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Jonathan Ross reveals his daughter’s fibromyalgia is ‘getting slowly better’

Jonathan Ross said his daughter’s fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is “getting slowly better” as he opened up about her diagnosis. The ITV chat show host, 62, added that Betty still “cannot walk far” after being diagnosed with FMS, a long-term condition ...

30 Dec 2022 at 17:58

‘Shortcomings’ identified in chronic fatigue syndrome guidance

Health guidance which discouraged exercise among most people with chronic fatigue syndrome is flawed and could mean that patients are missing out on “helpful treatments”, academics have suggested. Researchers say they have identified several ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:22

Doctors held ‘outdated’ views about ME, inquest into sufferer’s death hears

A hospital treating a young woman suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome was warned a month before she died about the “dogma” and “outdated” views some doctors held about the debilitating condition, an inquest heard. Dr Willy Weir, a ...

24 Jul 2024 at 17:12

Gut bacteria imbalance ‘linked to chronic fatigue syndrome’

Patients recently diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome have reduced levels of certain types of gut bacteria that support digestive health, research suggests. Scientists in the US have also found that patients living with the ...

08 Feb 2023 at 16:00

Woman died from malnutrition due to ME, coroner finds

A young woman died from malnutrition due to having severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a coroner has concluded. Deborah Archer, the assistant coroner for Exeter, Plymouth, South Devon and Torbay, said Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, ...

09 Aug 2024 at 17:46

‘No care pathways’ for severe chronic fatigue syndrome, inquest told

There are no current plans to address a nationwide deficiency in the provision of specialist hospital units and beds for patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a senior doctor told an inquest. Dr Anthony Hemsley ...

27 Sept 2024 at 15:30

People with ME invited to take part in major genetic study

People who have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are being invited to take part in the world’s largest genetic study of the disease. The study, named DecodeME and led by researchers at Edinburgh ...

12 Sept 2022 at 09:08

Inquest told of shortage of specialist beds for ME patients

There is a severe shortage of specialist hospital wards to treat patients with chronic fatigue syndrome as well as a lack of research into the disease, an inquest into the death of a sufferer has heard. Maeve ...

23 Jul 2024 at 15:56

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Man takes on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way to raise awareness and funding for ME

A Co Antrim man is set to complete a marathon walk around Ireland’s wildest coastline to raise money and awareness of ME following the death of his brother. Josh Colligan from Carrickfergus died at the age ...

09 Jul 2024 at 15:35

Chronic ME sufferer knew she would starve to death, inquest hears

A woman suffering from severe chronic fatigue syndrome knew she was going to starve to death, an inquest has heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had suffered with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for a decade ...

01 Aug 2024 at 16:20

GP calls for better funding of research into ME, inquest hears

There needs to be better funding of the research into people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, the GP treating a young woman with the condition told her inquest. Dr Lucy Shenton said doctors ...

02 Aug 2024 at 14:33

Father of ME sufferer calls for ‘radical’ reform in the treatment of the illness

The father of a young woman who died from malnutrition due to having severe chronic fatigue syndrome has called for a “radical” change in the treatment of the disease and said his daughter fell ...

09 Aug 2024 at 19:45

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