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  • A section of the AIDS quilt, featuring tributes to people who died of the disease. Each one is a colorful rectangle with the person's name, details about their life, and graphics. The section for activist Ryan White is black with green letters and a white candle.
    January 14, 2025

    Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels

  • Screenshot of slide from FNIH. "What has happened since the November 2024 RECOVER-TLC webinar?" December 2024: First wave of antiviral prioritization completed, scientific oversight committee (SOC) empaneled, newsletter issued, FNIH RECOVER-TLC website updated January 2025: Reached over 400 submissions to therapeutics portal, first SOC meeting, neurological prioritization group empaneled Upcoming: Antiviral prioritization wave 2, Immunomodulatory prioritization wave 1, Neurological agent prioritization wave 1, Host-targeted cardiovascular and metabolics prioritization groups empaneled Planned for February 2025: More prioritization, including waves 1 and 2 for different groups, second SOC meeting
    January 14, 2025

    Research updates, January 14

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    January 7, 2025

    Research updates, January 7

  • calculator and magnifying glass on survey sheets
    December 24, 2024

    Research updates, December 24

  • glass tubes with colorful liquids on table
    December 17, 2024

    Research updates, December 17

  • A group of people pose in a conference building, all wearing high-quality masks and professional clothing. Two are using wheelchairs.
    December 12, 2024

    NIH announces $147 million in additional Long COVID research funding, new budget details

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Covid-19

  • August 27, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, August 27

  • August 21, 2024

    These are the drag artists and organizers fighting to make queer spaces more COVID safe

  • August 20, 2024

    Outdoor dining fades as pandemic persists — making public spaces even less accessible

  • Line chart showing national and regional trends of SARS-CoV-2 viral activity levels in wastewater. National levels (in black) have been trending up since May; the West Coast (teal) and South (purple) report equal or higher levels now than during the peak of last winter's surge.
    August 20, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, August 20

  • Line chart, showing Covid-19-associated hospitalizations in California during the 2022-23 (green) and 2023-24 (red) "respiratory virus" seasons. Current hospitalizations, as of July 2024, are about twice as high as July 2023. Data last updated August 8, 2024.
    August 13, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, August 13

  • August 6, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, August 6

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Health

Commentary

  • Portrait of Kim Moy, standing on a boardwalk in front of a landscape of trees and water.
    May 15, 2025

    Avoiding caregiver burnout: Wisdom for the ME and Long COVID community

  • A page in Felicity's diary, covered in a drawing of a light bulb done with black pen and highlighter. Text below the light bulb reads: "A light has been turned on." The adjacent page has images of a flyer for a frog study and flowers.
    May 2, 2025

    How volunteering to become a lab rat paid off

  • Graphic showing an image of an emergency room sign (shaded in red), a person placing their hand on their chest (shaded in green), and a black and white backdrop of blood cells and SARS-CoV-2 molecules.
    April 25, 2025

    COVID-19 triggered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism that led to long-term lung damage. It took two ER trips before doctors believed me.

  • Stock image of physical therapy equipment: a stress ball shaped like a virus, a pair of dumbbells, a yoga mat, bands
    April 21, 2025

    Letter to the editors: The University of Washington’s Long COVID clinic

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