When I first started developing patient and provider education on ME/CFS/FM, post-viral illnesses and related conditions, I had no idea just how transformational one year could make in my role. The precedence placed on increasing the medical community's understanding...
It's Research Week at Bateman Horne Center! This means that as part of our Mission Possible giving campaign we fill you in on why research is so important to our organization and how we are using it to improve the lives of those with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, post-viral...
Turning a Self-Report Questionnaire into a Wearable Device Well-defined and reliable tools are needed for objective diagnosis and to measure clinically relevant outcomes of treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The 2015 Institute...
Prior to joining the team here at BHC, I worked as a rheumatologist, specializing in a host of autoimmune diseases. Rheumatologists are often inundated with referrals for complex multisystem illness presentations, and we frequently encounter complicated patients...
BHC’s Research Team publishes paper documenting the 10-Minute NASA Lean Test to be an effective tool in diagnosing the previously overlooked circulatory decompensation in a subset of individuals with ME/CFS.
"What is ME/CFS?" is the first in a series of short educational videos designed for healthcare professionals. Description In 2015, a committee of the National Academy of Medicine (formally the Institute of Medicine) reviewed the ME/CFS scientific literature and...
I went missing years ago Some don’t even know That I spend most days away, inside And then my illness doesn’t show I can’t show all the pain I feel Or fogginess or dread No one sees my energy gone Or the tears I often shed It’s not that I’m just tired Or need to...
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...