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  • I developed Long COVID while practicing medicine. The system had no place for me.

    I developed Long COVID while practicing medicine. The system had no place for me.

    Mustafa Talat

    I was three hours into my internal medicine ward call when the brain fog descended like a curtain dropping mid-performance. Read more…

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  • Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe
    Health, International, Policy & Advocacy
    Jamie Ducharme

    Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe

  • Event announcement: COVID-19 spreads year round. Here’s how to track it.
    Announcement, COVID-19
    sick times

    Event announcement: COVID-19 spreads year round. Here’s how to track it.

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

    National COVID-19 trends, April 14

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Science

  • A purple background features a photo of Cochrane editor-in-chief Dr. Karla Soares-Weiser wearing a turtleneck and wool blazer. To her left, a screenshot of the controversial 2019 review called "Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome." On top of the review is a stamped black text box with white alphanumeric symbols indicating swear words.
    February 4, 2025

    “Really pissed off”: Cochrane receives backlash from advocates and experts after abandoning ME/CFS review

  • finger pointing to a brain scan
    February 4, 2025

    Research updates, February 4

  • This graphic includes a collage of Sen. Todd Young, Trump nominee RFK Jr., and a protestor wearing an N95 and holding a sign reading "LONG COVID DENIAL (does not equal) CURE"
    January 31, 2025

    RECOVER hasn’t been impacted by Trump freezes so far, sources say. But the program’s future is still uncertain.

  • test tubes in laboratory
    January 28, 2025

    Research updates, January 28

  • January 23, 2025

    Long COVID is a smoldering threat to wildland firefighters

  • This graphic shows two medical drawings of the human body, with icons of SARS-CoV-2 overlaid on top of different body parts to signify viral persistence.
    January 21, 2025

    Finding an accepted Long COVID biomarker will be complicated. This blood test could give us answers.

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Covid-19

  • State-by-state map of the U.S., with states colored according to epidemic trends for COVID-19. Most of the map is colored in teal for "declining" or "likely declining" with a few states marked as white for "not estimated" or gray for "not changing." Text above the chart reads: "As of October 1, 2024, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 0 states, declining or likely declining in 45 states, and not changing in 2 states."
    October 8, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 8

  • A map of the United States color-coded in shades of maroon, orange, and gray displaying SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Viral Activity level as of September 21, 2024, where deeper tones correlate to higher viral activity and gray indicates “Insufficient,” or “No Data.” Text above the map reads “Very High” or “High” levels in 34 states. Data is unavailable for Guam, North Dakota, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the bottom, text reads People’s CDC. Source: CDC.
    October 1, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 1

  • September 24, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 24

  • September 17, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 17

  • Collage showing a crate of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests, a map of mask bloc locations, a box of 3M N95 respirators, and a flyer from a mask bloc in Nassau County and Queens, New York introducing how mask blocs distribute free high-quality masks in their communities
    September 10, 2024

    A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 1

  • Line chart titled, "Percentage of Emergency Department Visits with Diagnosed COVID-19 in United States, by Age Group." The chart shows this ratio from September 2023 to September 2024. Children ages 0 to 11, shown with a yellow dotted line, had the highest percentage in late summer 2024, higher than even ages 75+ (shown in purple).
    September 10, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 10

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Health

  • black woman patient in mask looking away in light room
    December 12, 2023

    HHS gave million-dollar grants to nine Long Covid clinics; here’s how they plan to use the funding

  • man wearing red ribbon
    December 5, 2023

    HIV may increase the risk of Long Covid. Why aren’t major advocacy groups addressing it?

  • December 5, 2023

    Project N95 ending mask store, free distributions by the end of 2023

  • November 21, 2023

    What’s happening this week, November 21

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Commentary

  • September 12, 2025

    Stop looking for a silver bullet. Start mixing the Long COVID cocktail.

  • A graphic showing white KN94 masks and yellow and white megaphones in a neat pattern that alternates the two objects. The background is a dark navy.
    September 2, 2025

    How do you get people to care about COVID-19? Here’s what I’ve learned as an organizer.

  • A portrait of Jermaine Greaves, repeated six times in a grid with alternating color tones, white and yellow
    August 15, 2025

    Long COVID taught me to slow down and stop trying to meet able-bodied benchmarks

  • A close up of from the "In Limbo" cover art for Kara Jane's new album. It features art work of a white woman in a white dress floating in blue, abstract water. She stares directly at the viewer.
    August 8, 2025

    Posthumous album of singer Kara Jane released on Severe ME Awareness Day

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