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ME/CFS: Organic Disease or Psychosomatic Illness? A Re-Examination of the Royal Free Epidemic of 1955, Underhill & Baillod, 2020
which discusses the study noted below...
Date & Time : Fri, Jun 16 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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https://www.independent.com/events/movie-screening-movie-about-m-e-long-covid-event/
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"Philippa has enough trouble motivating to do much of anything"
motivation is not the problem.
you can comment.
This is a 6 minute film created by Inga Topolnicki. I thought it was moving and impressively well made!
From the description:
An Existence Project is a short stop-motion animation about what it is like to live with mild or moderate Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome...
I figured this book deserved its own thread even though it's a few years old.
It's a wonderful memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey from when she was bedridden with ME and starts researching snails when a friend brings here one from outdoors.
From the presentation of the book on its website
While...
I watched 'Awakenings', the film from the 1990's starring Robert de Nero and Robin Williams.
The film is based on the book 'Awakenings' by Dr Oliver Sacks published in 1973.
(The names in the film have been changed)
'It recounts the life histories of those who had been victims of the 1920s...
#MEAction UK and #MEAction Scotland have created a film for #MillionsMissing this year. Really grateful to be able to include expert testimony from Professor Chris Ponting and Dr Nina Muirhead, and for the many video submissions from people with ME.
It was both fun, challenging and deeply...
With her blonde hair, youthful complexion and brown eyes, Ashleigh Harley looks every inch the model, social media influencer and budding writer and film-maker.
But, for Ashleigh, that's a problem she is addressing in a new documentary.
Ashleigh is one of millions of people who live with a...
I have a personal friend who has been making films for over 20 years. (She has both won and been nominated for many awards including numerous BAFTAS and RTS Journalism.)
I've watched all her films and documentaries over the years. What has struck me is how respectfully and empathetically she...
Just read about this movie in a praise-showering review in New Scientist mag, and it does sound really good:
Movie review Paywall: The business of scholarship – exposing a scandal
Expect to feel righteous anger and astonishment as the film Paywall exposes the dull-sounding science journal...
Shame about the title.
"The association and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth are hosting a screening and panel discussion of Unrest at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Tuesday."
"At least two Upper Valley clinicians seeking to improve the medical community’s understanding of...
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Prestatyn film maker drafts sequel for ME drama after ‘crazy’ response
THE second episode of a drama series which seeks to raise awareness of chronic fatigue syndrome is already in the making.
Tom Ellis, of Prestatyn, teamed up with a group of young film-makers to tell the story of myalgic...
Galway Premiere of the award winning medical documentary film 'Unrest' (97 mins) about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E).
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The screening of Unrest will be preceded by a brief introduction and followed by a 15-minute Q&A session, where M.E patients will reflect on their experiences of being...
When Fatigue Disables - Newcastle Herald Australia
Chronic fatigue syndrome documentary UNREST to screen in Newcastle
10 Nov
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5046070/when-fatigue-disables/
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