Esther Rantzen’s daughter’s horrific illness that left her imprisoned and unable to speak

How many people in Germany are permanently and often extremely seriously ill after a corona infection? And what are the costs? An international team of researchers presents concrete figures.

May 12th is international ME/CFS-Awareness Day. It is intended to address Fatigue Syndrome. This stings behind the disease.

The 2025 Berlin International ME/CFS Research Conference is Almost Here! - Health Rising

For the third year in a row, Dr. Carmen Scheibenbogen and the Charité Fatigue Center (CFC) at Charité —Universitätsmedizin (a good German tongue twister :)) in Berlin are bringing us an ME/CFS and long-COVID International Conference. The conference, which is being live-streamed from May 12th to 13th, is in English […]

Around 700,000 people in Germany suffer from the so-called ME/CFS exhaustion syndrome. In order to draw attention to the lack of medical care, they protest this weekend, among others in Leipzig.

Esther Rantzen’s daughter’s horrific illness that left her imprisoned and unable to speak

Dame Esther Rantzen’s daughter Emily was left bed bound and unable to read, write or even speak after being struck down by ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) as a teen. At just 14 years old, Emily’s life changed dramatically after she became ill with the long-term condition. ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is defined as a serious, multi-system disease that impacts a person’s physical ability and quality of life. In severe cases, it can b…

Approximately 600,000 people in Germany are affected by the neurological disease ME/CFS. Noise, light and movement lead to delayed exhaustion.