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By Yoon Hang "John" Kim, MD, MPH There is a phrase that has followed myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) for decades: diagnosis of exclusion. Taken too literally, it implies that clinicians arrive at ME/CFS only after exhausting every other possibility — as though the diagnosis is
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Chronic Pain, Non-Restorative Sleep, and Brain Fog as a Self-Reinforcing Cycle By Yoon Hang “John” Kim, MD, MPH Board-Certified Integrative Medicine Physician | Direct Integrative Care Abstract: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a complex, multi-system illness that remains a diagnosis of exclusion. While its
CFS
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) remain among the most misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and poorly managed conditions in modern medicine.