Important 
Letter here
:
It seems *every* source (from charities to governments) has wrongly cited a figure from a paper on the global prevalence of #MEcfs which was actually citing a paper about MS not ME 
The real estimate of ME/CFS would be 71.2 million
https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-025-06281-0
BioMed CentralLetter: Time to correct the record on the global burden of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) - Journal of Translational Medicine
![Decision to release data from PACE trial (2016)
⦁ In its submissions QMUL made a number of accusations of harassment from patients, while QMUL’s expert witness characterized PACE trial critics as "young men, borderline sociopathic or psychopathic", remarks the Information Commissioner dismissed as "wild speculations".
⦁ When pushed to provide evidence of these threats and harassment under cross examination, witnesses speaking for QMUL were unable to do so, and ultimately conceded that "no threats have been made either to researchers or participants."
⦁ The tribunal found QMUL's assessment of activist behaviour to be, “grossly exaggerated” stating that “the only actual evidence was that an individual at a seminar had heckled Professor Chalder.” [Professor Chalder is a leading researcher in the PACE trial and a key witness for QMUL.]](https://assets.disabled.social/media_attachments/files/114/173/899/069/966/309/original/76c103902666d0d7.png "Decision to release data from PACE trial (2016)
⦁ In its submissions QMUL made a number of accusations of harassment from patients, while QMUL’s expert witness characterized PACE trial critics as \"young men, borderline sociopathic or psychopathic\", remarks the Information Commissioner dismissed as \"wild speculations\".
⦁ When pushed to provide evidence of these threats and harassment under cross examination, witnesses speaking for QMUL were unable to do so, and ultimately conceded that \"no threats have been made either to researchers or participants.\"
⦁ The tribunal found QMUL's assessment of activist behaviour to be, “grossly exaggerated” stating that “the only actual evidence was that an individual at a seminar had heckled Professor Chalder.” [Professor Chalder is a leading researcher in the PACE trial and a key witness for QMUL.]")
