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  1. ahimsa

    "Emergency departments aren’t trained for Long COVID — and patients are paying the price" (The Sick Times)

    [The headline says Long Covid, so I put it in this forum, but this article also applies to ME/CFS, and probably many more chronic illnesses that aren't well known by the staff in hospital emergency rooms.] Emergency departments aren’t trained for Long COVID — and patients are paying the price
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  2. ahimsa

    How to be an Effective Advocate for a Disabled Patient (The Disabled Ginger blog)

    How to be an Effective Advocate for a Disabled Patient https://www.disabledginger.com/p/how-to-be-an-effective-advocate-for Content warning: She lists some examples of patients who have died in the hospital including some who had ME/CFS.
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    USA: FTC says online counseling service BetterHelp pushed people into handing over health information – and broke its privacy promises

    Article from the official FTC (Federal Trade Commission) government website: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/03/ftc-says-online-counseling-service-betterhelp-pushed-people-handing-over-health-information-broke (line breaks added)
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