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  • Experimental peptides are being advertised for Long COVID. But the evidence is trailing behind.

    Experimental peptides are being advertised for Long COVID. But the evidence is trailing behind.

    Jamie Ducharme

    Some FDA-approved GLP-1s are being studied in clinical trials for the disease, but their results aren’t available yet. Experts caution against using experimental peptides for Long COVID. Read more…

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    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, July 14

  • National COVID-19 trends, July 14
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, July 14

  • Stop telling women their Long COVID is menopause
    Commentary, Health
    KRB

    Stop telling women their Long COVID is menopause

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Policy & Advocacy

  • 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.

  • A white woman with brown hair, a purple sleep mask, an orange shirt, and noise-canceling headphones, lies under the covers of her bed. The lights in the room are dim and a wheelchair is parked by the side of the bed. An open laptop and paperwork lie on top of the covers. On the wall behind the bed is a small bulletin board and string of fairy lights
    June 26, 2026

    I worked in homeless services for years. It didn’t help me find accessible housing when I got Long COVID.

  • A black and white photo of a woman with severe ME is overlaid on a photo of the U.K. Houses of Parliament in London. She lays on her back in bed with a neck support and an eye mask that covers most of her face.
    June 19, 2026

    The U.K.’s plan for ME has failed us. Members of parliament must step up.

  • This graphic displays the text "Still Here" in The Sick Times' logo font over an image of a government building. The photo has a filter making the building appear light blue and the sky darker blue.
    June 16, 2026

    How is Minnesota addressing Long COVID?

  • A group of Black Lives Matter protesters peacefully navigate a confrontation with law enforcement.
    June 9, 2026

    Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis

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Science

  • A graphic shows three vials of peptides on a graph paper and jet black background. The glass vials have a sticker on them that says, "RESEARCH PURPOSE ONLY: NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION."
    July 14, 2026

    Experimental peptides are being advertised for Long COVID. But the evidence is trailing behind.

  • A scientific illustration shows a neuron synapse with dopamine, small appearing molecules. The synapses are bright purple and blue, while the dopamine appear yellow and light blue. The illustration is contrasted with a jet black background.
    July 14, 2026

    Research updates, July 14

  • An image of immunohistochemistry (IHC), a type of labratory technique that identifies proteins in a tissue sample shows positive SARS-CoV-2 viruses. The image shows brown and blue dots.
    July 7, 2026

    Research updates, July 7

  • An image from a Long COVID study shows cerebral "F-FDG PET-CT" scans. Brain images appear in yellow and blue. Figure text from the article: "Representative 18F-FDG PET scan for a patient with Long COVID showing cerebral hypometabolism. The scan above shows the unprocessed 18F-FDG PET scan of the brain, and the below image has been processed to demonstrate the comparison to the age- and gender-matched normal database using the pons to normalize the comparison. This scan shows near global hypometabolism particularly pronounced in the occipital lobes, correlating with the participant’s symptoms of cognitive dysfunction and fatigue with post exertional malaise"
    June 30, 2026

    Research updates, June 30

  • June 23, 2026

    FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible?

  • A scientific illustration shows the the human chest anatomy, including a heart, lungs, arteries, and veins.
    June 23, 2026

    Research updates, June 23

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 14, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a darker yellow color) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and significantly increasing (directly up 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."
    July 14, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 14

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 7, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a darker yellow color) and significantly increasing (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and slightly increasing (diagnoal up 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."
    July 7, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 7

  • 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.

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 30, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (light yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light 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."
    June 30, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 30

  • A pile of pills sits behind the text "Still Here" in the center of the image.
    June 29, 2026

    Will the new COVID-19 antiviral be accessible?

  • June 23, 2026

    FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible?

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Health

  • A graphic shows three vials of peptides on a graph paper and jet black background. The glass vials have a sticker on them that says, "RESEARCH PURPOSE ONLY: NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION."
    July 14, 2026

    Experimental peptides are being advertised for Long COVID. But the evidence is trailing behind.

  • Graphic featuring clips from old, black and white medical advertisements, one showing a man wearing a lamp on a band around his head and one showing a woman in a surgical mask. The clips are cut with diagrams of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and red, white, and black boxes.
    July 10, 2026

    Stop telling women their Long COVID is menopause

  • 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.

  • June 23, 2026

    FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible?

  • A group of Black Lives Matter protesters peacefully navigate a confrontation with law enforcement.
    June 9, 2026

    Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis

  • A person in a full white Hazmat suit, goggles and a mask stands in a carpeted tan room, looking at black mold all over the walls.
    May 21, 2026

    Mold exposure can trigger and worsen chronic illness. Climate change will increase the risk.

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Commentary

  • Graphic featuring clips from old, black and white medical advertisements, one showing a man wearing a lamp on a band around his head and one showing a woman in a surgical mask. The clips are cut with diagrams of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and red, white, and black boxes.
    July 10, 2026

    Stop telling women their Long COVID is menopause

  • July 7, 2026

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

  • Photo of Sick Times editors Betsy Ladyzhets and Heather Hogan, standing in a bookstore. They are both butch lesbians with short haircuts, and are both wearing high-quality masks. Heather, who is a lot taller, is wearing a gray T-shirt with a cat and the text "Jolene Jolene." Betsy is wearing a green tank top, red button-down, and keffiyeh.
    July 3, 2026

    Editor’s letter: Fight Long COVID denial by becoming a Supporter of The Sick Times

  • A white woman with brown hair, a purple sleep mask, an orange shirt, and noise-canceling headphones, lies under the covers of her bed. The lights in the room are dim and a wheelchair is parked by the side of the bed. An open laptop and paperwork lie on top of the covers. On the wall behind the bed is a small bulletin board and string of fairy lights
    June 26, 2026

    I worked in homeless services for years. It didn’t help me find accessible housing when I got Long COVID.

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