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====CDC Website updates==== *Jul 3, 2017, the CDC's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome page has been changed to [[ME/CFS|Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]] (ME/CFS) and [[graded exercise therapy|GET]] and [[cognitive behavioral therapy|CBT]] recommendations have been removed.<ref>[http://www.virology.ws/2017/07/10/trial-by-error-the-cdc-drops-cbtget/ Trial By Error: The CDC Drops CBT/GET - Virology Blog]</ref><ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/index.html Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - CDC.gov]</ref> *Jul 12, 2018, the "Information for Healthcare Providers" tab and its sub-tabs were updated.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/healthcare-providers/index.html Information for Healthcare Providers - ME/CFS - CDC]</ref><ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/a0712-new-website-me-cfs.html New ME/CFS Web Content for Healthcare Providers - CDC - Jul 12, 2018]</ref> *Feb 25, 2019, Dr. [[Elizabeth Unger]], Chief of CDC's Chronic Viral Disease Branch (CVDB), that houses the ME/CFS program, in collaboration between ''Medscape'' and the CDC put out brief video and commentary page with links to the CDC's July 12th, 2018 updates for medical professionals: ''[https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/908622?src=rss Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: It's Real, and We Can Do Better].''<ref>{{Cite web | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: It's Real, and We Can Do Better |url =https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/908622?src=rss| website = Medscape |access-date=2019-02-25 | date = Feb 25, 2019 | last = Unger | first=Elizabeth | authorlink = Elizabeth Unger | last2 = Medscape | first2 = | authorlink2 = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> '''MEAction input''' *Jul 29, 2018, [https://www.meaction.net/2018/07/29/cdc-revises-its-information-on-me/ CDC Revises its Information on ME] #MEAction report on the CDC July 2017 and July 2018 website updates. Recommendations for the CDC's ME/CFS page have been created from patient feedback on the updates as well as asking for further patient input.
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