Trial By Error: Australian GP Group Recommends “ Incremental Physical Activity ” for “ CFS/ME ” Patients
By David Tuller, DrPH What’s going on with Aussie members of the graded exercise therapy cult? (Oops!—I meant the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, a trade and professional organization. Sorry!) In 2019, I wrote about the organization’s guidance for “CFS/ME.” This guidance, published in 2015, was part of the group’s Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions … Trial By Error: Australian GP Group Recommends “Incremental Physical Activity” for “CFS/ME” Patients Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 25, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized australia GET Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Guardian Columnist George Monbiot Discusses His Scathing Rebuke of the Biopsychosocial Brigades – Text Version
By David Tuller, DrPH Last week, I spoke with George Monbiot, a British investigative reporter and political activist, who has been a columnist for The Guardian for almost 30 years. He and I have been in occasional communication in recent years over an issue of mutual interest—the scandalous mistreatment of patients suffering from the devastating illness (or cluster … Trial By Error: Guardian Columnist George Monbiot Discusses His Scathing Rebuke of the Biopsychosocial Brigades–Text Version Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 23, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Guardian Long Covid monbiot Sharpe Swiss Re Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Guardian Columnist George Monbiot Discusses His Scathing Critique of the “ Biopsychosocial ” Approach to ME/CFS and Long Covid
By David Tuller, DrPH Earlier today I spoke with George Monbiot, a British investigative reporter and political activist, who has been a columnist for The Guardian for almost 30 years. He and I have been in occasional communication in recent years over an issue of mutual interest—the scandalous mistreatment of patients suffering from the devastating … Trial By Error: Guardian Columnist George Monbiot Discusses His Scathing Critique of the “Biopsychosocial” Approach to ME/CFS and Long Covid Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 18, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Guardian Long Covid monbiot Sharpe Swiss Re Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Senator Bernie Sanders ’ $10 Billion Long Covid “ Moonshot ” Proposal
By David Tuller, DrPH On April 9th, Senator Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont who votes with the Democrats, unveiled an ambitious $10 billion “moonshot” proposal to fund research into Long Covid. The proposal has raised hopes among patients with the disease or cluster of diseases now being called ME/CFS—as well as concerns that … Trial By Error: Senator Bernie Sanders’ $10 Billion Long Covid “Moonshot” Proposal Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 14, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized davenport Long Covid moonshot Sanders Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: An Interview with the Authors of the European ME Alliance Survey of 11,000+ Patients
By David Tuller, DrPH Earlier this month, the European Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Alliance (EMEA) released a 235-page report on a survey of ME/CFS patients in Europe titled “Same disease, different approaches and experiences.” The authors are Arild Angelsen, a board member of the Norwegian ME Association and a professor at the School of Economics and Business … Trial By Error: An Interview with the Authors of the European ME Alliance Survey of 11,000+ Patients Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 14, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized EMEA Norwegian ME Association survey Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: REGAIN Team Responds to Criticism with Unconvincing Defenses of Methodological Missteps
By David Tuller, DrPH In recent weeks, I have been urging The BMJ to correct a flawed University of Warwick trial of an online mental and physical health rehab program for people with prolonged symptoms at least three months after hospitalization for Covid-19. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life, assessed with a measure … Trial By Error: REGAIN Team Responds to Criticism with Unconvincing Defenses of Methodological Missteps Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 12, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized BMJ Long Covid mcgregor REGAIN Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: A New Study from Exeter on “ Brain Training ” for Treatment of Post-Covid Cognitive Problems
By David Tuller, DrPH The University of Exeter is now recruiting for a study of “brain training” as a treatment for prolonged cognitive dysfunction after a bout of Covid-19. I found out about this via a post on X. The post highlighted a message that had been sent to an unidentified patient from their medical … Trial By Error: A New Study from Exeter on “Brain Training” for Treatment of Post-Covid Cognitive Problems Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 10, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized brain fog brain training Exeter Long Covid Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: In England, Conflicts Between Families and Hospitals Threaten the Lives of Young Women with ME
