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Dr. Markus Fraczek
@mareksjf.bsky.social
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• Scientist ‖ PhD mathematical physics (not MD) ‖ Dr. rer. nat.
• Interests: Medicine ‖ History ‖ Global Politics
• #MECFS ➡️ http://mecfs.de/was-ist-me
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mareksjf.bsky.social
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr
September 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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dgmecfs.bsky.social
🔍​ Neue Studie: Bei ME/CFS bekannte Psychologisierung und Stigmatisierung setzt sich bei Long COVID (LC) und Post-COVID-19-Vakzinierungssyndrom (PCVS) fort

Was Betroffene von ME/CFS seit Jahrzehnten erleben, konnte nun auch bei LC und PCVS gezeigt werden:

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Schriftzug: "Psychologisierung und Stigmatisierung bei LC & PCVS - Neue Studie zeigt von ME/CFS bekannte Stigmatisierungsmuster." Hintergrundbild: Screenshot der veröffentlichten Studie.
September 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Reposted by Dr. Markus Fraczek
dgmecfs.bsky.social
🩺 Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für ME/CFS hat in Kooperation mit dem Charité Fatigue Zentrum (CFC) und unter der wissenschaftlichen Leitung von Dr. Herbert Renz-Polster sowie unter Ko-Autorinnenschaft von Dr. Monika Dräger einen Praxisleitfaden zu #MECFS erstellt.

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Schriftzug: Praxisleitfaden ME/CFS: praxisbezogene & evidenzbasierte Infos zu ME/CFS für Ärzt*innen.
August 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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dgmecfs.bsky.social
Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie hat auf unsere Kritik an ihrer Stellungnahme zu ME/CFS mit einem Gesprächsangebot reagiert und damit den Beginn eines Austauschs in Aussicht gestellt. Wir begrüßen diesen Schritt und sehen dem Gespräch entgegen.

#MECFS
July 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Dr. Markus Fraczek
dgmecfs.bsky.social
❗ Statement zur Stellungnahme der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie zu ME/CFS

Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN) hat am 22.07.2025 eine Stellungnahme "Zum aktuellen Forschungsstand bei ME/CFS" veröffentlicht. In der Stellungnahme fokussiert die DGN darauf,

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Schriftzug: Statement zur Stellungnahme der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie zu ME/CFS.
July 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
mareksjf.bsky.social
Die Methoden von Kneipp gehören nicht zur evidenzbasierten Medizin. Das Geld wäre bei der biomedizinischen Forschung viel besser angelegt. Als Naturwissenschaftler ist dieser Vorgang für mich nicht nachvollziehbar.

675.000€ für Kneipp-Studie
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Kann Kneipp Menschen mit Post-Covid helfen? Eine Studie im Allgäu will das beweisen
Die Hydro- und Ordnungstherapie nach Kneipp kann gegen Post-Covid helfen. Davon ist der Hopfener Andreas Eggensberger überzeugt und will es jetzt beweisen.
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July 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
Der Kanal Liegengeblieben einer ME/CFS-Betroffenen klärt mit kurzen, aber prägnanten Videos rund um das Thema ME/CFS auf. Die Videos sind sehr Brainfog-freundlich. Auch für Nichtbetroffene, die sich einen Überblick verschaffen möchten, zu empfehlen.
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Liegengeblieben
Herzlich willkommen bei Liegengeblieben! In diesem Kanal geht es hauptsächlich um ME/CFS (Myalgische Enzephalomyelitis / Chronisches Fatigue Syndrom) und in etwas geringerem Umfang auch um PoTS (postu...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
mareksjf.bsky.social
Enjoying tea from my favorite passive-aggressive British mug, which carries the marks of torture by the dishwasher, on a sunny day in the garden. ☀️⛱️ On days like this, I miss the English "summers" when it never got much warmer than 20°C. 🥹
Mug says "Do I look like a morning person!"
July 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
This study claims that sedentary and active individuals have the same energy burn rate. The difference is that in the case of sedentary individuals, the excess energy is used by a hyperactive immune system, while in people who exercise, the immune journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
June 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
Today #BloomScrolling : peppermint - not spectacular but tasty.

