Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness.

On February 10, 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) entitled, Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness (ISBN 978-0-309-31689-7). The report is significant not only because of its content but because of its source, the IOM, one of the National Academies that serve as advisers to the United States government on matters of science, engineering and medicine under the authority of Congressional Charter granted in 1863. The specific function of the IOM is to identify issues of medical care, research and education and bring them to the attention of the federal government.