ABC Radio: Do we take Chronic Fatigue Syndrome seriously?

Release date: 27 April 2022

On ABC's The Conversation Hour, Richelle Hunt and Jane McNaughton speak with Dr Richard Schloeffel, Emerge Australia's Medical Director, about how ME/CFS is misunderstood in Australia and if those living with ME/CFS can help those being diagnosed with Long COVID.

Listen to the interview

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