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 Center (BHC), our...
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Exploring the Potential of Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for ME/CFS and Beyond
Many people are unfamiliar with the use of low dose naltrexone (LDN) other than as regular dosed naltrexone which is used to support individuals with addiction recovery. However, at much lower doses it can be useful for people with ME/CFS, Long COVID, mast cell...
Dr. Bateman on Biomarkers and Wild Socks
In January 2016, I cut my hair and started wearing wild socks, vowing to do so until we had a biomarker. It must have worked [!] because in 2017 BHC was included in two of the three National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded ME/CFS Collaborative Centers grants...
OMF and BHC Join Forces to Improve Patient Care
I am proud--and excited--to announce a new and important collaboration between BHC and OMF. We are jointly launching the Medical Education Resource Center (MERC) for multisystem chronic complex diseases (msCCD). Our two respected organizations will bring complementary...
Big News! OMF Partners with BHC on Medical Education
Today, I am honored to announce that Open Medicine Foundation and Bateman Horne Center are partnering to launch a much-needed Medical Education Resource Center for multi-system chronic complex diseases (msCCD) to increase access to knowledgeable healthcare providers....
Inspired by BHC’s Idealism
As part of our mission, we train upcoming and current medical professionals and researchers to help be a product of change in the medical and scientific fields surrounding these illnesses. This month we hear from Melanie Hoppers, MD. I am...
Good Day Bad Day Communication Tool
BHC Education Director, Tahlia Ruschioni presents our latest patient asses, Good Day Bad Day Questionnaire, at the May 11th Messages of Hope awareness event. The following is a transcript of her presentation. Tahlia Ruschioni: So I think it goes without saying that...
Dr. Grach Recorded Message of Hope Transcript
As part of the May 11th Messages of Hope Awareness Event, Dr. Grach, May Clinic Internal Medicine Resident recorded her message to be included in the live event moderated by BHC Executive Director, Rob Ence. The following is a transcript of that segment of the...
Finding Home
My family and I recently returned to Salt Lake City after a 22-year absence. We had missed Utah’s western landscape and snowcapped mountains and the youthful feeling of the city. Additionally, I knew there would be unique professional opportunities available to me in...
Overcoming Barriers to Access Care, Dr. Bateman
In this month’s education meeting, Lucinda Bateman, MD, presented ways patients and medical providers can overcome barriers to compassionate care. There are four main barriers to compassionate care: ignorance, the nature of the illness, financial constraints, and...
We See You. You are Not Missing to Us.
On May 12th, individuals around the globe will be celebrating International ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. The May 12th date was chosen because it is Florence Nightingale’s birthday and she was believed to have suffered from ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), a chronic disabling multi-system illness that remains misunderstood, underfunded in research, and even trivialized by some today.
What’s Next for the ME/CFS Clinician Coalition?
On March 15-16, leading ME/CFS clinicians from across the United States gathered in Salt Lake City for the second annual ME/CFS Expert Clinician Summit. The goal of this summit was to grow the collaborative network of disease experts, identify ways to expand their...