Besides blogging, writing letters to journals, and related activities, i've been posting a lot of video interviews this year as well. The most widely viewed video has been this discussion with Dr David Putrino, a neuroscientist and physical therapist at Mt Sinai, about why long Covid is not functional neurological disorder.  

November's crowdfunder has a few days remaining. If you'd like to support my work this time around, please use this link: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/40018

DO NOT CLICK ON THE "READ UPDATE" BUTTON BELOW! THAT'S A DEFAULT LINK THAT GOES TO A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN.

Thanks much!--David

Earlier this year, the journal Work published an analysis I co-wrote with Dr Mark Vink about how graded exercise therapy and cognitive behavior therapy do not improve employment outcomes in ME/CFS. Although the GET/CBT promoters have spent years telling disability insurers and government agencies that these interventions get patients back to work, a review of the data showed otherwise.

If you'd like to donate to November's crowdfunding campaign and help me continue to cover events in this field, please use this link:  

https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/40018

DO NOT CLICK ON THE "READ UPDATE" BUTTON BELOW! THAT'S A DEFAULT LINK THAT GOES TO A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN.

Thanks much!--David

Here's my latast post--about a seriously flawed meta-analysis of terrible studies of CBT for ME/CFS, conducted by Dutch leaders of the CBT/GET ideological brigades. It's a mess, as usual--and it is disturbing that journals continue to publish this sort of crap.

To donate to the current campaign and help me push back against this nonsense, please use this link:  

https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/40018

DO NOT CLICK ON THE "READ UPDATE" BUTTON BELOW! THAT'S A DEFAULT LINK THAT GOES TO A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN.

Thanks much!--David

Dear Past Supporter of Trial By Error:

Usually I've done the fall crowdfunding in October; this year November worked better with my schedule. In addition to launching this campaign today, I also learned that a letter rebutting inflated claims about the prevalence of functional neurological disorder has been accepted for publication. You can read a pre-print of the letter here.

TO DONATE TO THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN, PLEASE USE THIS LINK:

https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/40018

DO NOT CLICK ON THE "READ UPDATE" BUTTON BELOW! THAT'S A DEFAULT LINK THAT GOES TO A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN.

Thanks much for the support!--David

Thanks to all of you, this month's goal was reached sometime overnight (California time)--when I got up this morning, it had passed the 100% mark. This project has been among the most rewarding I have ever worked on, and I am very touched that the patient/advocacy communities have made that possible by supporting my project. 

Thanks again. As I have said, I've always tried to provide a decent return-on-investment, and I appreciate being provided with the opportunity to continue my work.--David