By David Tuller, DrPH Last year, a team from the University of Edinburgh released a pre-print called “Replicated blood-based biomarkers for myalgic encephal ...| Virology Blog
By David Tuller. DrPH Proponents of psycho-behavioral interventions for ME/CFS and, more recently, Long Covid, have argued–unconvincingly and with a shortage of actual evidence–that the disabling symptoms can be attributed to the effects of deconditioning. Earlier today, I spoke with Dr Rob Wüst, an expert in muscle physiology and metabolism at Vrije [Free] University Amsterdam. …Trial By Error: Dr Rob Wüst on ME/CFS, Long Covid and Deconditioning Read More »| Virology Blog
By David Tuller, DrPH McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, seems to be Canada’s Ground Zero for psychosomatic theorizing. In March, 2021, a psychiatri ...| Virology Blog
By David Tuller, DrPH When it comes to ME and ME/CFS, The BMJ—formerly called The British Medical Journal but now, like the food franchise once known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, officially reduced to a mere acronym—is a long-time champion of the “biopsychosocial” ideological brigades. (I use the “scare quotes” because the term is a misnomer, …Trial By Error: More on the BMJ Opinion Piece from the Psychobabblers Read More »| Virology Blog
By David Tuller, DrPH Last week, The BMJ published a commissioned propaganda piece—er, “opinion”—written by confirmed members of the cognitive behavior ther ...| Virology Blog
Trial By Error: An Interview with Sjoerd Beentjes, Lead Author of Big Data Study on “Blood-Based Biomarkers” for ME/CFS| virology.ws
Trial By Error: A Reprise of a 2018 Post on My Visits with Alem Matthees| virology.ws