virology blog

By David Tuller, DrPH The Switch is a New Zealand variant of the Lighting Process, the so-called “mind-body” intervention created by a Phil Parker, a British former faith healer who once declared that he had “this ability to step into other people’s bodies… to assist them in their healing with amazing results.” I don’t know […]

By David Tuller, DrPH A few days ago, I posted a blog about how Anil van der Zee, a bedbound Dutch ME/CFS patient, had been awarded a royal honor in recognition of the many years he has pushed hard to correct misinformation, debunk bad research, organize educational events, and on and on. Amsterdam mayor Femke […]

by Gertrud U. Rey The recent cholera outbreak in Myanmar, along with recurring outbreaks in Haiti and other regions where access to clean water and sanitation remains inconsistent, highlight the continued global public health burden of this disease. Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, but most people are unaware that the bacterium’s pathogenicity […]

By David Tuller, DrPH Last month, I was delighted to hear that my friend Anil van der Zee, who has been bed bound with ME/CFS for years, had been selected to receive a royal honor for his indefatigable efforts to advocate for patients. The award—Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau—was presented to him in his […]

By David Tuller, DrPH McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, has launched a clinical trial of the Lightning Process (LP), a well-known “mind-body” intervention, as a treatment for Long Covid. The study, called Fatigue in Long COVID, or FALCON, was registered last month on ClinicalTrials.gov. The Lightning Process is a commercially branded product that has made […]