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"The 2011 paper is a systematic review conducted by US psychologist, Prof Priscilla Coleman. It concludes that women who've had an abortion have an 81% increased risk of developing mental health problems." "When Prof Coleman's paper was first published in 2011, 10 letters were sent to the...

"An independent panel resigned in a row over controversial research about the impact of abortion on the mental health of women, BBC News can reveal. The research, which is still being used in US legal cases about limiting access to abortion, was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry...

Background To determine the extent and nature of changes associated with COVID-19 infection in terms of healthcare utilisation, this study observed healthcare contact 1 to 4 and 5 to 24 weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis compared to propensity-matched controls. Methods Two hundred forty nine...

It was probably here, Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for (CFS & ME), 2023, White et al but a bit more info about her "I am a neurology consultant, seeing patients with all neurological conditions and sub-specialising in movement...

"Expanding the diagnostic criteria for FND: can fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, ‘post-concussion syndrome’ chronic fatigue syndrome all have the same pathophysiological basis? Should the DSM/ICD criteria be updated?" And there is the answer to the question, why did do many FND 'experts' sign the...

Draft minutes available for the meeting 14th June 2023 here, https://appgme.co.uk/meetings/severe-me-appg-meeting-14th-june-2023/

Same team as discussed here Genetic Risk Factors for ME/CFS Identified using Combinatorial Analysis, 2022, Das et al Blog: New Study Links 14 Genes to ME/CFS

Merged thread Post-COVID sequelae effect in chronic fatigue syndrome: SARS-CoV-2 triggers latent adenovirus in the oral mucosa 2023 Hannestad et al The post-viral fatigue syndromes long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have multiple, potentially...

Background Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC) is a chronic pelvic pain condition which has high comorbidity with other nociplastic, or unexplained, pain disorders [e.g. fibromyalgia (FM), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue (ME/CFS)] and...

How many participants did they speak to?

We're are obviously delighted that she's so keen to take part. The kits are sent out in batches, and then the Royal Mail have to get it to you, so sadly it isn't as quick as we would like. If it hasn't turned up by the end of next week then send the team an email at info@decodeme.org.uk and they...

It's only just been three full weeks since we sent out the invitation. Has she clicked on the button in the invitation email to indicate that she would be happy to donate a DNA sample?

Yes, from the abstract this looks like the usual misunderstanding from sympathetic outsiders, who don't seem to have actually spoken to any ME patients.

Published papers thread for w/c 10th July Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0BNwAWkMbaSrroEkiYAH49vN6vnq71HK2YrGeAbKHyQXwDLw8yVnqM98qY1WcVk2Ml Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/110728442377742229

Our thread on COFFI, COFFI - The international collaborative on fatigue following infection

Objectives To establish proof of concept of a prehabilitation intervention, a combination of education and behavioural change, preceding a physical activity programme in people with fibromyalgia (FM). Settings Open-label, feasibility clinical trial. Participants Eleven people with FM...

News in Brief posts for w/c 10th July Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid02bqaAEwpjppQ7mVaiEYoBFEijyMk9w5RgShXdyY6mB7B7ozi2UweokraBhMaZtKaYl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/110723421315701626

Yeah, the fact that it is a review is tucked away in the text. "In this review we have attempted to integrate the many published papers connecting the immune system to the post-viral fatigue syndromes, ME/CFS and LC. The study design was to review the ME/CFS and LC literature and to provide as...

More detail from the site. "What is Long X? Long X refers here to the broad family of post-acute infection syndromes including Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic Long Covid, and other chronic outcomes apparently triggered by infection including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome...

Other authors include Vincent Deary and Christopher Burton. Highlights Medical consultations for persistent (“medically unexplained”) physical symptoms present particular challenges Symptoms can be explained as central and peripheral processes; however these explanations are rarely used in...