chronic fatigue syndrome

Long COVID Was a Preventable Tragedy. Some of Us Saw It Coming

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Long COVID Was a Preventable Tragedy. Some of Us Saw It Coming

Sept. 15, 2022 – It should have been the start of new insight into a debilitating illness. In May 2017, I was patient No. 4 in a group of 20 taking part in a deep and intense study at the National Institutes of Health aimed at getting to the root causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue … Read more

Post-COVID Fatigue, Exercise Intolerance Signal ME/CFS

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Post-COVID Fatigue, Exercise Intolerance Signal ME/CFS

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A new study provides yet more evidence that a significant subset of people who experience persistent fatigue and exercise intolerance following COVID-19 will meet diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Data from the prospective observational study of 42 patients … Read more