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ME/CFS


ME/CFS: Seriously Ill and Not Taken Seriously — Dealing with a “Black Box”

ME/CFS: Seriously Ill and Not Taken Seriously — Dealing with a “Black Box”


What if exercise did not make you stronger, but instead made you ill — and even minor exertion could trigger a crash lasting for days? That is what can happen with ME/CFS. Why has this serious illness been, and why is it still, so often misunderstood? What is now known about possible causes and symptoms? And which new avenues of research offer hope?