In this edition of the Patient Voice, Eleanor writes about the soundtrack of her life: How her journey with Fibromylagia and ME/CFS silenced the music for a while, but with some help from Dr. Bateman and BHC, she is finding ways to put the music back into her life...
In this educational seminar, Dr. Cortez defines Orthostatic Intolerance and provides an overview of the anatomy involved. She introduces various clinical lab tests and discusses their role in diagnosis then offers several case illustrations from diagnosis to...
'Ginger' writes about her journey through sickness, sadness, laughter and joy. She describes herself as an optimistic, stubborn, pretty determined “ginger” battling the ails of getting sick as a little kid with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia & Immune Deficiency. “I’ve...
Each month we scour the Internet and bring you a list of news articles, blogs and research publications we think you’ll find interesting for our What's the Buzz post. Occasionally, we’ll highlight and summarize a few of them for you, like these: ...
Announcement: The IACFS/ME has put out a call for young artist to submit their artwork for their cover art contest related to a new Primer for pediatric ME/CFS. The International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME) is...
Presented by Lexie Pfeiffer, PhD Dr. Pfeiffer earned her specialized training in sand tray work at Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education. She earned her degree in marriage and family therapy from Brigham Young University and is currently in private practice...
On February 25th, the syndicated cartoon Blondie mentioned Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the new name, Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease, as recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee that produced the report, Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic...
A $200,000 grant from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has been awarded for a study seeking to identify antibody biomarkers for ME/CFS. The Bateman Horne Center will partner with Armin Alaedini, PhD on this important research. By Suzanne D Vernon...
Each month we scour the Internet and bring you a list of news articles, blogs and research publications we think you’ll find interesting for our What's the Buzz post. Occasionally, we’ll highlight and summarize a few of them for you, like these: A new paper...
This month, a new paper out of the UK investigating mortality in individuals diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was featured on The Lancet home page. Among its finding, the authors noted a significant increase in the risk of suicide among those with ME/CFS. The...
Newly released paper discusses treatment strategies for ME/CFS, cites the importance of clinical intuition By Suzanne D. Vernon PhD In 2012 I organized a meeting at the Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The objective was to bring together medical and...
In this submission to Patient Voice, Claudia Goodell shares how she discovered a love of art which showed her a pathway to emotional healing, despite there being no physical cure for her debilitating illness. She also tells how she has channeled her skills into...
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.