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Norway’s New ME/CFS Guidelines Got It Backwards

Apr 01, 2026

The Norwegian Directorate of Health published draft guidelines for ME/CFS that recommend graded activity over pacing — the opposite of what NICE 2021 concluded and what the biomedical evidence supports. As a post-COVID patient and caretaker for someone with ME/CFS, I wrote a detailed consultation response. Here’s what the guidelines get wrong, why it matters, and how you can respond before the May 4th deadline.

2026 Athanasia Mo Mowinckel

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