What an Olympic champion’s withdrawal tells us about glandular fever and ME/CFS
When five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown withdrew from the 2026 Commonwealth Games with glandular fever, she pointed to something most people never hear about the illness: the risk that it does not end when the sore throat does. Dr Chris Armstrong, Director of the Melbourne ME/CFS Collaboration and a University of Melbourne researcher who […]
Can glandular fever lead to ME/CFS? What Kaylee McKeown’s withdrawal tells us about the risk
Reviewed by Dr Chris Armstrong, Director of the Melbourne ME/CFS Collaboration, University of Melbourne. Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown withdrew from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow while recovering from glandular fever, citing the risk of chronic fatigue. University of Melbourne researcher Dr Chris Armstrong, who studies the chronic outcomes of infectious disease, called it a […]