{
  "id": 160952,
  "title": "Best of 2026…so far: My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’ – podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/best-of-2026-so-far-my-maddening-battle-with-chronic-fatigue-syndrome",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-05T04:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/aug/05/best-of-2026so-far-my-maddening-battle-with-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-on-my-worst-days-it-feels-almost-demonic-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from February: I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis. Could retraining my brain be the answer? By Hermione Hoby. Read by Alby Baldwin Read the text…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}