I'm fundraising to give hope and help to the 250,000 people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) across Australia. Read more
One of our volunteers, Jenny, Dr Richard Schloeffel and CEO Anne Wilson were recently interviewed for the RMIT Journal by Rebecca Kazmierczak. Read more
Our International Roundup provides a brief snapshot of some of the ME/CFS research funding, clinical care and advocacy actions around the world in the last few months. Read more
One cold evening in late July, Emerge Australia’s Nurse Educator, Kate Herbert, presented to the Australian Physiotherapy Association pain special interest group about ME/CFS. With over 100 participants, including attendees also from other special interest groups, this was the most well attended presentation Kate has delivered to date. Read more
Current medical predictions suggesting up to 325,000 people may be affected by Long COVID, in addition to the 250,000 living with ME/CFS, will be the foundation of a major post viral attack on the Australian community in coming years threatening national and state budgets. Read more
Support for Australians living with Long COVID and ME/CFS currently exists in silos. The burden of disease for ME/CFS, as described above, should be read as a warning about the potential impact of Long COVID. Read more
Welcome to the 86th edition of the Research Digest. This edition reviews research articles looking further into infectious mononucleosis and its links with ME/CFS and the impact of ME/CFS, on the quality of life for patients and their partners. The digest also presents a recent ME/CFS brain imaging study that may prove useful diagnostically in the future and highlights the 2GB radio interview, featuring Emerge Australia’s CEO Anne Wilson, discussing the impact of changes to Telehealth. Read more
A high degree of similarity and strong links between ME/CFS and Long COVID offer opportunities for researchers to collaborate. Read more
Listen to Emerge Australia's CEO Anne Wilson speak with Luke Grant on 3GB radio about the Federal Government plan to cut some telehealth services and charge the cost for longer consultations directly to patients. Read more