Author name: David Tuller

Trial By Error: No Benefits for Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in New ME/CFS Study

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By David Tuller, DrPH It is refreshing to read a study about a rehabilitative intervention for ME/CFS or Long Covid or so-called “medically unexplained symptoms” that acknowledges the lack of meaningful benefits. This is a rare event. In multiple cases, the trialed interventions produce marginally positive results in subjective measures, which are then touted as …

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Trial By Error: Yet Another CBT Trial for Long Covid with Poor Results

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By David Tuller, DrPH The Journal of Psychosomatic Research has often served as a house organ of sorts for the “biopsychosocial” ideological brigades. That’s to be expected, given that folks like Per Fink, Michael Sharpe, and Jon Stone are all members of the journal’s editorial board. It should therefore not be surprising that the journal …

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Trial By Error: Can “Cognitive Rehabilitation” for Long Covid “Reverse” Brain Fog?

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By David Tuller, DrPH Cognitive dysfunction, also known as “brain fog,” is among the most disabling aspects of Long Covid—and investigators have struggled to figure out what causes it and how to treat it. Last fall, a study from the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER initiative, which focuses on Long Covid, found no benefits in …

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Trial By Error: The BMJ Review on Long Covid Interventions Cited in Wired Article

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By David Tuller, DrPH I am reposting below a blog about a “living systematic review” of interventions for Long Covid, which was published by The BMJ in late 2024. This systematic review figured prominently in the opening of the recent Wired piece about mind-body interventions for Long Covid. (I’ve posted about the Wired piece here, …

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Trial By Error: Furor Over Wired’s “Mind-Body” Article Continues

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By David Tuller, DrPH The furor over the Wired epic about mind-body treatments for Long Covid simmers on. “The Truth About Long Covid,” published on June 1st, proposed that these sorts of interventions might cure people, but that angry patient have censored science and blocked research progress. The piece generated fierce pushback—not least from popular …

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Trial By Error: Some Things I’ve Read Recently–FAIR on Wired; German Psychiatrists on LC and ME/CFS; UK’s ME/CFS Delivery Plan at One Year

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By David Tuller, DrPH Media watchdog covers how major news articles have psychologized Long Covid The organization Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), based in New York City, is a progressive news watchdog focused on exposing bias and censorship. FAIR recently published an article called “Media Won’t Stop Psychologizing Long Covid,” by writer and investigative …

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