The American ME and CFS Society is a national non-profit serving the needs of patients and caregivers through support, advocacy, and education. #MECFSammes.orgJoined December 2016
Among ME/CFS participants, 97% had at least one autonomic symptom. Those with symptoms in the OI, gastrointestinal, and pupillomotor domains had significantly higher illness severity than those without these symptoms. mdpi.com/2077-0383/14/1…
The Minnesota Home Help Navigation Program, created by #MEAction & funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Long COVID Program, provides support applying for in-home help through Minnesota's Medicaid program. Free for Minnesotans. mailchi.mp/meaction/offic…
Microfluidic assessment of PO2-regulated RBC capillary velocity in ME/CFS.
Key points:
1. PO2-regulated RBC capillary velocity is impaired in ME/CFS.
2. RBC velocity response to PO2 is a unique characteristic in ME/CFS. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Great to see another research team (this time in Arizona, USA) doing iCPET research:
Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis share similar pathophysiologic mechanisms of exercise limitation
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814/p…#MEcfs#LongCovid
The AMMES September newsletter is out! Latest news and research, advocacy efforts, and more! (And it's free! Sign up on the AMMES website: ammes.org.) eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=…
Effects of recumbent isometric yoga on the orthostatic cardiovascular response of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. bpsmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
Sat. Sept. 13th: Register for the FREE #LongCOVID CME Conf. “Supporting Primary Care Providers in Management & Treatment," & virtual LC community event hosted by @KeckMedicineUSC and @UCLAHealth.
Scan the QR codes below for more info.
Tuesday, Sept 9: Online Support Group from Bateman Horne Center. Topic: The Chronic Illness Experience: Creating Purpose and Meaning. batemanhornecenter.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
19-minute sympathetic podcast associated with a national Irish radio station Newstalk discussing 2 pieces of recent biomedical ME/CFS research. newstalk.com/news/luke-onei…
Trial By Error: Three Blogs–Julie Rehmeyer on Beth Mazur’s Death; Whitney Dafoe on Real Life; Elke Hausmann on Exercise and “The Salt Path” virology.ws/2025/08/28/tri…
WEBINAR: Targeting Autophagy: A Clinical Trial of Low-Dose Rapamycin for ME/CFS, Long COVID, and IACCIs. Thursday, September 4 @ 3 pm PT/ 6 pm ET. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
16K Followers 225 FollowingCaregiver for very severe ME/CFS son, advocate and fundraiser for End ME/CFS PROJECT at OMF and CFSRC at Stanford. The rest of my life is on hold...
15K Followers 622 FollowingWith ME 36 years (31 yrs severe). 95% of posts on #MEcfs/#LongCovid/#chronicillness. 26 publications in peer-reviewed journals. @IrishMECFSAssoc trustee 28 yrs
11K Followers 2K FollowingSenior Fellow in Public Health and Journalism, Center for Global Public Health, UC Berkeley. My academic position is largely funded by donations from patients.
7K Followers 5K Following💙Art, Nature, Books, Some Music. Severe ME 32 years. Daughter severe 38 years. Furious about treatment of ME. https://t.co/gEIrl86Wim
4K Followers 3K FollowingSurviving #MyalgicE #AAG to tell the story, patient&advocate w/ a JD, into: MEdicine, Social justice & the Arts, Human neutrino/MEdical apolide/gnarled Pacer
14K Followers 1K FollowingOMF is fundraising to support open, collaborative research to find effective treatments and diagnostic markers for ME/CFS, Long COVID, and related diseases.
4K Followers 2K FollowingPhysician. Entrepreneur. Nerd. 🍊YCW22. RTHM co-founder. Recovered ME/CFS. Treated infection assoc illness b4 Covid. Tweets/DMs are my own & not medical advice.
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2K Followers 5K FollowingDisability research, advocacy & inclusive education. Overly invested in sports and the dog 🐶. Chronically ill but definitely not lesser than. He/Him.
21K Followers 10K Following“If a woman cannot stand in a public space & say, without fear of consequences, that men cannot be women, then women have no rights at all.” Helen Joyce
5K Followers 8K FollowingOne of Millions Missing, had severe LC. Now its getting better. I want to help reaching attention f this TERRIBLE illness. No medical advice.
2 Followers 66 FollowingNurse and caregiver |
We must find a cure for ME/CFS. Until we do, we must treat every patient with the dignity, compassion, and care they deserve.
