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 ...

By David Tuller, DrPH A journal under the Lancet umbrella, eClinicalMedicine, recently published a study from China called “Effects of therapeutic interventions on long COVID: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.” (I wrote about it here.) The authors themselves determined that most of the research they included was, to be ...

By David Tuller, DrPH In April, the Hungarian journal Orvosi Hetilap [Medical Weekly] published an article called “Interdisciplinary consensus statement about the diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelopathy.” The goal, according to the abstract, “is to provide appropriate information for professionals working in the Hungarian health care system: ...

By David Tuller, DrPH Keystone gathering round-up from Sick Times Many prominent Long COVID researchers gathered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, last week to discuss ongoing research and brainstorm in efforts to advance the field at the second Keystone Symposia on Long COVID and other post-acute infection syndromes. The first ...