As we recently reported, the Institute of Medicine proposed changing the name of chronic fatigue syndrome to systemic exertion intolerence disease (S.E.I.D.) in an attempt to challenge stigma and misunderstanding about the condition. But will a new name be enough to lead doctors to take diagnosis and treatment more seriously, or will it continue to […]
A panel of 15 members with The Institute of Medicine met Tuesday at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Human Services to propose a new name for what has been called chronic fatigue syndrome since 1988. The reason behind renaming the syndrome […]
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