NEWSBRIEF: Is this the change chronic fatigue syndrome advocates have long awaited? According to the CFIDS Association, as of Feb. 14 Dr. William Reeves will step down as head of the CDC’s Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Program.
It appears that, at least temporarily, Dr. Elizabeth Unger will head the program. She is Acting Chief of the Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, which oversees the chronic fatigue syndrome work. Dr. Unger is a virologist, and speculation abounds in the chronic fatigue syndrome community over whether this will signal changes in how the CDC views and researches the condition.
Dr. Reeves has long faced harsh criticism for, according to critics, focusing on chronic fatigue syndrome as a “biopsychosocial” condition and allying himself with British research who also favor this controversial view. Advocacy groups have called for him to step down or be ousted for years.
I’m a relative newcomer to the controversy over Reeves and the CDC and I’m far from an expert on it. A great guy named Cort Johnson is one of those who are familiar with every nuance of this issue, so here’s what he has to say about it:
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Reeves Is Out — New Directions for CDC’s Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research? originally appeared on About.com Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 06:00:08.
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