While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clinical care and research experience can help inform healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation, PASC, and...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clincial care and research experience can help inform patients and healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation....
Project ECHO utilizes case-based learning and short didactic lectures in a model that allows healthcare professionals to learn from one another through real-life case reviews and discussion. Below are two ECHOs focused guiding informed care of individuals with...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clinical care and research experience can help inform healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation, PASC, and...
Project ECHO utilizes case-based learning and short didactic lectures in a model that allows healthcare professionals to learn from one another through real-life case reviews and discussion. Below are two ECHOs focused guiding informed care of individuals with...
Even though the world’s attention is on COVID-19, BHC’s continued commitment to clinical care, research and education for our ME/CFS and FM community remains unwavering. Because our community’s well-being is central to all we do, we have compiled a list of resources...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clincial care and research experience can help inform patients and healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation....
Actively Recruiting long COVID Studies: What is being studied?The Bateman Horne Center is conducting a clinical trial to test oxaloacetate, a nutritional supplement, in Long COVID. Oxaloacetate is an energy metabolite that holds a key place in the TCA cycle - the...
BHC provides expert consultation and experienced clinical care providing patients with a differential diagnosis and health management plan. On this page, BHC delivers patient resources, care options, and other patient-centered offerings. IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR BHC...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clinical care and research experience can help inform healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation, PASC, and...
This week our paper about possible causes of brain fog in ME/CFS and Long COVID was published in Frontiers of Neuroscience. This study included a large group of ME/CFS patients, Long COVID patients, and matched healthy controls. We hypothesized that cognitive...
Long Hauler Advocate, Lisa O'Brien shared her message of progress and hope at the BHC Messages of Hope Awareness Event on May 11, 2022. The following is a transcript of her message. Rob Ence: One of the opportunities we have as we go through the challenges...
COVID-19 has changed our world and at least 10% of those who become ill may have long term effects. These “long haulers” have many similar symptoms to ME/CFS and FM patients. It is critical for BHC to join the assessment, treatment, and education of these patients...
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Innovative Trials: Research and Clinical Insights on Long COVID Therapy Candace Rond, Bateman Horne Center's Research Manager and Jennifer Bell Clinical Manager and Medical Provider The Research In the summer of 2022, the Bateman Horne Center (BHC) carried out an...
There are about 8 different herpes viruses that infect humans - herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6 (variants A and B), human herpesvirus 7, and Kaposi's sarcoma virus or human...
This page offers a deeper dive into the diagnostic criteria of ME/CFS, providing assessment and management tools for each of the syndrome criteria. Criteria Specific GuidanceFunctional ImpairmentPost-Exertional MalaiseUnrefreshing SleepCognitive ImpairmentOrthostatic...
On this page, BHC provides resources from CME offerings and other professional literature specific to these diseases. On this page, BHC provides resources from CME offerings and other professional literature specific to these diseases. Continuing Medical Education for...
As part of the May 11th Messages of Hope Awareness Event, BHC directors engaged in a panel discussion. The following is a transcript of the virtual discussion. Rob Ence: I want to introduce our panel Dr. Lucinda Bateman, Dr. Brayden Yellman, Dr. Suzanne Vernon and...
On this page, BHC provides resources, tools, and documentation guidance when assisting patients seeking disability claims. ME/CFS & long COVID Disability ResourcesME/CFS and FM Documenting disability in ME/CFS (Podell, Dimmock, Comerford, 2019) Medically...
This past summer, we completed an open-label, proof of concept trial using a combination of valacyclovir, the generic form of Valtrex, and celecoxib, the generic form of Celebrex to see if it improved symptoms in women sick with Long COVID. The combination of these...
On this page, BHC provides resources from CME offerings and other professional literature specific to these diseases. CMEME/CFS Diagnostic CriteriaSymptoms Supporting DiagnosisDiagnosing and Managing ME/CFSTop ResourcesLiteratureFunctional ImpairmentPost-Exertional...
On February 2nd, Bateman Horne Center joined 10 other ME/CFS organizations in a letter to the US Congress urging them to prioritize investments that will address the impending surge of people experiencing Long COVID. In this letter we ask congress to: fund three...
On this page, BHC provides resources from CME offerings and other professional literature specific to these diseases. On this page, BHC provides resources from CME offerings and other professional literature specific to these diseases. Continuing Medical Education for...
The Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER), is an Initiative of the National Institutes of Health that aims to understand, prevent, and treat post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), including Long COVID. Bateman Horne Center was invited to partner with the...
On this page, BHC offers comprehensive resources, tools, and guidance for assisting patients with disability claims, as well as supporting the diagnosis, treatment, and management of various diseases. Diagnostic CriteriaME/CFS Diagnostic CriteriaSymptoms Supporting...
On this page, BHC provides tools for effective provider engagement, information on rights in employment and disability claims, and general health and wellness. ME/CFS Crash Survival GuideDescription: This guidebook contains information on how to meet your critical...
This page introduces the diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), offering evidence-based guidance and links to the most accessed professional resources. Diagnosing & ManagingME/CFS Diagnostic CriteriaSymptoms Supporting...
Provider Dr. Melanie Hoppers is a practicing physician, board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics. Dr. Hoppers completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Union University in Jackson, TN, and attended medical school at the University of Tennessee...
Bateman Horne CenterWe are improving access to informed health care for individuals with ME/CFS, Long COVID, and fibromyalgia by translating our clinical expertise into medical education and research initiatives.Bateman Horne Center is an interdisciplinary Center of...
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.