Recovery has been a rollercoaster, but today was one of the best days in years. ✌️
June 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
mareksjf.bsky.social
The people who psychologised ME/CFS remain very influential. We are unlikely to change their views regarding the biological nature of ME/CFS. Our focus should instead be on supporting a new generation of scientists and clinicians to understand ME/CFS based on the latest research.
kingscollegelondon.bsky.social King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · Jun 14
We are delighted to announce that Professor Sir Simon Wessely has been awarded a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in this year's King’s 2025 Birthday Honours. 🎉 🧵⬇️

@kingsioppn.bsky.social
A dark blue quote card with King's logo and photo of Sir Simon. The quote reads: Being the first psychiatrist to receive this honour shows just how far mental health in general, and psychiatry in particular, has advanced since I started my psychiatry training at the Maudsley Hospital back in 1984. I was fortunate to then move to the Institute of Psychiatry in 1991, where I have been ever since. Whatever I have achieved since then would never have been possible without the support of both what is now the IoPPN and the wider King’s College London. But the most important thing of all has been the privilege to work with such generous, talented and extraordinary colleagues over all these years. My thanks to each and every one of you.”
June 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
#bloomscrolling
June 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
#bloomscrolling
June 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
"The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity"

Interesting paper on A.I. (Large Reasoning Models) from Apple, which shows their limitations.

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The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity
Recent generations of frontier language models have introduced Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) that generate detailed thinking processes…
machinelearning.apple.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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newrepublic.com
People around the world are starving now because of Musk’s cuts. They are dying of disease because of Musk’s cuts. They are being born with diseases they will carry with them for the rest of their lives because of Musk’s cuts. https://trib.al/91rI7x6
Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror Is Only Just Beginning
His “departure” from the government is anything but.
trib.al
June 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
Sehr gutes Gespräch mit @ninaweber.bsky.social über #MECFS. Innerhalb der kurzen Zeit (20min) wurden alle wesentlichen Themen rund um #MECFS angesprochen. Empfehlenswert, insbesondere für alle, die sich bisher nicht mit diesem Thema auseinandergesetzt haben.
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Krankheit ME/CFS: Wer hilft den Betroffenen? – Shortcut | DER SPIEGEL
YouTube video by DER SPIEGEL
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June 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
mareksjf.bsky.social
A rose in the garden 😁
June 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Reposted by Dr. Markus Fraczek
bhanlon15.bsky.social
Global Health Review: 'A Chronically Ill Earth: COVID Organizing as a Model Climate Response in Los Angeles'

By Violet Affleck

'Long COVID poses a threat to even the healthiest individuals...'

'Some half (half!) of Long COVID cases trigger ME..'

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A Chronically Ill Earth: COVID Organizing as a Model Climate Response in Los Angeles
BY VIOLET AFFLECK I spent the January fires in Los Angeles arguing with my mother in a hotel room. She was shell-shocked, astonished at the scale of destruction in the neighborhood where she raised…
yaleglobalhealthreview.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reposted by Dr. Markus Fraczek
anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Update: Putin and Trump had a phone call that produced nothing
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · May 19
“Putin is tired of this whole thing,” Trump said on Fox News. “He’s not looking good. And he wants to look good.”
In reality, it is Trump who is tired of “this whole thing,” Trump who’s not looking good, and Trump who wants to look good.

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Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support.
www.theatlantic.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
"Cerebrospinal fluid immune phenotyping reveals distinct immunotypes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome"

"The heterogeneity in the literature suggests that individuals living with ME/CFS may suffer from overlapping but different underlying

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Cerebrospinal fluid immune phenotyping reveals distinct immunotypes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
academic.oup.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
It is still an informative result. But it was also clear that the viral persistence theory was overrated.
betsyladyzhets.bsky.social betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · May 16
Real bombshell of an update from Michael Peluso in this symposium: UCSF's highly-anticipated monoclonal antibody trial did not find the treatment helped alleviate Long COVID symptoms. He speculated that viral persistence may be a less promising avenue for LC than many have long hypothesized.
betsyladyzhets.bsky.social betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · May 16
Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: We are liveblogging the @polybiorf.bsky.social Spring Symposium! Check this article for updates from the research presentations throughout the day. thesicktimes.org/2025/05/16/l...
May 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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valerieeliotsmith.bsky.social
@bmj.com's dangerous & inconsistent approach to #ME + long Covid resembles psych propaganda more than balanced reporting (notwithstanding the "Opinion" header), especially in relation to Professor Paul Garner's long covid "journey", as described in my 2021 post valerieeliotsmith.com/2021/02/01/p...
kacheston.bsky.social Katharine Cheston @kacheston.bsky.social · May 16
The BMJ has now published my rapid response to Miller et al's Opinion piece.

www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
My take on the #IntMECFSConference2025: some progress in understanding the disease and developing biomarkers. Nothing revolutionary, more results on immunity, autoimmunity, endothelium, coagulation, mitochondria, and muscle cells.

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May 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
mareksjf.bsky.social
To please Trump, they have to say the most bizarre things... 😂👇
May 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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politico.eu
🚨 BREAKING: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has officially classified the far-right Alternative for Germany party as a “proven right-wing extremist organization.”

Full story: ow.ly/wBLG50VLNc7
May 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM