ME/CFS Alert
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ME/CFS Alert is an online video production presented by Llewellyn King, a reporter and broadcaster, and Deborah Waroff, a patient advocate who lives with ME/CFS. Most episodes consist of a filmed interview with an ME/CFS researcher, clinician, or advocate. The program was started in 2011 and continues to this day with the mission to comfort the sick, educate doctors, and raise awareness in the government about ME/CFS.
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Episode
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Title
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| Jun 17, 2011 |
Episode 01-1 |
Part 1 - Welcome to MECFS Alert
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| Jun 17, 2011 |
Episode 01-2 |
Part 2 - Interview with Dr. Derek Enlander
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| Jun 29, 2011 |
Episode 02 |
The Disease Washington Forgot
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| Aug 1, 2011 |
Episode 03 |
Deborah's Story, the Holmes Criterion, and the Whittemore Peterson Institute
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| Aug 1, 2011 |
Episode 04 |
Annette Whittemore, President of the Whittemore Peterson Institute
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| Aug 31, 2011 |
Episode 05 |
Dr. Vincent Lombardi and The Role of Interferons in ME
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| Sep 9, 2011 |
Episode 06 |
Andrea Whittemore-Goad, MECFS Patient and Patient Advocate
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| Sep 28, 2011 |
Episode 07 |
Dr. Robert Fredericks on Redefining Health
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| Oct 11, 2011 |
Episode 08 |
Dr. Leonard Jason, Pt. 1
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| Oct 19, 2011 |
Episode 09 |
Leonard Jason, Pt. 2
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| Oct 26, 2011 |
Episode 10 |
Dr. Leonard Jason, Pt. 3
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| Nov 11, 2011 |
Episode 11 |
Rituxan and ME
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| Nov 18, 2011 |
Episode 12 |
Hope in B-Cell Depletion Agents for ME Patients?
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| Nov 28, 2011 |
Episode 13 |
MECFS Skit
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| Dec 2, 2011 |
Episode 14 |
Patient Perspectives - Mary Schweitzer
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| Dec 10, 2011 |
Episode 15 |
Pat Fero's Story
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| Dec 26, 2011 |
Episode 16 |
Marie-Laure's Story
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| Date
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Episode
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Title
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| Jan 24, 2012 |
Episode 17 |
Llewellyn King Asks: What Gets YOU Through the Day?
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| Feb 3, 2012 |
Episode 18 |
Llewellyn King Reads Your Tips and Tricks
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| Feb 17, 2012 |
Episode 19 |
Exclusive Interview with Tom Harkin; U.S. Congressional Hearing on Pain
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| Feb 27, 2012 |
Episode 20 |
Shake the Bars of Congress, NOT the NIH/CDC
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| Mar 6, 2012 |
Episode 21 |
Llewellyn King Reads Your Letters, Pt. 2
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| Mar 14, 2012 |
Episode 22-1 |
Dr. Andreas Kogelnik, Part 1
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| Mar 29, 2012 |
Episode 22-2 |
Interview with Dr. Andreas Kogelnik, Part 2
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| Apr 3, 2012 |
Episode 22-3 |
Interview with Dr. Andreas Kogelnik, Part 3
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| Apr 10, 2012 |
Episode 23-1 |
The Open Medicine Institute, Part 1
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| Apr 18, 2012 |
Episode 23-2 |
The Open Medicine Institute, Part 2
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| Apr 23, 2012 |
Episode 23-3 |
The Open Medicine Institute, Part 3
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| May 08, 2012 |
Episode 24 |
How Has YOUR Insurance Company Treated You?
