Dr. Stein's Blog
for ME/CFS, FM, ES, Long COVID and Chronic Pain
First-ever National Conference on ME/CFS
I have just returned from Montreal where I attended the first-ever National Conference on ME/CFS. I always leave ME/CFS meetings feeling less alone. I met phy...
Mental and Physical Exertion Cause Brain Fog
Cook et al. Neural consequences of post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS. Brain, Behavior and Immunity 62 (2017) 87-99.
This study was a collaboration betwee...
Mahshid Dehghan et al.Ā Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Augus...
Alberta by Dale Beesley
Dale Beesley Statutory Director of the AISH program spoke to us from Edmonton via the internet.
Dale Beesley started his career in the Government of Alberta (GOA) in 1997 wit...
Kris spoke to us from his office in Ottawa via the internet. Ā
Kris Johnson has been the Director-General of the Canada Pension Plan Disability Directorate since July 2015. Prior ...
John attended the event at the Cardel Theatre in person.
At the top of this screen is the video recording of John's talk. The audio-only version may be downloaded to your computer or mobile device. A...
Question & Answer Session
with moderator Dr. Stein and panellists James Ludwar, Hugh Scher and John Wodak
Before the event and during the event, registered attendees submitted many questions to the pr...
James attended the event at the Cardel Theatre in person.
James Ludwar is a benefits and disability lawyer in Calgary. With a lifelong commitment to representing clients in both personal injury and d...
Firstly, we wish to thank our sponsor of this event: The National ME/FM Action Network.
Secondly, we wish to thank the organizer and moderator of the event, Dr. Eleanor Stein.
In this section of th...
Hugh spoke to us from his office in Toronto via the internet. At the top of this screen is the video recording of Hugh's talk and below it is the audio-only version of his talk. The audio-only version...
Drs. Oystein Fluge and Olav Mella from Norway are the authors of research over the past few years showing that some individuals with ME/CFS recover (at least temporarily) with rituximab, a drug that d...
It has been known for almost two decades that there is a connection between ME/CFS and FM and joint hypermobility. Dr. Peter Rowe was one of the first to publish on this topic. For more on his work an...
