Day: October 10, 2016

Australian advocacy

ME patients forgotten in government decision-making

Parliament was told that 75% of Australians with ME and CFS recover. The real figure is closer to 5%.
Why would the government allocate funding for medical research and treatment if it is told that most patients recover without it?

Politics

Australian medical research funds spent on therapies with no benefit

The Australian federal government is spending the ME and CFS research budget on training medical professionals to use cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy on patients in Australia and internationally, despite the fact these therapies show no benefit and may do harm.