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| May 26, 2012 |
Episode 25 |
Insurance Stories and the Lack of Money in ME
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| Jun 13, 2012 |
Episode 26 |
Interview with Dr. Daniel Peterson
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| Jun 21, 2012 |
Episode 27 |
Patient Perspectives - Lynda Haight
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| Jul 6, 2012 |
Episode 28 |
Patient Perspectives - Christina Wyckhouse
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| Jul 13, 2012 |
Episode 29 |
Patient Perspectives - Anita Patton
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| Jul 21, 2012 |
Episode 30 |
Gunnar Gottschalk on MECFS Research and Challenges
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| Jul 26, 2012 |
Episode 31 |
Dr. Konstance Knox, Chairwoman of Simmaron
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| Aug 6, 2012 |
Episode 32 |
Staci Stevens, Director of the Pacific Fatigue Lab
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| Sep 4, 2012 |
Episode 33 |
Interview with Courtney Miller
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| Sep 20, 2012 |
Episode 34 |
Dr. Jon Shurberg - Link Between ME and Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
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| Oct 7, 2012 |
Episode 35 |
Patient Perspectives - Deborah Waroff
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| Oct 16, 2012 |
Episode 36 |
Patient Perspectives - Joe Landson
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| Nov 4, 2012 |
Episode 37 |
Deborah Waroff's testimony at Oct 2012 CFSAC meeting
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| Dec 22, 2012 |
Episode 38 |
Interview with Dr. John Chia, Part 1
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Episode
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Title
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| Jan 11, 2013 |
Episode 39 |
Interview with Dr. John Chia, Part 2
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| Jan 30, 2013 |
Episode 40 |
Interview with Dr. John Chia, Part 3
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| Feb 17, 2013 |
Episode 41 |
Interview with Dr. John Chia, Part 4
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| Apr 20, 2013 |
Episode 42 |
Interview with Dr. Kenny de Meirleir
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| May 9, 2013 |
Episode 43 |
Interview with Dr. Kenny de Meirleir, Part 2
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| May 27, 2013 |
Episode 44 |
Interview with Dr. Kenny de Meirleir, Part 3
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| Jun 14, 2013 |
Episode 45 |
Interview with Dr. Kenny de Meirleir, Part 4
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| Jul 6, 2013 |
Episode 46 |
Interview with Rob Wijbenga, Chairman of ME/CFS Vereniging
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| Jul 15, 2013 |
Episode 47-1 |
Interview with Annette Whittemore, President of Whittemore Peterson Institute
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| Jul 15, 2013 |
Episode 47-2 |
Interview with Annette Whittemore, Part 2
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| Jul 28, 2013 |
Episode 48 |
Interview with Dr. Daniel Peterson, "Father of ME/CFS Medicine"
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| Jul 30, 2013 |
Episode 48-1 |
Interview with Dr. Vince Lombardi, Part 1
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| Aug 4, 2013 |
Episode 48-2 |
Interview with Dr. Vince Lombardi, Part 2
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| Aug 18, 2013 |
Episode 49 |
Interview with Gunnar Gottschalk
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| Aug 29, 2013 |
Episode 50 |
Interview with Dr. Daniel Peterson
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| Oct 22, 2013 |
Episode 51 |
Interview with Dr. Alan Pocinki, Internal Medicine Specialist
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| Dec 14, 2013 |
Episode 52 |
Llewellyn King On ME and the Holidays
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| Date
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Episode
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Title
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| Jan 14, 2014 |
Episode 53 |
Llewellyn King on the "Moving Pawns" of ME/CFS Research
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| Feb 3, 2014 |
Episode 54 |
Washington Conference on ME/CFS
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| Feb 11, 2014 |
Episode 55 |
Interview with Dr. Andreas Kogelnik
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| Feb 18, 2014 |
Episode 56 |
Dr. Andreas Kogelnik on the "Real Thrust" of ME/CFS Research
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| Mar 12, 2014 |
Episode 57 |
Patient Perspectives - Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Fellowship
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| Mar 23, 2014 |
Episode 58 |
Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Foundation
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| Apr 17, 2014 |
Episode 59 |
The Need for ME's "Presence in Washington"
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| Apr 25, 2014 |
Episode 60 |
Interview with Dr. Anthony Komaroff, Harvard Medical School
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| May 22, 2014 |
Episode 61 |
Interview with Dr. Anthony Komaroff, Part 2
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| Jun 3, 2014 |
Episode 62 |
Dr. Anthony Komaroff, Part 3
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| Jun 14, 2014 |
Episode 63 |
Dr. Anthony Komaroff Offers Advice for the Department of Health
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| Jul 16, 2014 |
Episode 64 |
Llewellyn King Calls for the US Government to "Do Its Duty"
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| Aug 10, 2014 |
Episode 65 |
Dr. Jose Montoya Interviewed by Deborah Waroff
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| Sep 6, 2014 |
Episode 66 |
Llewellyn King, "You Are Not Alone"
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| Sep 18, 2014 |
Episode 67 |
