NEJM Journal Watch Women's Health patient-education information on chronic fatigue (sic)

[Dolphin]

I ended up on a mailing list Physician's First Watch, one of the NEJM Journal Watch alerts.

Today it had:

Physician's First Watch

David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief

In This Issue: June 16, 2015

Allowing Patients to Choose Between Diets May Not Improve Weight Loss Efforts

Higher-Intensity Physician Interventions Tied to Better Smoking Quit Rates After Lung Screening

Your NEJM Group Today: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Ohio Primary Care Opportunities

Clicking on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome brings one to this page:
http://www.jwatch.org/fw110309/2015...ongenital-adrenal-hyperplasia?query=pfwNGTTOC

Which has:

NEJM Journal Watch Women's Health patient-education information on chronic fatigue (Free)
http://www.jwatch.org/na37816/2015/06/15/news-about-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-were-making-progress

There's a chance quite a lot of doctors and other healthcare workers saw it so thought I'd post it. Haven't read it yet.

 

[daisybell]

Had a quick look and it's not too bad. The failing is the section on treatment - no great surprise there, but at least it does say that GET may not be indicated for everyone. The article very clearly says that CFS is not psychological.

 

[Sidereal]

Not too bad.

 

[Effi]

With more research, more clinician education, and more support for those who have CFS, this illness should receive the validation and attention it deserves.

Amen!