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Maeve Boothby O’Neill died because of a discredited view of ME. How was this allowed to happen? | George Monbiot

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Maeve Boothby O'Neill , 27 , starved to death from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a condition afflicting hundreds of thousands in the UK .

Inquest heard that she faced a “culture of disbelief” in the health service.

She was offered cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy that made her condition worse.

Science editor at the BBC ’s Today programme, Tom Feilden , explained how his coverage of the ME debate had been catalysed by the SMC .

The SMC then “persuaded, supported and prepared the scientists to speak out on Today ”.

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