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"The History of ME deserves a late-night spotlight. That’s why we started the campaign"

thesicktimes.org/2025/03/31/th

This campaign was inspired by George Monbiot who called the history of mistreatment of people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) the “greatest medical scandal of the 21st century”

Note: Most patients in the USA get a diagnosis of ME/CFS, not ME. CDC info here:

cdc.gov/me-cfs/about/index.htm

As Monbiot wrote, ME still has no approved treatments decades after being first recognized. This lack of scientific progress is too often explained as patients unwilling to get better or an illness too complicated to understand. But in reality, an intentional campaign has obstructed scientific breakthroughs and cures and stigmatized the illness. As a result, medical professionals don’t just neglect people with ME but often only offer them harmful treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy or graded exercise therapy. COVID-19 has added millions of new people with ME to the millions already sick, making coverage of this scandal imperative now more than ever.
#MEcfs#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis#ChronicIllness
Apr 01, 2025, 05:57 PM·Public·Web
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