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RFA Ticker, 1/25/16

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 117 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,507,450,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/18/16 2 … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/18/16

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 115 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,502,950,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/11/16 10 … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/11/16

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/4/16 0 … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/4/16

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 12/28/15 0 … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 12/28/15

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Ending RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 12/21/15 3 … Continue reading →

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NIH RFA Ticker, 12/21/15

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 99 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,421,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Ending RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 12/18/15 5 … Continue reading →

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The NIH RFA Ticker

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Today, I’m debuting a new weekly feature that I call the NIH RFA Ticker. My goal is to give you the data you need to help assess whether NIH is doing all it can to promote and fund ME/CFS research. … Continue reading →

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2014 NIH Spending on ME/CFS Studies

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Update: This post was revised on October 29, 2016 to correct mathematical errors and update the included research. There is no denying or avoiding the importance of the IOM report and its associated controversies, but ME/CFS advocates must keep eyes … Continue reading →

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Not So FOIA

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Jennie Spotila

The problems ME/CFS advocates are having with Freedom of Information Requests are swiftly acquiring epic proportions. Jeannette Burmeister filed a lawsuit this year to compel release of documents for one of her FOIA requests. Patricia Carter has also filed FOIA … Continue reading →

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2011 NIH Spending on CFS Studies

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Jennie Spotila

At the June 2012 CFS Advisory Committee meeting, Dr. Susan Maier from the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health reported that NIH funding of CFS research in 2011 totaled $6.3 million. In the past, advocates have questioned whether studies … Continue reading →

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