Impressive for a condition that doesn't even exist and has had 100% effective treatments for decades, if we weren't so stupid. Or whatever.
Didn’t you know that kids dream of being on disability benefits instead of getting and education and job, and starting a family?
When it comes so far as to be a disability payment question, I think most would have received an ICD code in their records as they would have visisted specialist services at some point. In contrast to for sick-leave payments where a GP can code A04 "fatigue" and that's enough for that particular type of social benefit.
More seriously, I think the secondary gains claim is actually a good angle of attack against the psycho-behavioural crowd.
I’ve seen some of them claim that pwME/CFS are not able to cope with the demands of being healthy, so they cope by acting/being sick so their life is much more limited.
By far the hardest thing I have ever had to do.
This was a while ago, but do you know how the tax case ended?
No, and I couldn't find a relevant case at https://www.skatteetaten.no/rettskilder/type/vedtak/ when searching for "brukshindring". It's frustrating we don't have a ruling on it.
Agree! Thanks anyways
www.nav.no
Yeah, she’s all about reasons for not working that doesn’t include illness.In a recent press release from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration ME, along with autism and PTSD, are mentioned as illnesses young people are increasingly diagnosed with, and the reason behind them receiving benefits.
Chief doctor Marit Hermansen says she doesn't know why more young people have become disabled with among other PTSD and ME, but that we have to ask ourselves as a society how we can give better support and follow up so that more can work.
Flere unge uføre med autisme, PTSD og ME - nav.no
Ved utgangen av 2024 var det flest unge uføretrygdede med Aspergers syndrom, fulgt av lett psykisk utviklingshemming og barneautisme. De siste årene har det også vært en økning i unge uføre med posttraumatisk stresslidelse (PTSD) og postviralt utmatt
I have a feeling she's not thinking about specialised care and medical treatments for ME patients.
We’ve probably not seen the effect of covid on those numbers yet, they are about the people that have received permanent benefits. It usually takes years to get there.
melivet.com
There have been hundreds of studies and thousands of news articles about Long Covid. At this point this kind of Dr Magoo BS cannot be taken seriously. They know, but they don't believe in it, so I guess it doesn't count. We should all just shut our eyes and hands on our ears go LA LA LA LA LA can't hear you.
Just completely memory-holed. Not just also by experts, but especially by them in this case. It's pathetic.
www.nrk.no
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thank you for sharing. They have the article in both Swedish and English versions. Here's the English one
Scientists find important biomarkers in post-covid
2025-08-11
Researchers at Uppsala University have made important progress in understanding post-COVID and ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis). Jonas Bergquist and his research group have identified biomarkers for inflammation in both cerebrospinal fluid and blood in patients with long-term problems after infections.
During Almedalen Week, Jonas Bergquist presented new research results at the seminar "The post-infectious elephant in the room". The Swedish Covid Association and the National Association for ME were present, among others.
Both ME and post-covid are multifactorial diseases and the patient group is growing. Jonas Bergquist's research focuses on understanding why some patients develop long-term symptoms after recovering from an infection.
Inflammation markers in cerebrospinal fluid and blood
The research team has made two important discoveries. First, they found neuroinflammation markers in cerebrospinal fluid – the fluid surrounding the brain – in patients with ME. Then, the team, together with collaborators, published an article on post-COVID patients. In that patient group, inflammation markers were also found, although this time also in the blood. The article was published in May 2025 and gives new hope for post-COVID patients.
The study they talk about is here:
Central and peripheral kynurenine pathway metabolites in COVID-19: Implications for neurological and immunological responses - PubMed
Long-term symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and cognitive impairments are commonly observed in individuals affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Metabolites of the kynurenine pathway have been proposed to account for cognitive impairment in COVID-19 patients. Here, cerebrospinal fluid...
