ME/CFS: Changing the Narrative
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- Last Updated: 27 September 2023 27 September 2023
Ed Yong is a celebrated science journalist who cares deeply about accurate, nuanced, and empathetic reporting; clear and vivid storytelling; and social equality. His coverage of ME/CFS and Long COVID for The Atlantic has been groundbreaking, and has contributed to a changing public perception of these illnesses, moving us toward a public health agenda that recognizes the serious nature and commonalities of infection-associated chronic conditions, and supports advances in research and clinical care.
Mr. Yong will share with us how he came to the subject of ME/CFS and long COVID and what has motivated him to dig so deeply and tenaciously into them. He will explain how he chooses sources to interview and how he prepares for those interviews. We will hear his thoughts on what is yet to be explored about ME/CFS from a journalistic perspective, and how science journalism contributes to changing perceptions. Mr. Yong’s presentation will be followed by an audience question and answer period.
Mr. Yong is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist on staff at The Atlantic. In addition to his work for The Atlantic, Yong’s writing has been featured in National Geographic, The New Yorker, Wired, The New York Times, Nature, New Scientist and Scientific American. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers—An Immense World, about the extraordinary sensory worlds of other animals; and I Contain Multitudes, about the amazing partnerships between animals and microbes.
Visit Ed Yong's website to learn more and sign up for his newsletter.
This event is a part of the Association's 2023 Annual Meeting of the Membership.
The fee for this event is $10 for Non-Members.
The meeting will be recorded for later viewing.
2023-9 September Newsletter
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- Last Updated: 13 September 2023 13 September 2023
In this month's newsletter:
- Save the Date! October 28th @ 1:00 pm ET
- Upcoming Events
- MassME@40 — From the Archives
- MA Community Health Equity Survey
- Newsworthy Events and Links
- Join Our Board of Directors
Sunday Conversations CANCELLED for 9/17
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- Last Updated: 13 September 2023 13 September 2023
Due to a family emergency, our speaker for the Sept 17 Sunday Conversation, Dr. Jason Maley, has had to cancel. Dr. Maley has graciously offered to reschedule for a future Sunday Conversation.
Please join us on Saturday, Oct. 28 1 pm ET, for our MassME Annual Event, ME/CFS: Changing the Narrative, with journalist and science writer Ed Yong as our featured speaker. This is a virtual event and is free for members. Registration for this event will be open soon.
Sunday Conversations will resume in November.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and send best wishes to Dr. Maley.
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Notice about names
The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association would like to clarify the use of the various acronyms for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) on this site. When we generate our own articles on the illness, we will refer to it as ME/CFS, the term now generally used in the United States. When we are reporting on someone else’s report, we will use the term they use. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies, including the CDC, are currently using ME/CFS.
Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association changed its name in July, 2018, to reflect this consensus.