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Full title: Evaluating Pacing Therapy (PT) versus Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) for improving fatigue, pain, and quality of life in adults with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): A Systematic Review...

Hi I’m interested in having a copy of the documents in the subsection “for doctors” and “for patients” in this me-pedia page https://me-pedia.org/wiki/PACE_trial_documents However when I download them I just get a html version of the mepedia front page. Not sure if its because im on my phone...

Seems that SMC doesn't mind using experts with competing interests? https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/28/scientists-on-panel-defending-ultra-processed-foods-linked-to-food-firms

"Main points At 2 May 2021, an estimated 1.0 million people living in private households in the UK (1.6%) were experiencing self-reported long COVID (symptoms persisting for more than four weeks after the first suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that were not explained by something...

Not a recommendation. https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OH-011.20-Coronavirus-and-fatigue-v2.pdf Copy of document attached.

https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Advice-for-Researchers-Experiencing-Harrasment-2019.pdf "All researchers should expect their work to be scrutinised by the public, policy makers and campaigners. However, some researchers working on high-profile subjects that...

You may be aware that the head of the Science Media Centre is Fiona Fox. Her sister is Claire Fox who recently approved her support of the lovely Michael Sharpe and the SMC. Well, the ex communinist is now standing an an MEP for Nigel Farage's new Brexit party...

https://dpac.uk.net/2019/03/biopsychosocial-lobby-and-right-wing-media-attack-pwme/

Science Media Centre: Expert reaction to randomised, controlled trial of ecigs vs NRT in smoking cessation (30.01.2019) http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-randomised-controlled-trial-of-ecigs-vs-nrt-in-smoking-cessation/ (Edited to add: ) SMC factsheet on e-cigarettes (2014)...

This was mentioned in another thread, but I thought it was worth having its own thread.

More Thoughts on the Interferon Study I was surprised recently when the UK press made a big splash about what was, in the end, a modest study from a team led by Carmine Pariante, a professor of psychiatry at Kings College London. I was less surprised when I realized that the Science Media...

https://valerieeliotsmith.com/2019/01/07/changing-the-narrative-1-exploring-a-new-approach-to-strategic-communications-in-the-me-community/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2018/sep/03/scientists-must-keep-fighting-fake-news-not-retreat-to-their-ivory-towers

http://www.virology.ws/2018/06/25/trial-by-error-my-exchange-with-professor-bishop/

On 26 March I sent to following question to the CDC: 2 months the later (after 3 further requests for an answer) the CDC has responded: Details of the Roundtable report can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/programs/meetings.html I note that the SMC has now revised its “factsheet”...

Following the publication of the Forward-ME group letter to the Science Media Centre (SMC) to (http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/04/forward-me-to-science-media-centre-retract-and-replace-your-factsheet-on-cfs-me-05-april-2018/) @JohnTheJack helped me to track down an old article written by...

http://www.meresearch.org.uk/news/forward-me-group-letter-science-media-group/ This letter refers to the 'fact' sheet discussed in this thread, https://www.s4me.info/threads/science-media-centre-cfs-me-factsheet-for-journalists-the-illness-and-the-controversy.3104/

The science media centre has played an important role in stigmatising CFS patients, and anyone critical of PACE and related work, so it's always interesting to look at how they present themselves. Someone sent me this old report recently, and while it's not that interesting or relevant to us, I...

I have only just become aware of this and although I suspected that the SMC connection(ie SW) was at play with regards to Channel 4 News, Channel 5 News and ITN (who actually are in charge of all three) (for me)this confirms it. " The Royal Society of Medicine presents '21st Century Healthcare'...

http://www.virology.ws/2017/12/18/trial-by-error-my-questions-for-the-science-media-centre/