Tag: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Incidence of Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Increased Significantly After COVID-19 Infection
Increased risk seen for fatigue and chronic fatigue, with hazard ratios of 1.68 and 4.32 compared with non-COVID-19 controls
CDC: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Prevalence 1.3 Percent in 2021 to 2022
Higher prevalence seen for White non-Hispanic adults, adults with family income less than 100 percent of poverty level
Predictors ID’d for Progression of Mono to Chronic Fatigue
More physical symptoms, immune irregularities seen at baseline in college students who develop postmononucleosis chronic fatigue syndrome
Most Youth With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Undiagnosed
Racial disparity seen with higher prevalence and more undiagnosed cases in minorities
Domestic Abuse Increases Risk for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue
Female survivors of domestic abuse are at double the risk for developing functional syndromes
New Scale Helps Identify More Serious Cases of Mononucleosis
Scale identifies college students at increased risk for corticosteroid Rx, chronic fatigue syndrome
No Benefit Seen With Rituximab for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
B-cell depletion using several rituximab infusions over 12 months not linked to clinical improvement
Chronic Fatigue Patients May Not Receive Proper ED Care
41 percent of patients did not go to ED, felt they would not be taken seriously or nothing could be done
Morphine Effects Similar to Placebo in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anti-hyperalgesic effects of morphine also similar to placebo in chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia
Guided Approach to Exercise May Help Chronic Fatigue Patients
Guided self-help approach to graded exercise program safe, reduces fatigue