By David Tuller, DrPH ME patients and advocates in England have been alarmed by a series of ongoing cases in which the families of severely ill young women have struggled to convince hospitals to fit them with feeding tubes before they starve to death. I covered a similar situation last year in a piece about … Trial By Error: In England, Conflicts Between Families and Hospitals Threaten the Lives of Young Women with ME Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 9, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized feeding tube Maeve Millie NHS hospitals Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Another Letter Seeking Correction of Bogus “ Clinically Effective ” Claims from REGAIN Trial
By David Tuller, DrPH Last month, I sent a letter to Dr Abbasi, the editor-in-chief of The BMJ, about an egregious and arguably fraudulent claim in the REGAIN trial—an investigation of a Long Covid physical and mental health rehabilitation program. Several other experts co-signed the letter. The journal asked us to send in a rapid … Trial By Error: Another Letter Seeking Correction of Bogus “Clinically Effective” Claims from REGAIN Trial Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 8, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Abbasi BMJ Long Covid REGAIN rehabilitation Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: My Letter to Scientific Reports about New Study of Physical Activity and Long Covid
By David Tuller, DrPH The other day I posted a blog about yet another problematic Long Covid study published by a major journal. The study concluded that physical activity (PA) can “reduce” symptoms in young women with prolonged medical complaints after Covid-19, or what the authors call post-COVID condition (PCC). The problem: the study design … Trial By Error: My Letter to Scientific Reports about New Study of Physical Activity and Long Covid Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 7, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Long Covid physical activity Semmelweis University Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Yet Another Long Covid Study with Bogus Claims Published by a Prestige Journal
By David Tuller, DrPH I’ve recently spent some time lambasting a Long Covid study in The BMJ that claimed a rehab program addressing both physical and mental health was “clinically effective”—even though the primary outcome results fell below the recommended level for what would be considered “minimal clinically important difference” on the measure in question. … Trial By Error: Yet Another Long Covid Study with Bogus Claims Published by a Prestige Journal Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 4, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Hungary Long Covid nature Scientific Reports Source Type: blogs
Does Herpes Simplex Virus cause Alzheimer ’ s Disease?
by Gertrud U. Rey Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and the most common form of dementia. Although its exact cause is unclear, an increasing body of evidence suggests that an infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) may contribute to onset of AD later in life. Both types of HSV (HSV-1 and HSV-2) infect … Does Herpes Simplex Virus cause Alzheimer’s Disease? Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 4, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey alzheimer's disease amyloid beta amyloid plaque APOE-ɛ4 association causation cognitive defect cognitive function correlation dementia herpes simplex virus herpes simplex virus 1 herpesvirus mechan Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: My Letter to Lead REGAIN Trial Investigator Seeking Correction of Bogus Claims of Clinical Effectiveness
By David Tuller, DrPH Two weeks ago, I sent a letter to The BMJ on behalf of myself and 12 colleagues seeking a correction in a study published last month. The study, called Clinical effectiveness of an online supervised group physical and mental health rehabilitation programme for adults with post-covid-19 condition (REGAIN study): multicentre randomised controlled trial,” claimed that the intervention … Trial By Error: My Letter to Lead REGAIN Trial Investigator Seeking Correction of Bogus Claims of Clinical Effectiveness Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - March 28, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized BMJ Long Covid REGAIN rehabilitation Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: We Asked BMJ to Correct a Paper; BMJ Requested a Rapid Response; We Have Declined
Leave a Comment / By David Tuller / 24 March 2024 By David Tuller, DrPH Two weeks ago, I sent a letter to The BMJ on behalf of myself and 12 colleagues seeking a correction in a study published last month. The study, called Clinical effectiveness of an online supervised group physical and mental health rehabilitation programme for adults with post-covid-19 condition (REGAIN study): … Trial By Error: We Asked BMJ to Correct a Paper; BMJ Requested a Rapid Response; We Have Declined Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - March 25, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Abbasi BMJ Long Covid REGAIN Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: David Putrino on 1) Australian Call to Scrap the Term “ Long Covid ” and 2) New Pre-Print on Sex Differences in LC
By David Tuller, DrPH Last week, just in time for Long Covid Awareness Day on Friday, the chief health officer of the Australian state of Queensland, John Gerrard, declared that the term “Long Covid” should be dropped. He based his argument on Queensland survey data suggesting that rates of prolonged disability after Covid-19 are similar … Trial By Error: David Putrino on 1) Australian Call to Scrap the Term “Long Covid” and 2) New Pre-Print on Sex Differences in LC Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - March 19, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
