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When Everything Looks Functional: Ten Claims, One Convenient Diagnosis
ME/CFS? Stop pacing. Long COVID? Think functional. POTS, MCAS or CCI? Perhaps FND. We examine ten controversial public statements from an FND-specialist physical therapist, the evidence behind them, and the potential consequences for patients.
Christina Applegate's MS Diagnosis Was Wrong. Five Years Later, She Still Has No Answers
Christina Applegate reveals that doctors have withdrawn her multiple sclerosis diagnosis after five years of debilitating symptoms. Her disability remains, her condition has reportedly worsened, and the search for an explanation starts again. The case raises questions about neurological misdiagnosis and the danger of replacing one incorrect diagnosis with another.
The Weaponization of FND: Selma Blair, MS, and Hysteria With Better Branding
An FND-focused healthcare professional accuses Selma Blair of seeking sympathy, questions her MS history using dancing videos and declares her symptoms textbook FND. Apparently, hysteria got a rebrand, not a retirement.
When Nursing Education Reinforces a Diagnosis
Does this nursing guide teach observation, or does it teach reinforcement of a diagnosis? A critical examination of how skepticism, alternative diagnoses, and diagnostic uncertainty are presented to nursing staff.