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ME patients abandoned by medicine and government, columnist argues
Original: Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed
Guardian columnist George Monbiot has condemned the treatment of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis, writing that sufferers have been abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted despite changes in medical guidance and growing scientific evidence. He argues that millions of devastated lives have been let down and calls it a social crisis unfolding behind closed doors, saying there is no excuse for the betrayal.
Why now: Monbiot's high-profile condemnation of the long-standing neglect of ME patients has reignited debate about medical dismissal of the illness.
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- Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed · The Guardian
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