By David Tuller, DrPH Two pieces of news dominated yesterday's announcement from the CFS/ME Research Collaborative: First, the group is narrowing its scope of activities to focus on promoting "the discovery of the biological mechanisms that underpin CFS/ME." Second, Professor Esther Crawley is not only stepping down as deputy chair ...

By David Tuller, DrPH On January 30th, Professor Racaniello e-mailed a letter of concern to Archives of Disease in Childhood about a clinical trial of the Lightning Process in children with CFS/ME (as the study called the illness.) The letter, signed by 21 experts and academics, documented the trial's questionable ...

By David Tuller, DrPH So I've been asked about my plans after June 30th, which is the end of the period covered by last year's crowdfunding campaign. There's been significant progress since I launched that effort. Among other developments, the CDC dropped its recommendations for CBT and GET, NICE decided ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Last week, Professor Racaniello e-mailed a letter of concern signed by more than a dozen experts to Dr. Trish Groves, editor-in-chief of BMJ Open. The letter involved Professor Esther Crawley's school absence study, which the journal published in 2011. As I'd documented in a post last ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Three weeks ago, Professor Racaniello e-mailed a letter of concern to Archives of Disease in Childhood about its recent study of the Lightning Process as a treatment for ME/CFS in kids. The journal's editor, Dr. Nick Brown, answered within an hour, assuring Professor Racaniello that he ...