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  1. Sean
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    Petition to the ABC about Norman Swan's comments on ME/CFS and Long Covid

    Somebody has started a petition asking the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, our version of the BBC) to address Norman Swan's comments on...
    Thread by: Sean, Oct 4, 2023, 17 replies, in forum: Petitions
  2. ahimsa
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    USA - University of Washington: How's Your BS Detector?

    Interesting article about "a wildly popular UW [University of Washington] course taught by Bergstrom and West, 'Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning...
    Thread by: ahimsa, Sep 18, 2023, 2 replies, in forum: Research methodology news and research
  3. Sly Saint
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    Acupuncture advert banned over long COVID claim

    Adverts for acupuncture and craniosacral therapy have been banned for making misleading claims about the treatment of long COVID. A paid-for...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Aug 31, 2023, 2 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  4. Adrian
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    disinformation

    I came across this project recently documenting ways to deal with disinformation. Given the way some researchers are determined to spread...
    Thread by: Adrian, Aug 4, 2023, 0 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  5. Sly Saint
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    US: Consumer Health Digest: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Exercise Therapy

    Chronic fatigue syndrome is defined as a disorder indicated by extreme fatigue. Learn how exercise can help with the symptoms of chronic fatigue...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Aug 1, 2023, 8 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS discussion
  6. Sly Saint
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    Womens Health article: Feeling totally depleted? Here's the 10 signs that you're exhausted

    Feeling more depleted than ever? If so, know that between the various extreme stressors being felt in society right now, from the cost of living...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Jul 20, 2023, 7 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  7. Dolphin
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    "Am I just tired or is it ME?" Press Association article that has been picked up by some UK & Irish media outlets

    The largest media outlet that has used it seems to be the Independent newspaper in the UK. Put the following into a search engine and you should...
    Thread by: Dolphin, May 14, 2023, 24 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  8. Sly Saint
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    Bias, misleading information and lack of respect for alternative views have distorted perceptions of myalgic encephalomyelitis/cfs 2017, Goudsmit

    Bias, misleading information and lack of respect for alternative views have distorted perceptions of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Apr 16, 2023, 30 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  9. Yvonne
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    Degree of improvement in ME

    Page 12 of the APPG report Rethinking ME states: Most people will experience a degree of improvement over time and then stabilise at a lower...
    Thread by: Yvonne, Mar 5, 2023, 17 replies, in forum: Epidemiology (incidence, prevalence, prognosis)
  10. rvallee
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    Article: Disentangling Disinformation: Not As Easy As It Looks

    A topic that has extra relevance given Shepherd's expulsion from the NICE committee and weaponizing the monitoring of online content in favor of a...
    Thread by: rvallee, Aug 2, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  11. Jaybee00
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    NYT article: Joseph Mercola, The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online,2021

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage...
    Thread by: Jaybee00, Jul 25, 2021, 5 replies, in forum: Epidemics (including Covid-19, not Long Covid)
  12. DigitalDrifter
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    Fibromyalgia Wikipedia Article and Reference Fraud

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia#cite_note-Goldenberg1999-41 I was browsing the Fibromyalgia Wikipedia article when I came across this:...
    Thread by: DigitalDrifter, Jan 10, 2021, 6 replies, in forum: Fibromyalgia and Connective Tissue Disorders
  13. Sly Saint
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    'things Psychiatry has written about ME/CFS that might be inaccurate/cause distress', new paper coming from Keith Geraghty

    [MEDIA]
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Apr 11, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  14. Sly Saint
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    Article: Mystery illnesses are on the rise with women, whom doctors are dismissing as "nervous Nellies" Apr 2020

    "The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness" author on the only recourse for ailing women who are being ignored Until recently, being...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Apr 8, 2020, 16 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  15. Andy
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    BBC Radio 4: The Misinformation Virus

    Not listened to this but thought it might be of interest. In this online age, the internet is a global megaphone, billions of messages amplified...
    Thread by: Andy, Dec 18, 2019, 9 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  16. Andy
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    MEAction: Our Community will Not Suffer Stigma and Distortion

    Last week was a difficult time for the ME community as we watched a few journalists deride and dismiss the medical concerns of an entire patient...
    Thread by: Andy, Mar 23, 2019, 18 replies, in forum: General Advocacy Discussions
  17. MSEsperanza
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    Writing about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What Should Every Student Know?, Joe Blair, Health Thoroughfare, 19.03.2019

    EDIT: Please read @adambeyoncelowe 's comment first: It's advertorial for WriterCheap.com. Basically, some black hat marketing person will pay...
    Thread by: MSEsperanza, Mar 21, 2019, 11 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  18. Sly Saint
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    Protecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and “Fake News”

    New threats to effective scientific communication make it more difficult to separate science from science fiction. Patients can be harmed by...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Dec 22, 2018, 5 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  19. Kalliope
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    Wyller: Incorrect information about CFS (ME-debate in journal for Norwegian psychologists)

    Before Christmas, the Journal of the Norwegian Psychological Association had two wonderful texts about ME. One was about a family bravely talking...
    Thread by: Kalliope, Feb 5, 2018, 10 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
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