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Malina Lee, a 31-year-old wedding baker based in San Antonio, Texas, joined TikTok during the Covid pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Like many people at the time,…

I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis. Could retraining my brain be the answer?By Hermione Hoby. Read by Alby Baldwin Continue…

At the Croydon secondary school I attended in the late 1990s, the deputy headmistress was a stocky woman with a military haircut who patrolled the corridors…

Seven years ago, when I was 27, I got my first-ever migraine. Ten months later, it was still there.Even after the 10-month migraine ended, frequent weeks-long…

In September, the US government announced a one-off US$495-million funding boost for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). This is…

Celebrities including Bella Hadid, Justin Bieber and Miranda Hart have talked about their years-long struggles with the effects of Lyme disease, but despite rising rates and…

Scientists have developed a blood test that analyses epigenetic changes in immune cells. They say it could be used to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Credit: TEK…

Scientists say they have developed the world’s first blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).There is no currently no test…

Milly’s chronic fatigue illness, outlined by her father, Patrick Barkham, is heartbreaking (As my daughter got sicker and sicker, our quest for answers dragged on. How…

Donald Trump’s budget would cut funding for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by 53%, eliminating 61 programs and laying off another 16%…