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Dr David Bell joins Open Medicine Foundation board

Sasha said:
Interesting - Dr Bell says (at 32:40 or so) that severe ME patients don't respond to IV saline and don't have reduced blood volume.

I’m a severe ME patient and respond to saline. Although I maybe responded even better when I was more close to moderate /btwn moderate and severe