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  1. Sly Saint
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    Comparison of Health Outcomes Over Time Among Women 1990–1991 Gulf War Veterans, Women 1990–1991 Gulf Era Veterans, and Women in the U.S. General Popu

    Comparison of Health Outcomes Over Time Among Women 1990–1991 Gulf War Veterans, Women 1990–1991 Gulf Era Veterans, and Women in the U.S. General...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Jul 25, 2023, 0 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  2. Sly Saint
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    Article in Nature: Women’s health: end the disparity in funding

    [IMG] Demonstrators in Washington DC last September drew attention to the lack of funding for research into chronic fatigue syndrome, also known...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, May 3, 2023, 3 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  3. JohnTheJack
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    I was in pain for years. After I was repeatedly told I just had ‘bad periods’, a giant cyst was found on my ovary. By Holly Bourne. The Times (London)

    For years I was told to doubt my own body. My own pain levels. I was put to sleep and cut open, only to be told I didn’t have a disease I did...
    Thread by: JohnTheJack, May 16, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  4. ola_cohn
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    The Impact of a Peer Social Support Network from the Perspective of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Study, 2021, Reig-Garcia et al

    Abstract Background: Fibromyalgia is a chronic and complex disease whose management by patients requires a high level of commitment. Patient...
    Thread by: ola_cohn, Dec 14, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' news and research
  5. ola_cohn
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    Understanding the Dialogical Experiences of Puerto Rican Women With Fibromyalgia: An Intersectional Analysis, 2021, De León-Menjivar

    Abstract Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a condition that is often misunderstood by the medical community. Misunderstandings are exacerbated when a...
    Thread by: ola_cohn, Dec 8, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' news and research
  6. Sly Saint
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    'Faceless monster, secret society': Women's experiences navigating ... Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), 2021, Yates et al

    ‘Faceless monster, secret society’: Women's experiences navigating the administrative burden of Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Dec 6, 2021, 9 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  7. ola_cohn
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    Exposure to domestic abuse in women and the development of syndromes indicating central nervous system sensitization, 2021, Chandan et al

    The association between exposure to domestic abuse in women and the development of syndromes indicating central nervous system sensitization: A...
    Thread by: ola_cohn, Dec 5, 2021, 5 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  8. Sly Saint
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    The Intricate Web of Fatigue in Women, 2021,Mathis

    Abstract The modern woman has taken her rightful place in society as a worker, a caregiver, a mother, and a world citizen. However, along with the...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Dec 1, 2021, 13 replies, in forum: Other psychosomatic news and research
  9. SNT Gatchaman
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    Towards a sociological understanding of medical gaslighting in western health care (2021, Sebring)

    Towards a sociological understanding of medical gaslighting in western health care Jennifer C. H. Sebring In recent years, the term ‘medical...
    Thread by: SNT Gatchaman, Oct 10, 2021, 13 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  10. Sasha
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    Migraine treatments

    30 Nov 2017 | BBC: Migraine therapy that cut attacks hailed as 'huge deal' [antibody treatment] Interesting to those of us who get migraines: A...
    Thread by: Sasha, Nov 30, 2017, 26 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  11. Kalliope
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    News from Scotland

    The Scottish Health Department has posted an interim statement advising caution over the suitability of Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) in treating...
    Thread by: Kalliope, Oct 15, 2020, 86 replies, in forum: Regional news
  12. Arnie Pye
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    Response to Women's Health Survey from Improve Thyroid Treatment group

    The response to the Women's Health Survey from the ITT (Improve Thyroid Treatment) group can be found here :...
    Thread by: Arnie Pye, Jun 18, 2021, 7 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  13. Andy
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    UK govt: Open consultation: Women's Health Strategy: Call for Evidence

    Executive summary We are seeking your views to help inform the development of the government’s Women’s Health Strategy. This call for evidence is...
    Thread by: Andy, Mar 29, 2021, 8 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  14. Simbindi
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    England: Call for evidence on women's experience of healthcare

    To mark International Women’s Day, the government is launching a 12-week call for evidence to better understand women’s experiences of the health...
    Thread by: Simbindi, Mar 12, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  15. Cheshire
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    ‘Disgusting’ study rating attractiveness of women with endometriosis retracted by medical journal (2020)

    Fertility and Sterility took seven years to take down Italian study, which was criticised by doctors for ethical concerns and dubious...
    Thread by: Cheshire, Aug 5, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  16. Dolphin
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    Do Women With Severe Persistent Fatigue Present With Fatigue at the Primary Care Consultation?, 2020, olde Hartman et al

    This type of research on ME/CFS patients in theory might be interesting, though I have no idea what this paper is like....
    Thread by: Dolphin, May 24, 2020, 5 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  17. 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
  18. Anna H
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    Thesis: "Women on sick leave for long-term musculoskeletal pain: Factors associated with work ability, well-being and return to work", Mamunur Rashid

    Abstract [en] Background: Taking sick leave (SL) for long-term musculoskeletal pain (MSP), predominantly in the neck, shoulders and back, is...
    Thread by: Anna H, Mar 4, 2020, 11 replies, in forum: Other psychosomatic news and research
  19. ladycatlover
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    'Women have been woefully neglected': does medical science have a gender problem? Dec. 18, 2019, Nicola Slawson, The Guardian

    'Women have been woefully neglected': does medical science have a gender problem? Women’s symptoms are ignored and their health problems are...
    Thread by: ladycatlover, Dec 18, 2019, 34 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  20. ladycatlover
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    The female problem: how male bias in medical trials ruined women's health.Gabrielle Jackson, 14 Nov 2019, The Guardian.

    From the earliest days of medicine, women have been considered inferior versions of men. In On the Generation of Animals, the Greek philosopher...
    Thread by: ladycatlover, Nov 14, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Research methodology news and research
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