ME/CFS and the closely related long COVID could be caused by damage to the brainstem, according to a new scientific theory.

A study suggests that catching COVID-19 significantly raises the risk of developing ME/CFS (formerly called "chronic fatigue syndrome"), a typically lifelong condition that can be debilitating. When ...

A new study published in Nature Communications has added to the growing body of evidence reporting similarities between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The research found around half ...

Have you been wondering “When will the new COVID vaccine be available?” The short answer is: It’s here, but it’s still taking a while for these shots to become widely accessible. Unlike previous ...

WASHINGTON -- "Many of us are going to be so sick tomorrow." Those were the words of Terri Wilder, one of the patients with long COVID or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) ...

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Cognitive symptoms, commonly referred to as brain fog, are among the most common persistent or new symptoms after COVID-19 in both people who have been hospitalized and those who have not. Brain fog ...

A former national junior hill-climb champion and CW staffer on his bitter-sweet struggle to shake the long tail of Covid-19 ...

Bodies on the line: The #Millions­Missing protest in Washington, D.C., in September 2022. (Nathan Posner / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 ...

Kira Stoops lives in Bozeman, Montana—a beautiful mountain town where it sometimes feels like everyone regularly goes on 50-mile runs. Stoops, however, can’t walk around her own block on most days. To ...