By David Tuller, DrPH On Friday, Deborah Archer, the coroner in the inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O’Neill, issued her factual findings. The bottom line: Maeve died from “malnutrition caused by severe ME.” Archer found that the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital and others involved in her care ...

By David Tuller, DrPH *I originally wrote "Whittington" instead of "Whittingham." I apologize for the error. On Friday, August 9th (tomorrow), Deborah Archer, the coroner who presided over the inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O'Neill, will issue her findings of fact. Following that, she has tentatively scheduled another ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Last Thursday, both of Maeve Boothby O'Neill's parents testified at the inquest into her 2021 death from ME-related complications. (I earlier posted Sarah Boothby's statement as read into the record.) It was the penultimate day of two weeks of court sessions in Exeter, in the south-east ...

By David Tuller, DrPH The two weeks of public hearings in the inquest into the death of Maeve Boothby O'Neill ended on Friday. (The coroner, Deborah Archer, plans to issue her findings on the facts this coming Friday.) Last Thursday, both of Maeve's parents testified. Her mom, Sarah Boothby, took ...

By David Tuller, DrPH William Weir is an infectious disease physician in London who has treated many ME/CFS patients. He has been involved in some of the ongoing cases in England in which severely ill teenage girls and young women, and their families, have been in conflict with their local ...