The new estimate suggests that approximately 404,000 people are affected by ME\/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome), a 62 per cent rise from the previously accepted figure of 250,000. <\/p>\n
Researchers also found that people of Chinese, Asian\/Asian British, and black\/black British ethnicities are substantially less likely to be diagnosed with ME\/CFS than white British people. <\/p>\n
Experts say the findings highlight that receiving a ME\/CFS diagnosis is a \u201clottery\u201d depending on ethnicity and location. <\/p>\n
Improved training of medical professionals and research into identifying accurate diagnostic tests for the long-term debilitating illness should be prioritised as a result, they add. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The new estimate suggests that approximately 404,000 people are affected by ME\/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome), a 62 per cent rise from the previously accepted figure of 250,000. <\/p>\n