurenine Trial in ME/CFS - Bergquist

    https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jonkoping/forskare-6?cmpid=del%3Afb%3A20200809%3Aforskare-6%3Anyh%3Alp
  4. mango

    Question: Coronavirus & home sewn masks?

    I posted a link to a scientific article/narrative review of filtration properties of cloth and cloth masks in another thread. It has some recommendations regarding different types of fabric:
  5. mango

    Advice on mask-wearing to protect against Covid-19

    Forgotten Technology in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Filtration Properties of Cloth and Cloth Masks: A Narrative Review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025619620308260 Press release by Karolinska Institutet: Cloth face masks can reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2...
  6. mango

    News from Scandinavia

    A young Swedish woman with ME and EDS writes about her new functional/psychogenic diagnosis. She's a patient at Bragée ME Center, according to her earlier IG posts. :( This is her recommendation for further reading (in the IG post caption) :( http://funktionellasymptom.se/ ETA: Just in case...
  7. mango

    News from Scandinavia

    I haven't read Malmquist's books other than the chapter on ME/CFS in "Diagnoser som diskuteras: uppmärksammade medicinska kontroverser" (2016). Vile :( Here's how the book was described by the publisher:
  8. mango

    News from Scandinavia

    The content of one of Malmquist's earlier books (2000) "Föreställningar om sjukdom – Somatisering, Medikalisering, Prioritering" is described by the publisher as follows:
  9. mango

    News from Scandinavia

    I don't know if he is what you would could call "a known doctor" or not. I think @Obermann would be a better person to answer your question. Malmquist is definitely not famous like for example Björn Bragée who used to have his own tv-show. In certain circles I'm sure he's a well known name...
  10. mango

    News from Scandinavia

    Swedish infamous BPS extremist Jörgen Malmquist has announced on his blog that his new book "Trött hela livet. Sjukdomen ME" ("Tired [your] whole life. The illness ME.") will be released at the end of August. :grumpy: It seems like he has already started fishing for attention and drama through...
  11. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    :D No teleportation needed, apparently! The infection is already inside your house, errr...? :cautious::unsure: In an interview today (about the evidence for face masks), Tegnell said: :rolleyes:
  12. mango

    BPS attempts at psychologizing Long Covid

    Another Swedish opinion piece, written by 11 BPS doctors... :grumpy: DN: ”Aktivering är den effektivaste formen av behandling” Google Translate, English ("Activation is the most effective form of treatment")
  13. mango

    Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control

    Swedish chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has a different opinion... :( Source: Aftonbladet: "Oro för en andra våg när smittspridningen ökar i Europa" Google Translate, English Still no masks/facecoverings either, despite WHO's recommendations :(
  14. mango

    Why patients have difficulties avoiding excessive exertion

    The reason I keep overexerting myself so often is because that's what happens when I'm trying to fulfill my basic needs (food, basic hygiene, vital household chores etc). It seems impossible to avoid, since I'm not able to get the practical help I need.
  15. mango

    BPS attempts at psychologizing Long Covid

    Sweden: Hanne Kjöller (controversial writer, BPS extremist, background in nursing) attacks people with long-covid in her latest editorial in DN, Sweden's largest daily newspaper. CFS is mentioned. DN: Coronapandemin får sjuktalen i psykisk ohälsa att minska...
  16. mango

    News about Long Covid including its relationship to ME/CFS 2020 to 2021

    Yes, in Swedish there's a similar connection between the terms, but not as literal. It's called "nervsystemet" ("the nerve system") in Swedish, so at least we don't have the word "nervous" ("nervös" as in anxious) in the abbreviation. However, in Swedish there are several colloquial expressions...
  17. mango

    Open Sweden: The role of low-grade inflammation [...] in ME/CFS, Andreasson et al - recruiting

    Their web page was apparently updated in March, a Q&A has been added. Here's one of the answers: https://www.stressforskning.su.se/om-oss/press-nyheter/nyheter/deltagare-till-forskningsstudie-sökes-1.434261#Frågor och svar There's still no info about why a psychological department is doing a...
  18. mango

    News from Scandinavia

    A psychiatrist at a BPS oriented ME center in Linköping, Sweden, removed the ME diagnosis of one of their patients, despite never having met her. She's now being denied home visits and medical care. Here's her story, in her own words: Maybe easier to read on Facebook, for those of you who...
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