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

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Policy & Advocacy

  • March 12, 2024

    How mask blocs are keeping communities safe with neglected government stockpiles

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    March 5, 2024

    It’s “all hands on deck” for Long Covid Awareness Day as the CDC ignores Long Covid in new guidance

  • February 27, 2024

    Q&A: Dr. Ian Simon on his plans for the HHS Office of Long Covid Research and Practice

  • January 30, 2024

    A win for healthcare workers and patients: The CDC returns HICPAC’s draft recommendations on infection control

  • January 23, 2024

    Senate hearing highlights Long Covid crisis — but not Covid-19 prevention — while advocacy groups bring their demands to DC

  • January 16, 2024

    Social media users ask, “Where is Mandy?” as CDC director stays out of spotlight during Covid surge

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Science

  • people walking at the hallway while carrying medical supplies
    May 6, 2025

    Research updates, May 6

  • 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 how masks measure up, based on a recent study in PLOS One. Medical and cotton masks have a filtration efficiency of around 50%; KF94/KN95s with earloops, level 3 medical masks, and another type of cotton masks are around 70%; and level 1 medical masks and N95 respirators (with overhead straps) are over 90%.
    April 29, 2025

    Research updates, April 29

  • Graphic shows two human figures facing each other, with X-ray-style imaging showing their bones. The figures are lit up in shades of yellow, red, pink, purple, and blue, and the backdrop behind them is blue graph paper.
    April 22, 2025

    This surgery fuses people’s skulls to their spines to treat a condition overlapping with myalgic encephalomyelitis

  • person doing blood test
    April 22, 2025

    Research updates, April 22

  • hands holding rtg picture
    April 15, 2025

    Research updates, April 15

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Covid-19

  • Chart titled: "Preliminary 2024-2025 U.S. COVID-19 Burden Estimates. CDC estimates* that, from October 1, 2024 through January 11, 2025, there have been:" Followed by side-by-side graphics indicating: 4.4 million-7.9 million COVID-19 illnesses, 1.1 million-1.9 million COVID-19 outpatient visits, 120,000-210,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 14,000-25,000 COVID-19 deaths. Note at the bottom reads: "*Based on data from September 29, 2024 through January 11, 2025."
    January 21, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 21

  • Line chart titled: "Percentage of Emergency Department (ED) Visits Diagnosed as COVID-19, by Week, in The United States, Reported to CDC." The Y axis shows weekly % ED visits diagnosed as COVID-19, and the X axis shows time, spanning June 2023 to early January 2025. Four peaks are visible: summer 2023, winter 2023-24, summer 2024, and winter 2024-25, with the latter significantly lower than the others.
    January 14, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 14

  • Graphic adapted from the cover of The Covid Safety Handbook. Text in light blue shows the title and author, Violet Blue, next to an image of a face wearing a high-quality mask.
    January 7, 2025

    “Stand Together,” an excerpt from The Covid Safety Handbook

  • Line chart titled: "Percentage of Outpatient Visits for Respiratory Illness Reported by The U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet), Weekly National Summary, 2024-25 Season and Selected Previous Seasons." A filter above the title indicates the chart is showing data for 2024-25 and 4 previous seasons. The 2024-25 season, shown with a red line on the chart, has included a sharp increase in doctor's visits for respiratory illness in recent weeks, with the most recent data point (December 28) close to the peaks for the 2023-24 season (in orange) and the 2022-23 season (in pink).
    January 7, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 7

  • A DIY air filter, made with 18 fans facing out in different directions, is attached to a ceiling light fixture so that it hangs in the air above a dining table.
    December 24, 2024

    Invisible defenses: A guide for cleaner indoor air

  • Two state-by-state maps of the U.S., color-coded according to infectious disease trends. Dark purple represents infections are growing, light purple is likely growing, gray is not changing, light green is likely declining, dark green is declining, white is not estimated. The map on the left, showing COVID-19 trends, is a mix of light and dark purple with some gray. Text at the top reads: "As of December 17, 2024, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 36 states, declining or likely declining in 0 states, and not changing in 11 states." The map on the right, showing flu trends, is almost entirely dark purple. Text at the top reads: "As of December 17, 2024, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 46 states, declining or likely declining in 0 states, and not changing in 1 state."
    December 24, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, December 24

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Health

  • October 3, 2024

    Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

  • September 17, 2024

    For people with severe Long COVID, medical care is out of reach

  • A graphic reading: Long COVID Essentials, a new series from The Sick Times and Long COVID Justice. 30+ resource sheets designed by & for people living with Log COVID & associated diseases. The Sick Times x Long COVID Justice.
    September 16, 2024

    Introducing Long COVID Essentials, a new resource series

  • August 20, 2024

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

  • August 16, 2024

    Grappling with Long COVID as an elite athlete

  • August 12, 2024

    Climate change is worsening symptoms of Long Covid and POTS. Here’s how people are navigating it.

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Commentary

  • September 23, 2025

    Letter to the editors: Concerns about California’s right-to-mask bill

  • 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

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