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  • What is the federal government currently doing about Long COVID?

    What is the federal government currently doing about Long COVID?

    Melanie Marich

    In this episode of Still Here, hosts Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles Griffis talk about the latest updates from the US Department of Health and Human Services and their efforts on Long COVID, as well as the criticisms they face from members of the community. Subscribe to Still Here wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review, telling us what you think of this episode. Read more…

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    U.S. scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

  • “Not a whole lot of substance”: HHS posts Long COVID website, six months after making big promises
    Policy & Advocacy
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    “Not a whole lot of substance”: HHS posts Long COVID website, six months after making big promises

  • National COVID-19 trends, March 31
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, March 31

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Policy & Advocacy

  • May 28, 2024

    Long Covid advocates call out Biden, ask for $1.2 billion of 2025 NIH budget

  • May 14, 2024

    Should people with Long Covid be donating blood?

  • May 14, 2024

    #MEAction launches campaign to educate healthcare providers about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

  • April 16, 2024

    Sen. Bernie Sanders seeks feedback on $10 billion “moonshot” for Long Covid

  • March 18, 2024

    Photo essay: Long Covid advocates gather in DC for demonstration

  • March 15, 2024

    Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces resolution to formalize Long Covid Awareness Day

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Science

  • Infographic from JAMA Pediatrics, describing Long COVID in children. The graphic features a pink background and a pink version of a SARS-CoV-2 molecule in one corner. Text reads: "Long COVID happens when a child continues to have symptoms at least months after having a COVID-19 infection. Sometimes symptoms change, or symptoms may reappear after feeling better. Signs and symptoms of long COVID are variable in children of different ages." The graphic then lists symptoms and signs by age group, such as trouble sleeping in infants and toddlers (0-2 y), and trouble with memory or focusing in school-aged children (6-11 y).
    June 3, 2025

    Research updates, June 3

  • man industry technology white
    May 27, 2025

    Research updates, May 27

  • Diagram showing how SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to damaged mitochondria and damaged myofibrillar (or muscle protein) bundles, contributing to Long COVID cardiovascular outcomes
    May 20, 2025

    Research updates, May 20

  • Electron micrograh image of a cell infected with SARS-CoV-2. the cell appears as a large, teal blog, with viral particles in purple invading across its surface
    May 16, 2025

    Live blog: Following the Spring 2025 PolyBio Symposium on Long COVID and related diseases

  • a woman in purple scrub suit wearing blue mask
    May 13, 2025

    Research updates, May 13

  • Collage graphic with a background showing Santa Fe, New Mexico, a portrait of Hannah Davis with a red background, and a text box with the Keystone Symposia logo and the text: "Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes, August 10-13, 2025, Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, NM, US"
    May 9, 2025

    “A morale boost”: Looking ahead to the 2025 Keystone Symposia Long COVID conference with Hannah Davis

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Covid-19

  • An illustration of chickens in a factory farm, with overlaid depictions of the influenza virus
    February 7, 2025

    We won’t avoid the next pandemic. But we can still prepare.

  • Two maps of U.S. states, color-coded according to epidemic trends. Dark purple represents "growing," light purple "likely growing," gray "not changing," teal "likely declining," green "declining," white "not estimated." The map on the left shows COVID-19 trends, with a mix of purple and gray. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 7 states, and not changing in 21 states." The map on the right shows influenza trends. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 28 states, declining or likely declining in 4 states, and not changing in 16 states."
    February 4, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, February 4

  • An image of two people talking while wearing KN95 masks, against a background with a light green and white pattern
    January 30, 2025

    The “pandemic of abandonment”: Navigating friendships five years into COVID-19

  • Map of the U.S. by state, with states color-coded according to a metric called Acute Respiratory Illness. Most states are colored in orange for moderate or red for high, with a few states (Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire) dark red/purple for very high. Text below the map reads: "Data last updated on January 22, 2025 and presented through January 18, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov."
    January 28, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 28

  • A building complex photographed at sunset
    January 24, 2025

    Some U.S. COVID-19 data are down amid “pause” to federal health communications

  • January 23, 2025

    Long COVID is a smoldering threat to wildland firefighters

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Health

  • Graphic shows a hand banging a gavel, with a red burst coming out of the base and a text bubble with asterisks and exclamation points.
    December 3, 2024

    We talked to a veteran lawyer about applying for disability insurance with Long COVID and ME

  • This graphic shows a golden staircase leading up to an uncertain location. The walls and sides of the image are in pink and other pastel colors.
    November 11, 2024

    The trouble with recovery stories

  • October 18, 2024

    Solange Knowles thanks chronic illness community, shares POTS, MCAS, and Sjögren’s diagnoses

  • Three researchers stand in a health clinic's waiting area, in between armchairs and a piano. Amy Proal on the left has blonde hair and wears a floral shirt; David Putrino in the middle wears a blue shirt and slacks; Joseph Herrera on the right wears a navy suit. All three wear KN95 masks.
    October 15, 2024

    New Long COVID and complex disease center at Mount Sinai set to be a leader in research, clinical care

  • October 14, 2024

    Filmmaker Jesse Ridgway shares experience with Long COVID with millions of followers

  • Portrait of Tinu Abayomi-Paul
    October 4, 2024

    Tinu Abayomi-Paul, writer, disability advocate, and person with Long COVID, dies at 52

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Commentary

  • 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

  • Graphic showing several hands all holding measurement tools, emerging from an open book. One holds an abacus, another a sextant, another two vials of blood, another a skull with lightning bolts coming out of it. The hands are interspersed with overlapping circles in blue, yellow, red, and green.
    August 1, 2025

    As a linguist, I want to find the words to measure chronic illness

  • Graphic showing a colorized microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins. The image shows bright red virus shapes covered in blue and orange components.
    July 25, 2025

    Between two crises: Living with Post-COVID Vaccine Syndrome in a Long COVID world

  • July 17, 2025

    Video essay: How does Long COVID affect queer and trans communities?

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