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Melissa’s Journey: A Story of Resilience

You’re part of it MAY MOMENTUM 2026 Fueling breakthrough ME/CFS research — Learn more › ME/CFS Awareness Month Melissa’s Story During ME/CFS Awareness Month, we’re sharing stories of people whose lives have been profoundly disrupted by ME/CFS. Today, we share

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BioQuest Update: Testing Has Begun on All Samples

Full-Scale Testing Is Underway We’re excited to share that testing on all 1000+ BioQuest samples has officially begun at Nightingale Health, where they are conducting NMR metabolomics and Olink proteomics analyses. But that’s just the beginning. Additional testing will take

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Tina’s Story: Finding Purpose in the Fight

Just months before becoming disabled by ME/CFS, Tina was hiking the Appalachian Trail, fostering homeless animals, working full-time in scientific research software, dancing ballet several nights a week, and spending weekends with family and friends. Then everything changed. Today, Tina

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Today, we make ME/CFS visible

Show solidarity with the ME/CFS community on Awareness Day. Choose how you’ll show up: Donate Today Spread Awareness START A CAMPAIGN Today, we make ME/CFS visible. On International ME/CFS Awareness Day, we honor the millions of people around the world

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Inside OMF’s Collaborative Approach to Systems Research

For multi-system chronic complex diseases like ME/CFS and Long COVID, no single laboratory, dataset, or discipline can capture the whole picture alone. Through our Collaborative Approach to Systems Research model, Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) brings together multiple institutions and disciplines

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FFION’s Story: Finding Purpose through Poetry

As we approach ME/CFS Awareness Day on May 12, we reflect on the life-altering impact of this debilitating disease. Characterized by profound fatigue, cognitive impairment, pain, and a range of other disabling symptoms, ME/CFS often leaves people housebound or bedbound—unable

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An update on ME/CFS education

We envision a world where ME/CFS-informed clinicians are accessible to all. That’s why Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) and Bateman Horne Center (BHC) partnered to create the Medical Education Resource Center (MERC)—a program dedicated to training healthcare professionals worldwide in diagnosing

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Digital Health

What is digital health? From the Desk of Dr. Danielle Meadows Vice President of Research Programs & Operations It’s no secret that traditional ways of conducting research have their limitations, especially for people with severe ME/CFS and Long COVID. There

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