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nb also a letter from Charles Shepherd. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1882994/ eta: I think it was in response to this Follow up of patients presenting with fatigue to an infectious diseases clinic, 1992, Sharpe et al. | Science for ME

Correcting the scientific record on abortion and mental health outcomes Julia H Littell; Kathryn M Abel; M Antonia Biggs; Robert W Blum; Diana Greene Foster; Lisa B Haddad; Brenda Major; Trine Munk-Olsen; Chelsea B Polis; Gail Erlick Robinson; Corinne H Rocca; Nancy Felipe Russo; Julia R...

https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1983

“Exploratory work at BMJ suggests that harmful content falls into four broad categories: offensive language (such as racial abuse), offensive views (language that may not be explicitly derogatory but the theme and tone of which would now be recognised as unacceptable); harmful science (research...

Moved post Long covid: research must guide future management by Anthony S David, UCL "Will the new long-covid multidisciplinary teams be the setting of a never-ending journey round in circles or will they have the courage to accept uncertainty? Increasing evidence shows organ damage and...

Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare joins forces with the BMJ to explore new ways to make health systems healthier New podcast series looks at initiatives to wind back the medical excess that is causing harm to people and the planet. Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare has joined forces with the BMJ...

(journal name added to title) BMJ will invite participants to peer review submitted papers and sometimes to write an article on a topic selected by the oversight panel and agreed by the Editor. https://informatics.bmj.com/pages/patient-and-public-involvement/ I have no connection/ involvement...

There is a full paper somewhere out there too. Key points Route out to employment is positive mindset Lack of employment is a character deficit. Maintenance of a positive affect is woven into decisions over sanctions. Occurring in job centres and private provider premises, places of serious...

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/09/20/to-speed-progress-in-treating-chronic-conditions-engage-patients-and-caregivers-as-research-partners/

https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1996 Clinical services, often including multidisciplinary teams, are being set up to treat patients with ongoing symptoms from covid-19. They have been generally welcomed, but critical evaluation is important to ensure they serve patients well...

Caroline Kamau-Mitchell, senior lecturer https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1995

Abstract Since its emergence in Wuhan, China, covid-19 has spread and had a profound effect on the lives and health of people around the globe. As of 4 July 2021, more than 183 million confirmed cases of covid-19 had been recorded worldwide, and 3.97 million deaths. Recent evidence has shown...

This post is copied and some posts discussing the article moved from this thread. BMJ feature: Chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid: moving beyond the controversy Long article, which starts with fun stuff like: “I submitted the first positive trial of cognitive behavioural therapy [CBT] as...

Anjum RL, Copeland S, Rocca E, Medical scientists and philosophers worldwide appeal to EBM to expand the notion of ‘evidence’, BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2020;25:6-8, https://ebm.bmj.com/content/25/1/6 Signatories include Greenhalgh and Wyller. [...] More joint publications by 'Cause...

Split from: NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020 Updated NICE guidance on chronic fatigue syndrome https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4774.full

I hope this link works? Re: Long covid: doctors must assess and investigate patients properly | The BMJ Long covid: doctors must assess and investigate patients properly BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4583 (Published 02 December 2020)Cite this as: BMJ 2020;371:m4583 I just...

https://www.coyneoftherealm.com/2017/04/26/should-the-bmj-silence-authors-who-were-abused-by-a-reviewer/ This came out before this forum was set up. I thought there might be somebody here who hadn't seen it before and might find it of interest.

Wendy Burn: Medical community must ensure that those needing support to come off antidepressants can get it (BMJ Blog) The BMJ Opinion, September 25, 2020...

https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3565 It's basically a manifesto for care and research.

Moderator note: Use this thread to discuss the possibility of an ME/CFS or ME/CFS-like illness following Covid-19. Initial posts have been moved from the Coronavirus - world-wide spread and control thread. (Up to post #840 so far) *************** It's interesting that in the 2003 SARS...