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  • I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.

    I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.

    October Krausch

    While there are no data sources on Long COVID in prison, experts suspect rates of the disease may be higher there than in the general population. They face high reinfection risks and poor access to medical care. Read more…

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  • Research updates, September 29
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, September 29

  • National COVID-19 trends, September 29
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, September 29

  • People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial
    Policy & Advocacy, Science
    Simon Spichak

    People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial

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Policy & Advocacy

  • A graphic shows two images side by side. One shows mobility devices, including many walkers, outside of prison cells. The other shows a red SARS-CoV-2 virus contrasted with a black background.
    September 29, 2026

    I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.

  • A close up of a grey stone building at McMaster University. Ivy crawls across the building, changing color in fall. It appears green, orange, and red.
    September 22, 2026

    People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial

  • A view of the U.S. Pentagon building at night reflecting in the Potomac River. Five bright lights emit from the building like stars.
    September 1, 2026

    Department of Defense funds $8 million grant for Long COVID trials

  • MEAction advocates demonstrate outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on a sunny, spring day. They wear red t-shirts that read "millions missing" and "SOS" as well as high quality masks. One is in a wheelchair, while another sits on a stool. They hold signs that say, "Millions Missing, SOS, 2025, MEAction," that have an illustration of the Statue of Liberty.
    August 18, 2026

    Congress’s 2027 budget could include new funding for Long COVID and ME

  • July 7, 2026

    How to protect your community from ICE when you have Long COVID

  • An engineer wearing a high-vis vest and hard hat inputs water quality data into a laptop at a wastewater treatment facility. Yellow safety railing is visible throughout the photo.
    June 30, 2026

    Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

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Science

  • A servicemember holds a vial of the COVID-19 antiviral, remdesivir. He is a white man with short brown hair and wears a white, high quality mask. He holds the vial in focus for the camera.
    September 29, 2026

    Research updates, September 29

  • A close up of a grey stone building at McMaster University. Ivy crawls across the building, changing color in fall. It appears green, orange, and red.
    September 22, 2026

    People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial

  • A visual shows functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain, which allow researchers to visualize the activity of the brain. Three scans surround a 3-d image of a human head with a view into their brain.
    September 22, 2026

    Research updates, September 22

  • A hand placing a pill in a weekly organizer.
    September 15, 2026

    Bezisterim may help with some Long COVID symptoms, drug’s developer reports in early trial results

  • A colorful red, orange, and purple microscopic image shows coronavirus particles in vibrant detail.
    September 15, 2026

    Research updates, September 15

  • A view of the U.S. Pentagon building at night reflecting in the Potomac River. Five bright lights emit from the building like stars.
    September 1, 2026

    Department of Defense funds $8 million grant for Long COVID trials

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for September 29, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with red) and slightly decreasing (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "low*" (darker yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and slightly decreasing. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    September 29, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, September 29

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for September 22, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with red) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "low*" (darker yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and slightly decreasing (diagonal down arrow). Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    September 22, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, September 22

  • A colorful red, orange, and purple microscopic image shows coronavirus particles in vibrant detail.
    September 15, 2026

    Research updates, September 15

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for September 15, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with red) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable; and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    September 15, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, September 15

  • September 1, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, September 1

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for August 25, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with red) and significantly increasing (represented with a directly up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and significantly increasing ; and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and significantly increasing. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    August 25, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, August 25

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Health

  • A graphic shows two images side by side. One shows mobility devices, including many walkers, outside of prison cells. The other shows a red SARS-CoV-2 virus contrasted with a black background.
    September 29, 2026

    I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.

  • A young woman stands by a staircase with a backdrop of tree canopy.  She wears a white, high quality mask and has long dark hair. She wears a teal sweatshirt and black pants.
    September 21, 2026

    COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women

  • Miles  [12:23 PM] ID: A burnt, but surviving Joshua tree stands in the Dome Fire burn scar during sunset. A far away mountain glows in the late day light. Thousands of dead Joshua trees stand on the burnscar among invasive grasses that paint the landscape gold.
    September 8, 2026

    We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest

  • A graphic shows a white woman in a high quality mask on the subway. She wears a glasses, hoops, and has a short hair. Overlaid over the black and white photo are various shades of pink circles.
    August 14, 2026

    Breast cancer exposed the lack of care I receive for Long COVID

  • A collage graphic displays a tower of the Golden Gate bridge, with a pixelated filter, vials of blood in black and white, and a photo of a light blue viper. These images are overlayed with white borders over a microscopic image of red SARS-CoV-2 viruses with a blue background.
    August 11, 2026

    VIPER aims to fast track Long COVID biomarkers. Here’s how it works.

  • Graphic showing white text saying "Still Here" over an image of a stethoscope, with a yellow background and sepia tones. The Sick Times' logo is in the upper left corner.
    August 7, 2026

    How do you spot Long COVID misinformation?

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Commentary

  • A young woman stands by a staircase with a backdrop of tree canopy.  She wears a white, high quality mask and has long dark hair. She wears a teal sweatshirt and black pants.
    September 21, 2026

    COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women

  • A demonstrator holds a cardboard sign that reads  "People Not Profit." The demonstrator has long hair and wears a high quality black mask.
    September 15, 2026

    Denial is a tactic for both the COVID-19 and climate crises

  • Miles  [12:23 PM] ID: A burnt, but surviving Joshua tree stands in the Dome Fire burn scar during sunset. A far away mountain glows in the late day light. Thousands of dead Joshua trees stand on the burnscar among invasive grasses that paint the landscape gold.
    September 8, 2026

    We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest

  • A collage of three images: a close up of a Black woman in a high quality mask, brain scans, and a close up of a service dog's vest. Red, violet, and sage green shapes are laid over the images.
    August 28, 2026

    “We’re going to stop the gaslighting right now”: How I’m fighting back as a Black woman with Long COVID

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