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" 06 July 2018 Two leading paediatricians in India have urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to urgently revise its manual on classification of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI), warning that the new guidelines put children’s life at risk. This needs to be done “urgently in the...

https://theconversation.com/amp/health-care-is-an-essential-human-right-and-so-is-a-proper-diagnosis-96397

Updates on status of ICD-11 and changes to other classification and terminology systems I've created this thread specifically for reporting on the status of ICD-11 and for updates on changes to other classification and terminology systems. An initial version of ICD-11 is scheduled for release...

Merged thread https://www.actionforme.org.uk/news/international-m.e.-advocacy-our-latest-project/

ME Association - Forward ME – Meeting with Dr Diane O’Leary about possible WHO coding changes - 21 April 2018 http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/04/forward-me-meeting-with-dr-diane-oleary-about-possible-who-coding-changes-21-april-2018/ Forward ME Notes of meeting held on Wednesday 28 March...

From me-pedia: "The advantages of using the term, "Ramsay's Disease," is that as science discovers more about the pathophysiology of the disease, the name would not have to change. Currently, the many changes in the name of the illness has interfered with an accurate literature search for...

" Gaming addiction is to be listed as a mental health condition for the first time by the World Health Organisation. Its 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD) will include the condition "gaming disorder". The draft document describes it as a pattern of persistent or recurrent...