Severe ME/CFS patient has now been sectioned by the UK NHS
NHS West Middlesex University Hospital has just placed very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) patient Carla Naoum under a Section 2 of the Mental Health Act order. It comes as the…
NHS West Middlesex University Hospital has just placed very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) patient Carla Naoum under a Section 2 of the Mental Health Act order. It comes as the…
A tranche of reports the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) buried – including one for nearly two years – has exposed how it has been utterly failing chronically ill…
Abusive parents of a young woman in Greece who lives with severe ME/CFS have forced her onto a psychiatric ward against her will. Katiana is now trapped in a Greek…
The Canary has been leaked a draft copy of the second NHS eLearning module on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). It comes after patients have been expressing growing concern on social media…
Every October, it’s Dysautonomia Awareness Month: shedding light on a group of conditions that involve dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). One of the most discussed conditions under the…
A joint Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) work programme – WorkWell – likely spells more bad news and harm to people…
One of the biggest UK myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) charities Action for ME (AFME) has been promoting a document pushing misinformation based on a notorious harmful psychologising model for treating people…
Historically, medicine has had a problem with women, especially those who were not married. Sounds unrealistic? The nineteenth century wasn’t that long ago, and many diagnoses and treatments of physical…
In silent darkened rooms where millions lie, the world turns unaware of profound loss of life. myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) is not just a disease. It takes lives. While the stories…
August is Gastroparesis Awareness Month. However, two conditions gastroparesis is often found in are also often overlooked: EDS and ME/CFS. Gastroparesis Awareness Month: what is it? Gastroparesis is a disorder…
A groundbreaking international and community-driven long Covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) conference – ‘Unite To Fight’ – is about to take place for the first time. Already, the event is…
A woman living with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in Australia is desperately appealing for help to leave an abusive household. The neglect and abuse the Australian state, healthcare…