Llewellyn King with Sean O'Neill - Lobbying
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| Oct 8, 2014 |
Episode 68 |
Jarred Younger Interviewed by Deborah Waroff
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| Oct 14, 2014 |
Episode 69-1 |
Carol Head interviewed by Llewellyn King
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| Nov 3, 2014 |
Episode 69-2 |
Carol Head interviewed by Llewellyn King, Part 2
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| Nov 13, 2014 |
Episode 70 |
Interview with Dr. Suzanne Vernon
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| Nov 21, 2014 |
Episode 71 |
Deborah Waroff Speaks Out
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| Dec 14, 2014 |
Episode 72 |
Llewellyn King: "Misery Doubles Down"
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| Date
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Episode
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Title
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| Mar 9, 2016 |
Episode 77 |
Interview with Dr. Derek Enlander
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| Apr 14, 2016 |
Episode 78 |
Interview with Mary Dimmock
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| May 8, 2016 |
Episode 79 |
Interview with Linda Tannenbaum
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| May 25, 2016 |
Episode 80 |
Call for a ME/CFS organization to be centered in Washington, DC for lobbying, pastoral care, national physician referral, and other needs
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| Aug 11, 2016 |
Episode 81 |
Tom Kuhn and the Importance of Advocacy Organization
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| Oct 9, 2016 |
Episode 82 |
Interview with Erica Verrillo
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| Oct 17, 2016 |
Episode 83 |
Lighting Up a Hidden World by Valerie Free
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| Dec 2, 2016 |
Episode 84 |
Dr Nancy Klimas on ME/CFS Research, Treatment
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| Nov 18, 2016 |
Episode 85 |
Dr Anthony Komaroff on ME/CFS Treatment and Research
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| Dec 23, 2016 |
Bonus Episode |
A Holiday Message from MECFS Alert 2017
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| Date
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Episode
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Title
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| Mar 29, 2017 |
Episode 86 |
The work of the Massachusetts CFIDS/ME & FM Association with Charmian Proskauer
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| Apr 12, 2017 |
Episode 87 |
ME/CFS Diagnosis, children with ME, the medical community with Alan Gurwitt, M.D.
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| May 3, 2017 |
Episode 89 |
2017 ME/CFS Advocacy Week, Florence Nightingale
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| Jun 1, 2017 |
Episode 90 |
Libby's experience with ME
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| Jun 26, 2017 |
Episode 91 |
Release of the Pediatric ME/CFS Primer
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| Aug 8, 2017 |
Episode 92 |
Mold, Mildew, and Illness, Dr Lisa Lavine Nagy
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| Aug 18, 2017 |
Episode 93 |
Tom Camenzind's Story
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| Oct 20, 2017 |
Episode 95 |
Interview with Dr. W. Ian Lipkin
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| Oct 20, 2017 |
Episode 94 |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a disease hidden in plain sight, Dr. Walter Koroshetz and Dr. Zaher Nahle
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| Dec 2, 2017 |
Episode 95 |
Interview with Dr. W. Ian Lipkin
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| Dec 22, 2017 |
Episode 96 |
A Holiday Message 2017
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| Date
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Episode
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Title
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| Mar 30, 2018 |
Episode 97 |
ME/CFS Research with Michael VanElzakker, Vagus Nerve, triggers
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| Jul 2, 2018 |
Episode 98 |
Advancements in ME/CFS Research, David M. Systrom, MD; Brigham and Women's Hospital
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| Aug 26, 2018 |
Episode 99 |
Living with ME/CFS: Robie's Story
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| Sep 13, 2018 |
Episode 100 |
Disability and Social Security with ME/CFS, Interview with Robert Robitaille
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| Sep 25, 2018 |
Episode 101 |
Dr. Susan Levine Interview
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| Nov 15, 2018 |
Episode 102 |
David Tuller Interview
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| Date
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Episode
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Title
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| Jan 14, 2019 |
Episode 103 |
Inflammation, Neural Function and ME/CFS Ronald G. Tompkins, M.D., Sc.D.
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| Feb 26, 2019 |
Episode 104 |
Is it ME? One man's struggle to find a diagnosis
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| Apr 1, 2019 |
Episode 105 |
Lake Tahoe Interview with Erik Johnson
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| Apr 12, 2019 |
Episode 106 |
Interview with Sadie Whittaker, Chief Scientific Officer, Solve ME/CFS Initiative
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| May 17, 2019 |
Episode 107 |
Interview with Colleen Steckel, MEadvocacy.org
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| Jul 27, 2019 |
Episode 108 |
MECFS Research at NIH with Vicky Whittemore, PhD
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| Sep 14, 2019
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Episode 109
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Finding an ME/CFS Biomarker, Ronald Davis, Stanford University
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