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If you’ve been through the immunology basics and know what a phagocyte is but want to understand more about some of the processes they and other cells use are here are some resources. If you don’t know what a phagocyte is start here or check out the thread on Learning about the immune system...

I’ve been dropping links to resources I’ve found useful in a few threads based upon topic. Different people absorb information in different ways though and different people have different levels of pre existing knowledge. Khan Academy has lots of courses designed exactly to help by providing a...

I’ve recently found the NHS Genomics Education programme website, which includes a lot of resources, but the Bitesize genomics videos such as ‘What is genomics?’ and ‘What is Bioinformatics?’ are good accessible introductions. https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/education/...

Afferent and efferent nerves? What on earth are those I asked myself. Some text and video resources to help understand the basics of nerves, the central and peripheral nervous systems and some deeper resources for the adventurous Khan Academy Nervous system introduction (a series of short...

Just some small news that I found encouraging to see. In the first chapter of the new book How to be disabled and proud (or at least kinda sorta okay with it) by Cathy Rea, which is a guide for disabled kids/youngsters, ME/CFS is mentioned as an example of chronic illness. ("Chronic illnesses...

Characterisation and Management of Children and Young People Referred to a Paediatric Tertiary Post-COVID Service Anne-Lise Goddings; Rebecca Johnston; Elizabeth Wortley; Ria Patel; Holly Boyd; Fiona Newlands; Roz Shafran; Benjamin Baig; Elizabeth Whittaker; Terry Y. Segal PURPOSE Post-COVID...

I’ve been reading/listening to lots about the immune system, particularly B and T cells. And thought it may be worth sharing some links to info I’ve found useful. If others have useful resources please chip in! There’s a lot of sources here and duplication, I found reading/listening to...

Pediatric Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS: A Diagnostic and Communication Case Study for Health Care Providers in Training Dana J. Brimmer; Jin-Mann S. Lin; Howard A. Selinger; Anindita Issa; Elizabeth A. Fall; Elizabeth R. Unger INTRODUCTION Myalgic...

#MEAction’s Medical Flashcards Featured by CDC! #MEAction is asking folks to participate in their Reddit Q&A session with medical students. Date: Monday, February 24 Time: Noon to 5 PM Eastern time

Identifying and mitigating the public health consequences of meta-ignorance about "Long COVID" risks Motta; Callaghan; Padmanabhan; Ross; Gargano; Bowman; Yokum OBJECTIVES While past work studies public concern about "Long COVID," fewer have asked what the public knows and/or purports to know...

I recently found out about this page on the CDC website: ME/CFS Resources for Medical Students I think it's fairly new? The date at the top is May 13, 2024 but that could just be the last update. The last item on the resource list is "Infection-Associated Chronic Illness Flashcards - An Anki...

Priorities for Research, Education, Clinical Practice, and Policy From the Long COVID Physio International Forum McDuff, Kiera; Brown, Darren A.; Gross, Douglas P.; Faghy, Mark A.; Davenport, Todd E.; Audette, Jennifer; Bassi, Laura; Bull, Michelle; Cobbing, Saul E.; Décary, Simon; Flynn...

A thread for resources for learning about and understanding statistics, particularly as it applies to medical science. DATAtab - Online Statistics Calculator and e-Learning (YouTube channel)

Investigating unexplained fatigue in general practice with a particular focus on CFS/ME Bansal, Amolak S Unexplained fatigue is not infrequent in the community. It presents a number of challenges to the primary care physician and particularly if the clinical examination and routine...

Free fulltext: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17423953241282246 Doris O, Morrissey EC. Experiences of students with chronic illness in university education in Ireland. Chronic Illness. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/17423953241282246 One of the participants has ME/CFS. Abstract...

“I feel like a ghost.” How included to children and young people with chronic conditions feel in their education, and what can we learn from their lived experiences? As a parent of a young person with ME/CFS, as well as a special education teacher, I bring these two aspects of my identity...

Abstract Background: Paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) has a prevalence of 0.4–2.4% and is defined as ‘generalised disabling fatigue persisting after routine tests and investigations have failed to identify an obvious underlying cause’. One-third of young...

Hello! I’m looking to recruit participants in the UK aged 16-25 who had ME/CFS during secondary school. I am a Trainee Educational Psychologist completing my doctoral research project exploring experiences of support in secondary school for those living with ME/CFS. This research is important...

https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/chhe.2023.4.4.165 British Journal of Child Health Vol. 4, No. 4 Comment New government delivery plan to support children with myalgic encephalomyelitis Dorothy Lepkowska Published Online:23 Sep 2023 https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2023.4.4.165...

Have set this up in its own thread because although it initially seemed to be on US it is UK based. https://mecfs-med-ed.org/about-us/