8K Followers 5K FollowingMild LC/ME Apr 2022 | ME, when triggered by SARS-CoV-2, is a subset of Long COVID | Repeated triggering of PEM leads to lowering of baseline | 🏳️🌈 | 🇮🇪
2K Followers 2K FollowingCOVIDisairborne use AIRBORNE precautions! At least protect the HCWs- masks, ventilation, uptodate vaccinations , TTI, quarantine, & early Rx
1K Followers 1K FollowingYale Med School 1968; Army Flight Surgeon, Major; Orthodox & Alternative Med (since 1970); 200 threadreaders Twitter @badgleylaurence
881 Followers 2K FollowingHere to read the news.
Likes science, health, old buildings, crafty things, law and reform. Dip Accounting. Sews. Post viral chronic fatigue.
16K Followers 225 FollowingCaregiver for very severe ME/CFS son, advocate and fundraiser for End ME/CFS PROJECT at OMF and CFSRC at Stanford. The rest of my life is on hold...
15K Followers 622 FollowingWith ME 36 years (31 yrs severe). 95% of posts on #MEcfs/#LongCovid/#chronicillness. 26 publications in peer-reviewed journals. @IrishMECFSAssoc trustee 28 yrs
11K Followers 2K FollowingSenior Fellow in Public Health and Journalism, Center for Global Public Health, UC Berkeley. My academic position is largely funded by donations from patients.
14K Followers 1K FollowingOMF is fundraising to support open, collaborative research to find effective treatments and diagnostic markers for ME/CFS, Long COVID, and related diseases.
8K Followers 1K FollowingAuthor of Through the Shadowlands: A Science Writer's Odyssey into an Illness Science Doesn't Understand. NYT; WashPost; Discover; Slate; Stat News… She/her.
11K Followers 1K FollowingFounder of Health Rising /Phoenix Rising - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)/Fibromyalgia/Long COVID journalist/blogger - ME/CFS/FM patient for 40 plus years
4K Followers 956 FollowingInvestigating ME for 39 years
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19K Followers 2K FollowingWe raise funds for medical research into ME/CFS and provide support, information & campaign for people in the UK. RPs do not necessarily mean endorsement.
6K Followers 4K FollowingA community for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & related conditions. Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, Dysautonomia, EDS & MCAS all welcome!
3K Followers 539 FollowingFormer ME/CFS researcher and current patient advocating for how environmental factors are driving these Complex Chronic Illnesses
2K Followers 254 FollowingAn alliance of ME organisations across the world, we want to see a coordinated public health response to ME from the WHO and together founded #WorldMEDay.
5K Followers 618 FollowingDeakin Research Scientist (PhD) examining immunology, metabolism, hematology, cancer, cytokines, ME/CFS. Views are my own. Tweets not medical advice
4K Followers 207 FollowingDriving clinical and biomedical research for recognition, diagnosis and treatment of ME/CFS at @LSHTM. Home of the UK ME/CFS Biobank. Advocating for #pwME.
2K Followers 33 FollowingLeonard Jason is a Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at DePaul University. He is also Director of the Center for Community Research
501 Followers 294 FollowingScientist turned ME/CFS, MCAS, POTS, and EDS patient. Interested in patient advocacy. Strong supporter of biomedical research. Blog when my health allows.
1K Followers 1K FollowingLife stolen by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Waiting to be rescued by science. Science waiting to be funded by governments. #MECFS
2K Followers 480 FollowingThere are #MillionsMissing from their lives due to ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or #MECFS). We're fighting for health equality and to make their voices heard.
955 Followers 545 FollowingAfter graded exercise therapy for ME some of the #MillionsMissing are missing more. Many patients report deterioration. #stopGET is an @MEActNet assoc campaign.
367 Followers 272 FollowingSaying no to millions more public funds for PACE trial researchers. Our petition - A Vote of No Confidence in MEGA Research for ME/CFS - https://t.co/nx1J9OHPJU
5K Followers 3K FollowingFundraising for @Invest_in_ME charity Centre of Excellence @CofEforME programme of biomedical research and medical education for M.E. #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
7K Followers 717 FollowingInvest in ME Research is an independent UK charity facilitating & funding a strategy of high-quality biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
3K Followers 783 FollowingIndependent researcher living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) since 1981. Barrister (ret'd) #TMTlaw Visiting scholar @QMUL Blog https://t.co/HWItDyrb9H
5K Followers 2K FollowingAuthor of #fantasy & medical books. Certain people should probably avoid meeting me in a dark alley, but otherwise harmless. #FBR #resist #BLM #MECFS
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