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The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association, a 501(c)3 founded in 1985, exists to meet the needs of patients with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) or FM (Fibromyalgia), their families and loved ones. The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association works to educate health-care providers and the general public regarding these severely-disabling physical illnesses. We also support patients and their families and advocate for more effective treatment and research.

Videos from our annual lecture series with ME/CFS leaders and researchers, 2010 to the present

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Last Updated: 22 December 2022 22 December 2022

View the videos of Dr. Anthony Komaroff 2022 lecture, "MECFS and Long COVID: Emerging Similarities and Why it Matters"

View the videos of our 2021 lecture event, featuring presentations from NIH-funded ME/CFS researchers, including Vicky Whittemore (NIH), Avi Nath (NIH), Ian Lipkin (Columbia), Derya Unutmaz (Jackson Laboratory), Maureen Hanson (Cornell), and Cindy Bateman (Bateman-Horne Center). Also includes a Q&A panel discussion.

View the videos of our 2020 lecture event with the Open Medicine Foundation, including Dr. Ron Tompkins, Dr. David Systrom, Dr. Donna Felsenstein, and a panel discussion.

View the video of Dr. Michael VanElzakker's 2019 lecture, "Investigating ME/CFS at the intersection of the nervous and immune systems," and the video of the question and answer session.

View the video of David Tuller's 2018 lecture, "How Investigative Journalism Succeeds In a Hostile Medical Environment"

View the video of Linda Tannenbaum's 2017 Open Medicine Foundation lecture, "ME/CFS Research Update"

View the video of Dr. Anthony Komaroff's 2016 lecture, "ME/CFS: A Surge of Interest and Knowledge"

View the video of Dr. Khosro Farhad's 2015 lecture, "Fibromyalgia and Small Fiber Polyneuropathy"

View the video of Dr. Anthony Komaroff's 2013 lecture, "The Latest Research on CFS"

View the video of Dr. Jo Solet's 2013 lecture, “The Science of Sleep”

View the video of Dr. Byron Hyde 's 2012 lecture, “Why Doctors Can’t Diagnose and What Tests Should be Considered”

View the video of Dr. David Bell's 2011 lecture, "25 Year Follow-up in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Rising Incapacity"

View the video of Dr. Anthony Komaroff's 2010 lecture, "The Latest Research on CFS"

Notice about names

The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association would like to clarify the use of the various acronyms for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and  Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) on this site. When we generate our own articles on the illness, we will refer to it as ME/CFS, the term now generally used in the United States. When we are reporting on someone else’s report, we will use the term they use. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies, including the CDC, are currently using ME/CFS. 

Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association changed its name in July, 2018, to reflect this consensus.