Annual Event 10/26/2019 -- Dr. Michael VanElzakker

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Last Updated: 19 October 2019 19 October 2019

Registration is now open for our Annual Event on Saturday, October 26th, 2019 from 1 to 4 pm at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, featuring Dr. Michael VanElzakker of MGH/Harvard Medical School. Please join us for a brief business meeting, a research presentation by Dr. VanElzakker, an update on the Harvard ME/CFS Collaboration, and a chance to meet fellow members of the Association. We look forward to seeing you! Register here. 

Investigating ME/CFS at the intersection of the nervous and immune systems

Dr. Michael VanElzakker of MGH/Harvard Medical School

When:           Saturday, October 26th, 2019 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
                     Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for check-in
Location:
                    Shipley Auditorium, Bowles Conference Center
                    Newton Wellesley Hospital
                    2014 Washington St.
                    Newton, MA 02462

                    Park in the lot near the West (Main) Entrance. Directions from the parking areas to the Auditorium can be found here.

Join or renew your membership at the event! This program is open to the public and free to members of the Association, journalists, researchers and health care professionals; $15 voluntary donation for non-members.

Michael VanElzakker, PhD is a research fellow in the neurotherapeutics division of Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School.

Dr. VanElzakker will discuss some challenges and opportunities in using brain scans to study communication between the immune and nervous systems. He will describe two ongoing studies that seek to elucidate autonomic dysfunction and possible neuroinflammation in ME/CFS.  He will also give an update on the OMF-funded Harvard ME/CFS Collaboration.

Download the event flyer here!  Please distribute widely.

Half Marathon Fundraiser

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Last Updated: 20 July 2019 20 July 2019

Support the MassMECFS Half Marathon Team!

Leah (your Association President) and her friends, Liz and Holly, are running the Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon on Sunday, October 13th, 2019 as a fundraiser for the Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association. Please support our team and give now! Your donations enable our work to improve health care and support services for people affected by ME/CFS in Massachusetts.

Are you a healthy ally who likes to run?  Join our team! You'll get camaraderie, training runs along the Charles River, and a free T-shirt. You can register for the BAA Half Marathon here. Then use the Contact Us form to let us know.

Boston Millions Missing 2019

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Last Updated: 17 May 2019 17 May 2019

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Press Release: Boston Millions Missing Event May 11th!

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Last Updated: 13 May 2019 13 May 2019

Boston ME/CFS Protest to Feature Speeches, Display, and Performances

Large crowd expected on Boston Common for #MillionsMissing Demonstration

BOSTON, MA, 5/6/2019---On Saturday, May 11 from 1:00-3:00pm, Massachusetts residents living with ME/CFS, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), will rally at the Boston Common Liberty Mall together with caretakers and allies to call for immediate and comprehensive action on the ME/CFS public health crisis. They will join thousands of others demonstrating physically in more than 80 cities worldwide and virtually on social media as part of the fifth global #MillionsMissing protest.

Read more: Press Release: Boston Millions Missing Event May 11th!