Cort Johnson
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Cort Johnson, MS, is a active advocate, blogger, and online reporter for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). He was studying at the University of Santa Cruz, California when he first became ill with ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia in 1980.[1] Cort also has chemical sensitivities.[2] He has a B.A. in Philosophy and a M.S. in Environmental Sciences.
ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Advocacy[edit | edit source]
Cort founded Phoenix Rising around 2005 and Health Rising in 2012 - both "Citizen Science" blogs and forums serving the myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia communities He has produced over 1000 blogs on ME/CFS and FM over time. He has also worked with Simmaron Research since 2012.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 2015, ProHealth 2015 ME/CFS Advocate of the Year[3]
- 2016, Special Service Award by the IACFS/ME[4]</ref>
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 2012, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and Chronic Fatigue (CF) are distinguished accurately: results of supervised learning techniques applied on clinical and inflammatory data[5] - (Abstract)
See also[edit | edit source]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Cort Johnson - Health Rising". Health Rising. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cort Johnson Personal Profile Coping with ME/CFS". Vimeo (Video). cfsKnowledgeCenter.
- ↑ "ProHealth Announces Its 2015 ME/CFS Advocate of the Year - Cort Johnson! - Prohealth". Prohealth. March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "IACFS/ME Awardees". IACFS/ME. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ↑ Maes, Michael; Twisk, Frank N.M.; Johnson, Cort (December 2012). "Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and Chronic Fatigue (CF) are distinguished accurately: Results of supervised learning techniques applied on clinical and inflammatory data". Psychiatry Research. 200 (2–3): 754–760. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.03.031. ISSN 0165-1781.
