By David Tuller, DrPH Well, it’s that time of year again, and it can’t be avoided–even in a pandemic. As many of you know, my ongoing investigation of bad research into ME, CFS, so-called “medically unexplained symptoms,” etc., conducted under the “Trial By Error” name on Virology Blog, is my project as a UC Berkeley …
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By David Tuller, DrPH At this time two years ago, I was in Australia on a six-week work trip. As part of my tour, I visited Perth so I could meet and spent a little time with Alem Matthees. I also got to spend time with his lovely family–his mom Helen, his step-dad Jim, and …
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By David Tuller, DrPH This is another non-coronavirus post–my second in two days. Before we were interrupted, I had been looking more into so-called “medically unexplained symptoms,” or MUS. A recently published study with data on the length of time needed to obtain a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly known as lupus, has highlighted some …
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By David Tuller, DrPH In the days before coronavirus was everything, I was writing about a major study of cognitive behavior therapy for irritable bowel syndrome. The study tested telephone-delivered cognitive behavior therapy, web-based CBT against treatment-as-usual for IBS symptom severity and other more generic domains.
By David Tuller, DrPH My sweet friend Anil van der Zee lives in Amsterdam–more accurately, he lives on his bed in an apartment somewhere in Amsterdam. Like too many, he’s had a lot of experience at self-isolating. Below is part of the blog he posted a few days ago. ********** The Distant Corona Connection Adjusting. …
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By David Tuller, DrPH I am slowly adjusting to the new realities and what they mean for life and work for at least the next couple of months; this lockdown or “sheltering-at-home” or whatever is likely to continue through most of May, if not longer. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Being largely homebound …
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