By David Tuller, DrPH On Monday afternoon, a bunch of people in Terminal 4 at Heathrow, London’s biggest airport, reported feeling ill. The reports led to concerns about a possible toxic exposure, which triggered an evacuation and major flight delays. An initial search for dangerous substances found nothing. On Tuesday, ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Last week, a research team from Columbia University's Center for Infection and Immunity published a paper called “Heightened innate immunity may trigger chronic inflammation, fatigue and post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS,” in the journal npj Metabolic Health and Disease. The senior investigator, Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, is ...

By David Tuller, DrPH In a new paper, a team of investigators from the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia, describes a “pilot feasibility” trial for an ME/CFS intervention focused on physical activity. The trial fell dramatically short on recruitment efforts—a failure that the investigators appear to explicitly blame ...

By David Tuller, DrPH A reader from Belgium sent me the following (satirical) paper she'd written for the "Journal of Entrenched Paradigms." I found it entertaining, well-written, and on-target, and figured others would as well. It offers a sharp assessment of some of the favorite methodological strategies of members of ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Two years ago, Beth Mazur, who co-founded #MEAction and spent years advocating for better care and more research, died by suicide during a stay with her close friend and fellow person with ME, Julie Rehmeyer. It is hard to imagine what feels unimaginable—the shock and pain ...