Trial By Error: Why is the Department of Veterans Affairs Using a 1988 Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
By David Tuller, DrPH Even though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is the country’s leading public health agency, other government entities are not always up-to-speed on the latest recommendations. That could explain why the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be using a variation of the 1988 Holmes definition for […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 10, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized federal register veterans affairs Source Type: blogs
When Two Different Viruses Have Offspring
by Gertrud U. Rey Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were infected with two different viruses at the same time? A recent study aimed at addressing this question has produced some astounding new findings. The authors of the study wanted to observe the interactions between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A … When Two Different Viruses Have Offspring Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 5, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey antigenicity co-infection HA hemagglutinin hybrid virus hybrid virus particle IAV influenza A neuraminidase rsv RSV F protein sialic acid virus-virus interaction Source Type: blogs
When Two Different Viruses Have Offspring
by Gertrud U. Rey Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were infected with two different viruses at the same time? A recent study aimed at addressing this question has produced some astounding new findings. The authors of the study wanted to observe the interactions between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 5, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey antigenicity co-infection HA hemagglutinin hybrid virus hybrid virus particle IAV influenza A neuraminidase rsv RSV F protein sialic acid virus-virus interaction Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Usual Suspects Say NICE Made Eight Errors; Nonsense, Says Committee Member Adam Lowe
By David Tuller, DrPH Update Jan 5, 2023: Martin Rücker, the German investigative journalist who posted the snippets from the draft article, touched base after seeing this post and assured me that the copy he received was not a formally embargoed version provided to reporters before publication. In other words, no embargo was broken, as … Trial By Error: Usual Suspects Say NICE Made Eight Errors; Nonsense, Says Committee Member Adam Lowe Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Adam Lowe nice guidelines usual suspects Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Usual Suspects Say NICE Made Eight Errors; Nonsense, Says Committee Member Adam Lowe
By David Tuller, DrPH The usual suspects—several dozen of them—are apparently about to publish a cri de coeur outlining their objections to the ME/CFS guidelines issued in October, 2021, by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The upcoming article is expected to appear in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Adam Lowe nice guidelines usual suspects Source Type: blogs
TWiV 966: 1918 influenza with Jeffery Taubenberger
Vincent travels to the NIH campus to speak with Jeffery Taubenberger about his career, the 1918 influenza pandemic, deciphering the genome sequence of the virus from tissues of disease victims and using it to rescue infectious virus. (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 23, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology 1918 influenza pandemic Spanish flu vaccine viral virus viruses zoonosis Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Can Functional Neurological Disorder Be an Indication of Prion Disease?
By David Tuller, DrPH A recent article in the Journal of Neurology presents a twist on the issue of functional neurological disorder (FND). The article, which was published in September, is called “Functional neurological symptoms as initial presentation of Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease: case series.” Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a prion disorder that leads to dementia and death, … Trial By Error: Can Functional Neurological Disorder Be an Indication of Prion Disease? Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 22, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS FND functional neurological disorder prions Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Can Functional Neurological Disorder Be an Indication of Prion Disease?
By David Tuller, DrPH A recent article in the Journal of Neurology presents a twist on the issue of functional neurological disorder (FND). The article, which was published in September, is called “Functional neurological symptoms as initial presentation of Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease: case series.” Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a prion disorder that leads to dementia and death, […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 22, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized FND functional neurological disorder prions Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: A Stupid Study of Exercise for Long Covid Patients With Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation
By David Tuller, DrPH The Journal of Medical Virology has just published a study called “Effect of using a structured pacing protocol on post-exertional symptom exacerbation and health status in a longitudinal cohort with the post-COVID-19 syndrome.” The investigators are from the University of Leeds and the Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) … Trial By Error: A Stupid Study of Exercise for Long Covid Patients With Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 20, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS Leeds Long Covid PESE Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: A Stupid Study of Exercise for Long Covid Patients With Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation
By David Tuller, DrPH The Journal of Medical Virology has just published a study called “Effect of using a structured pacing protocol on post-exertional symptom exacerbation and health status in a longitudinal cohort with the post-COVID-19 syndrome.” The investigators are from the University of Leeds and the Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 20, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Leeds Long Covid PESE Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Is the Long Covid Phenomenon an Expression of “ Psychosocial Distress ” ?
By David Tuller, DrPH For the second time in a few weeks, a major US news organization has provided Professor Michael Sharpe, lead PACE investigator and one-time Virology Blog commenter, with a high-profile platform to disseminate his typical blather and nonsense. Both articles—the first in New York Magazine, the second in The New Republic–-have presented … Trial By Error: Is the Long Covid Phenomenon an Expression of “Psychosocial Distress”? Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 14, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS Long Covid natalie shure new republic new york magazine Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Is the Long Covid Phenomenon an Expression of “ Psychosocial Distress ” ?
By David Tuller, DrPH For the second time in a few weeks, a major US news organization has provided Professor Michael Sharpe, lead PACE investigator and one-time Virology Blog commenter, with a high-profile platform to disseminate his typical blather and nonsense. Both articles—the first in New York Magazine, the second in The New Republic–-have presented […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 14, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Long Covid natalie shure new republic new york magazine Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Top Lightning Process Proponent Privately Lobbied for Approval of Norway ’ s LP Study
By David Tuller, DrPH *Two corrections had been made in the text below. The NEM committee has 12 members, not nine, as I originally wrote. And when Dr Flottorp wrote her letter, it was not while the NEM committee was considering the proposed Lightning Process trial, as I originally wrote, but before it had progressed … Trial By Error: Top Lightning Process Proponent Privately Lobbied for Approval of Norway’s LP Study Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 8, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS flottorp Lightning Process norway Steinkopf Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Top Lightning Process Proponent Privately Lobbied for Approval of Norway ’ s LP Study
By David Tuller, DrPH Dr Signe Flottorp is a promoter of the Lightning Process for ME/CFS as well as the research director at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. That’s a scary combination! Dr Flottorp, a general practitioner, is also a fervent member of the Scandinavian arm of the CBT/GET ideological brigades. She and two […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 8, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized flottorp Lightning Process norway Steinkopf Source Type: blogs
