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  • The U.K.’s plan for ME has failed us. Members of parliament must step up.

    The U.K.’s plan for ME has failed us. Members of parliament must step up.

    Nick Benton

    No ring-fenced research funding. No care pathway for the very severe. Hospitalized patients still at risk of malnutrition. What has the delivery plan really changed for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis in the United Kingdom? Read more…

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Covid-19

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