Chronic fatigue syndrome drains millions of people, and still defies easy answers

But for some people, exhaustion isn’t something that goes away after rest. It becomes a constant companion that can reshape ...
New Atlas

Unique blood and microbiome profiles pave way for test for chronic fatigue syndrome

In the world of medicine there are still many biological mysteries yet to be solved. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is one of those big unsolved mysteries but a team from Columbia University is ...
STAT

Chronic fatigue syndrome may hold keys to understanding post-Covid syndrome

Some survivors of acute bouts of Covid-19 experience a range of persistent medical issues — some lasting for weeks, or even months — that include profound exhaustion, trouble thinking or remembering, ...
ABC7

Chronic fatigue syndrome vs. fibromyalgia: Symptoms to look for and how to tell the difference

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are two mysterious and debilitating conditions - and they're often confused with each other. Tiredness, pain, trouble concentrating and ...
Acsh.org

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Progress Toward Diagnosis and Treatment, Finally?

Some medical conditions are especially frustrating to physicians. That's because they lack not only effective treatments but even a reliable means of diagnosis. One of the most common is variously ...
CNN

Chronic fatigue syndrome may be due to an overactive immune system, study finds

Chronic fatigue syndrome, a condition that causes extreme tiredness, could be triggered by an overactive immune system, a study has found. UK researchers found that an exaggerated immune response can ...
Business Insider

If you're tired all the time and sleep and rest aren't helping, you may have chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) isn't well understood and therefore difficult to diagnose. About a quarter of people with ME/CFS cannot leave their homes due to severe pain and fatigue. The cause of ...
Science Daily

Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to imbalanced microbiome

Abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria are related to chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, in patients with and without concurrent irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, ...
STAT

Delay of British chronic fatigue syndrome guidelines is a setback for people with long Covid

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), a British agency charged with developing clinical guidelines for medical conditions, was expected to release new recommendations on August ...
NPR

Does Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Need A New Name?

If the prestigious Institute of Medicine pays attention to your disease, that's usually considered a good thing. But some patients with chronic fatigue syndrome fear that the review of the condition ...
Nature

Chronic fatigue syndrome: understanding a complex illness

Stephen Holgate. For years the medical profession did not acknowledge chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as a 'real' condition. The situation became confused when the term myalgic encephalopathy (ME) was ...
Medscape

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Wrong Name, Real Illness

Sufferers of what has been called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are challenging patients, presenting with complaints of postexertional malaise, persistent flulike symptoms, unrefreshing sleep, "brain ...