My dear community,
Never underestimate the power of a shared word.
Never underestimate the power and utility of a single sentence.
Never underestimate the power of the time taken to express good will.
Because someone took the time to read, emotionally process and respond to a simple thread...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/dec/01/misinformation-fuelled-by-tsunami-of-poor-research-says-science-prize-winner
Read and enjoy the ironies.
Apparently the message of a bad paper can now be spread through the internet - something that was never so before.
Well, there was the Lancet.
From: Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks
A Dutch CFS/ME-clinic is one of the nominees to receive this year's
quackery award.
Translation from Dutch to English (see section 6 of the press release)...
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/the-lancet-eic-honored-as-leading-scientific-and-human-rights-voice-at-forefront-of-pandemic
cough; PACE trial is still there Dr Horton.
Nominations for the 2021 John Maddox Prize are open until 14 June. Find out more about how to make your nomination.
The John Maddox prize is a joint initiative of the charity Sense about Science and the leading international scientific journal Nature. The Prize has been awarded annually since...
Hi all,
Just flagging the "MECFS Patient Researcher Accolade Portfolio" @mecfspatientresearchers on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mecfspatientresearchers/
You will recognise a number of research heroes. There are other profiles in the works, once gotten round to (energy permitting)...
"The Human Frontier Science Program is a program of funding for frontier research in the life sciences. It is implemented by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) with its office in Strasbourg."
further details here...
"Jennifer Brea is impacting the world for people living with the invisible disability, M.E. with her award winning film, "Unrest!" https://www.InvisibleDisabilities.org Jennifer Brea was selected to be IDA's first ever Media Impact Award, because of her incredible passion and determination to...
https://www.gov.uk/honours
(Was going to put in the title but wanted to gauge opinion)
suggest Jane Colby (TYMEs trust)
eta: thought of JC because it might highlight what has been happening re children and parents being persecuted for FII; the last question Carol Monaghan managed to raise in...
2019 is our biggest year yet! We have over 30 researchers working across seven projects. The group represents 12 academic centers and organizations. Three of the studies will be done collaboratively, integrating scientists from different labs.
“Altered T cells in Myalgic...
The science media centre has played an important role in stigmatising CFS patients, and anyone critical of PACE and related work, so it's always interesting to look at how they present themselves.
Someone sent me this old report recently, and while it's not that interesting or relevant to us, I...
adam finn
award
blog
bristol university
cbt
crawley
david marks
fiona fox
get
harassment
journalists
me/cfs
news thread
pariante
science media centre
smc
smile
united kingdom
I thought I would open a thread on this as I'm aware of a number of people who have been nominated.
Also votes numbered in the hundreds seem to have been enough to get into the final so it's not unachievable for people to become a finalist.
For example, some people I recall who were finalists...
I thought we knew about this but I've searched and can't find anything.
http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/%E2%80%98activist-editor%E2%80%99-richard-horton-lancet-receives-100000-roux-prize-lifetime-achievement
https://nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/nominate/22663/
As far as I can see, the tweet refers to voting but it's actually nominating Jamie, so there is a little more effort required in that you need to explain why you are nominating him.
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