DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
” - 2 “ - 2 Randy Kehler - 1 Daniel Ellsberg - 1 Betsy Corner - 1 encephalomyelitis - 1 Kehler’s - 1 Mr - 1
Top related locs:
Vietnam Shelburne Falls Oakland Calif Hillsborough N.C United Kingdom
Top related orgs:
Selective Service - 1 CNN - 1 Queen Mary University of London - 1 University of Exeter Medical School - 1 “ - 1 Imperial College London - 1

Search resuls for: "encephalomyelitis"


9 mentions found


☆ Randy Kehler, 80, Dies; Peace Activist Inspired Release of Pentagon Papers
  + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Randy Kehler, a peace activist whose opposition to the Vietnam War so moved Daniel Ellsberg that he decided to leak the Pentagon Papers, the set of top-secret documents whose exposure changed the course of the war, died on July 21 at his home in Shelburne Falls, Mass. His wife, Betsy Corner, said the cause was myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. Mr. Kehler’s pivotal encounter with Mr. Ellsberg, a defense analyst, at an antiwar conference in 1969 was just one episode in a life defined by determined opposition to America’s military machinery. By 1969 he had already been to prison for blocking access to an Army induction center in Oakland, Calif., and was preparing to go back, this time for returning his draft card to the Selective Service.
Persons: Randy Kehler, Daniel Ellsberg, Betsy Corner, encephalomyelitis, Kehler’s, Mr, Ellsberg Organizations: Selective Service Locations: Vietnam, Shelburne Falls, Oakland, Calif
☆ Study of Patients With a Chronic Fatigue Condition May Offer Clues to Long Covid
  + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Jennifer Caldwell was active and energetic, working two jobs and taking care of her daughter and her parents, when she developed a bacterial infection that was followed by intense lightheadedness, fatigue and memory problems. That was nearly a decade ago, and she has since struggled with the condition known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME/CFS. Ms. Caldwell, 56, of Hillsborough, N.C., said she went from being able to ski, dance and work two jobs as a clinical research coordinator and a caterer to needing to stay in bed most of every day. “I haven’t been right since, and I haven’t worked a day since,” said Ms. Caldwell, whose symptoms include severe dizziness whenever her legs are not elevated. “I can’t read something and comprehend it very well at all, I can’t remember new things.
Persons: Jennifer Caldwell, Caldwell, haven’t, ”, “ Locations: Hillsborough, N.C
☆ There is more to worry about than long Covid, study shows. You could get a long cold, too
  + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
Researchers also inquired whether they had had a Covid-19 infection, another respiratory infection or neither. The study took into account other health problems that may have influenced these symptoms, Vivaldi said. Long history but little researchResearchers still can’t say how long a “long cold” could last in comparison with long Covid, but hopefully the new findings will motivate further work into the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of syndromes after an infection, the study said. “It took a strong patient voice to bring long COVID to the attention of the public and the medical community,” Vivaldi said in an email. It is important not to “belittle the very significant disability that some with Long COVID suffer,” Openshaw said in a statement.
Persons: ”, Giulia Vivaldi, Vivaldi, “, David Strain, Strain, Myalgic, ” Strain, wasn’t, ” Vivaldi, Peter Openshaw, Openshaw, Long COVID, ” Openshaw Organizations: CNN, Queen Mary University of London, University of Exeter Medical School, “, Imperial College London Locations: United Kingdom
☆ They Had $350,000 and a Dream to Live Together. Could They Make It in Manhattan?
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Joyce Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
For 30 years, Ms. Denlinger rented a sunny fifth-floor walk-up in Manhattan Valley. Ms. Ladin, 62 — the first openly transgender professor at Yeshiva University, where she taught English — suffers from myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. “I had not done any real estate hunting for 30 years,” Ms. Denlinger said. To find her Manhattan Valley apartment, “I got a Village Voice, looked in the ads, called up the landlord and made an appointment. “We needed two rooms that could be really separate, where one was not a bathroom or a kitchen,” Ms. Ladin said.
☆ FDA advisors recommend GSK's RSV vaccine for older adults, but flag potential safety risks
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Ten of the FDA advisors said the safety data on GSK's vaccine was adequate, while two said it was not. The panel reached a similar conclusion in a narrow 7 to 4 vote Tuesday on Pfizer's application to clear its RSV vaccine. While the advisors erred toward recommending approval, they also raised concern over a possible link to Guillain-Barre syndrome. Both companies have asked the FDA to approve their RSV shot for adults ages 60 and older. The FDA said the cases are possibly related to either GSK's RSV vaccine or the flu shot that was administered with it.
☆ Millions suffer from long Covid — and it costs them $9,000 a year in health-care expenses, on average
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +11 min
There is no cure or approved treatment for ME/CFS; as with long Covid, patient symptoms are merely treated or managed. 'People are trying all sorts of treatments'Getting an official long Covid diagnosis can be challenging, which can compound early expenses. Like many who suffer from long Covid, Pohl seeks relief from crippling symptoms wherever it's available. "There are so many of us now that it's taking months to see professionals," she said of long Covid patients. watch nowTime alone generally doesn't cure long Covid symptoms; it often requires some form of rehabilitation.
☆ Addiction drug shows promise lifting long COVID brain fog, fatigue
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Julie Steenhuysen | Nancy Lapid | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Lauren Nichols, who has long COVID, takes a break and rests in a lounge bed in the office in her home in Andover, Massachusetts, U.S., August 3, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterResearchers chasing long COVID cures are eager to learn whether the drug can offer similar benefits to millions suffering from pain, fatigue and brain fog months after a coronavirus infection. Younger, author of a scientific review of the drug as a novel anti-inflammatory, in September submitted a grant application to study LDN for long COVID. It worked so well that he ran a pilot study among 38 long COVID patients. He studied LDN in 18 long COVID patients, with 11 showing improvements, and said he believes larger, formal trials could determine whether LDN offers a true benefit.
☆ Life after monkeypox: Men describe an uncertain road to recovery
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Benjamin Ryan | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +16 min
Following recovery from this skin lesion–causing virus, people often find themselves waiting anxiously over the course of months to see whether monkeypox will leave them with permanent scarring. The marks are also signals of an infection that because it largely transmits through sex between men, can be highly stigmatized. Gerald Febles points to a scar left from his monkeypox outbreak. He founded a Zoom-based monkeypox support group for people with the virus he met mainly through social media. “I need to get back to my normal life,” said Galaise, who works for a New York City governmental agency.
☆ How to ask for health accommodations at your job, according to 5 workers who have
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Fiona Lowenstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Resources like the Job Accommodation Network may be helpful in navigating this process, and Insider recently asked five people to share advice on how they successfully accessed accommodations at work. Gibson recommends that other disabled people navigating similar needs ask for professional dress-code guidelines in writing, and seek advice from peers at work and in chronic illness communities. When she applied for her current job, Thompson decided to disclose her illness during the interview. At Miller's last job, she wasn't allowed time off for her chronic illness. Because of that, Miller was initially nervous to request accommodations at her new job.
0 next >>
Total: 9