Given this precarious situation, we call on the authorities at Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospital and relevant healthcare bodies to take immediate action. Caroline needs a full review of her medical condition by a specialized ME/CFS team, appropriate and empathetic treatment,… Read More ›
Health
Fitbit Air thoughts
The Fitbit Air has received a huge amount of attention in the tech world and truth be told I am not sure why. It is effectively an older Fitbit crammed in to a much smaller size and that alone seems… Read More ›
International ME/CFS Awareness Day
Today, on International ME/CFS Awareness Day (May 12), we stand together to honor every person living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)—a disabling, life-altering disease that still lacks a diagnostic test, effective treatments, and a cure. This day is a… Read More ›
A Sip Of Serotonin
Some things give you back a piece of your humanity. A song that finds you at the wrong hour. A film that says the thing you couldn’t. A person who went into the dark and came back still holding onto… Read More ›
London hospital STILL starving severe ME patient
A week after the Canary first reported on the abysmal care of 23-year-old severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) patient Savannah Victora-May, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) continued intransigence is putting her life at risk. Far from stabilising her condition, Savannah, under… Read More ›
There is an app for everything, if you can find it…
I have been searching for an app, or any solution, that would allow me to compare my activity to the resultant ME/CFS symptoms that appear. It is difficult because symptoms are often delayed and so it can be hard to… Read More ›
TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra review (part one)
I decided to take a look at the NXTPAPER 60 Ultra because screens are a particular problem for me. Too much doomscrolling, reading or interacting in any way can lead to the ‘tired but wired’ symptom and affect daytime sleep…. Read More ›
Experts ‘claiming’ not to know
Britain’s soaring sickness bill has left policymakers and economists scratching their heads, with near-record numbers of workers absent on long-term health grounds costing the public purse more than £65.7 billion a year. Some 2.8 million people now claim incapacity and… Read More ›
10,000 steps a day is a myth, but…
It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a study, published this week, suggested 10,000 steps a day isn’t the health utopia we had all been led to believe. The news that we only had to reach 7,000… Read More ›
You need to be bored
Boredom isn’t a bug—it’s a feature. Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks explains why boredom unlocks creativity, activates a powerful brain network, and might even protect you from depression. Learn how the mind wanders—and why that’s a very good thing. Excellent… Read More ›