"I've spent my working life covering neglected issues. But few are neglected like the devastating chronic condition ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis..." @GeorgeMonbiot @guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre… #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #pwME #MECFS

Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed...

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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"There’s a long, dark history here, rooted in centuries of dismissal of predominantly female illnesses as “hysterical”, and amplified in recent decades by government attempts to reduce the benefits bill and insurers’ attempts to reduce payouts."
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"We need to ask why so many patients have been abandoned, why discredited and dangerous treatments continue to be prescribed and why ignorance and neglect still dominate, in the health system and beyond. In other words, there has seldom been a stronger case for a public inquiry."

Sep 24, 2026 · 2:41 PM UTC
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