BHC Blog
One Guide. One Goal. A Campaign to Change Knowledge to Care
At BHC, we believe that no one should suffer alone —and no clinician should be without the tools to help. That belief drove us to create the Clinical Care Guide for ME/CFS, Long COVID, and related Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions. It’s also...
Stepping into the Future: Tahlia Ruschioni Named Executive Director of Bateman Horne Center
A New Chapter at BHC: Rooted in Experience, Leading with Purpose As millions grapple with the long-term effects of post-infectious illness, the Bateman Horne Center (BHC) is entering a new era—one defined by lived experience, scientific urgency,...
The Youngest Victims: A Mother’s Perspective on Long COVID Research and the ME/CFS Reality We’ve Lived
As a mother who has watched my child suffer with ME/CFS for ten years, I felt a complex mix of validation and heartbreak reading the groundbreaking study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Finally, researchers are documenting what I've witnessed...
A New Path for ME/CFS and Long COVID Research
This National Clinical Trials Day, the Bateman Horne Center calls for a shift in how we fund and value patient-centered research. On National Clinical Trials Day, we celebrate the scientific backbone of modern medicine: the clinical trial. But...
A Roadmap to Better Care
A Roadmap to Better Care: Clinical Care Guide for ME/CFS, Long COVID & Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions Introducing the Clinical Care Guide for ME/CFS, Long COVID & Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions For individuals living with...
Knowledge Shared, Lives Changed through MERC
The Medical Education Resource Center (MERC) was founded by Open Medicine Foundation and Bateman Horne Center to inform clinicians about ME/CFS and other complex infection-associated chronic conditions.
Bridging Borders to Advance ME/CFS Care
Bateman Horne Center Bridges Borders to ME/CFS Care: A Conversation with Dr. Hacohen and Jennifer Bell, CNP Bridging Borders to Advance ME/CFS Care: A Conversation with Dr. Gourgy-Hacohen and Nurse Practitioner, Jennifer Bell At the Bateman Horne...
Borrowing and Holding Onto Hope: A Journey Through Long COVID and ME/CFS
Borrowing and Holding Onto Hope: A Journey Through Long COVID and ME/CFS Living with Long COVID and ME/CFS means facing uncertainty, loss, and often, unimaginable suffering. But it also means discovering resilience in ways few can understand. One...
Are Long COVID Research and Education Leading to Better Treatment and Care?
Are research and education on Long COVID translating into better treatment and care for those with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and related conditions? The answer is yes—though progress is painfully slow. Still, I see significant forward movement, and I...
A Common Disease Hidden in Plain Sight
Far From Rare: A Common Disease Hidden in Plain Sight Why ME/CFS Needs to be Recognized Now February often brings conversations about rare diseases—conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. ME/CFS doesn’t fit that definition. Yet,...
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career - the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.