Tagmyalgic encephalomyelitis

Posted 4 weeks ago Alternative/Complementary Medicine

Two takes on the expensive, unproven, and childishly-named quackery known as the Lightning Process

I have recently been quoted in not just one, but two recent articles about the controversial psychotherapy, the Lightning Process (insert your own “lightning-never-strikes-twice” joke here). Quite apart from my … Continue Reading Two takes on the expensive, unproven, and childishly-named quackery known as the Lightning Process

Posted 2 months ago13 Comments Authority appeals

Post-Covid syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and the recurring pseudoscience of mass hysteria

The people who want you to think that everything is “all in your mind” are back, their schtick now revised and updated for a COVID-19 world. Here’s the Daily Telegraph: … Continue Reading Post-Covid syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and the recurring pseudoscience of mass hysteria

Posted December 14, 20182 Comments Academia

Here is a video of my lecture on the PACE Trial controversy

I am behind on posting it, but here we go. This video has already attracted a staggering number of worldwide views, but I thought I would (should) present it here … Continue Reading Here is a video of my lecture on the PACE Trial controversy

Posted November 3, 201824 Comments Academia

The Triumph of Eminence-Based Medicine

Lines are drawn A quarter of a million Britons have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), the condition also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). ME/CFS is a severe debilitating … Continue Reading The Triumph of Eminence-Based Medicine

Posted October 24, 20182 Comments Academia

Forty-one international scientists have signed a declaration supporting Cochrane’s decision to withdraw its controversial review of exercise therapy in ME/CFS

And I’m one of them. This is important not least because of claims appearing over the weekend that Cochrane pulled its controversial review due to pressure from brain-addled trouble-making “patient … Continue Reading Forty-one international scientists have signed a declaration supporting Cochrane’s decision to withdraw its controversial review of exercise therapy in ME/CFS