The origins of a medical scandal - Prof Chris Ponting
November 28, 2024
There is a city nearby that we hide from view. Its people are of all ages, ethnicities and classes. What unites them is a disease: all are diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME.
In this article, published in The Conversation, Prof Chris Ponting discusses the harm and neglect faced by people with ME, spanning decades.
Prof Ponting also discusses the links with Covid and long Covid, the desperate need for increased research funding, and the groundbreaking genetic research study, co-led by Action for ME, DecodeME.
