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  • How to interpret clinical trial results for Long COVID

    How to interpret clinical trial results for Long COVID

    Simon Spichak

    With no proven treatments or cures, many people with Long COVID are turning to off-label medications, supplements, and medical devices to treat their symptoms. There are numerous options — and some of them even have clinical trials underway or are reporting results. But even if one study suggests a treatment might work, another might contradict it. Read more…

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  • Research updates, July 21
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, July 21

  • National COVID-19 trends, July 21
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, July 21

  • Abandoned by our governments, people with severe ME and Long COVID are supported by severely ill peers
    Commentary, International
    Whitney Fox

    Abandoned by our governments, people with severe ME and Long COVID are supported by severely ill peers

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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

  • A photo of colorful Lego-like pieces making up a DNA double helix.
    August 12, 2025

    Research updates, August 12

  • Graphic showing vials of three JAK inhibitor drugs: Rinvoq, Cibinqo, Olumiant. The vials are shown with colorful echoes and the graphic has a black and white dotted background, creating a trippy vibe.
    August 5, 2025

    Three clinical trials for Long COVID are testing JAK inhibitors to treat immune dysregulation

  • A cute white mouse perches on the side of a plastic bowl on a metal table in a research lab. The mouse has pink ears, nose, feet, and a long tail.
    August 5, 2025

    Research updates, August 5

  • Graphic with a background of a map of Easter Island, one of the island's famous statues showing a human face in the center, a colorful depiction of a molecule on the left, and a sheet of green pills on the right
    July 29, 2025

    Clinical trials are testing cancer drug rapamycin for Long COVID and ME

  • "Anatomical diagram showing different parts of the human neck
    July 29, 2025

    Research updates, July 29

  • Graphic showing the top of Berlin's TV Tower, edited to look like part of an IV tube. The graphic has a light blue background with white molecular structure diagrams in the top left.
    July 22, 2025

    Berlin Cures’ failed Long COVID clinical trial yields lessons on study design

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Covid-19

  • A set of four charts, titled "Regional Wastewater Concentrations." All four are line charts showing data from November 2023 through March 2025, with colored lines representing the four U.S. regions: yellow for Northeast, purple for Midwest, green for West, pink for South. The influenza A, influenza B, and RSV charts show clear waves over winter 2023-24 and 2024-25; the COVID-19 chart also shows a summer 2024 wave.
    March 25, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, March 25

  • Line chart titled, "SARS-CoV-2, All Wastewater Sites." The chart shows the national average of coronavirus readings in wastewater from across the U.S., representing sites in WWSCAN's network. The Y axis represents quantity of nucleic acids (PPMoV Normalized, x1 million) and the Y axis represents time, going from October 2023 to March 2025. It shows a major wave in winter 2023-24, a smaller wave in summer 2024, and then another smaller but longer wave in winter 2024-25, now plateaued at a moderate level.
    March 18, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, March 18

  • Chart titled, "Americans' Return to Pre-Pandemic Normalcy." Text at the top reads: "Thinking about your life before the start of the coronavirus, would you say your life right now is completely back to normal, somewhat back to normal but not completely normal, or not yet back to normal? If not back to normal: Do you think your life will ever get completely back to the “normal” that existed before the coronavirus pandemic?" The green line representing "completely back to normal" is at 47% in the most recent poll results; the dark blue line representing "no, but will get back" is at 13%; and the light blue line representing "no, will never get back to normal" is at 40%.
    March 11, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, March 11

  • Line chart titled, "National SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations." The Y axis is "effective concentration, copies/mL" and the X axis is time, going from March 2020 to March 2025. The chart shows COVID-19's many waves in the U.S. over the last five years; the most recent weeks of data show a smaller winter peak followed by a high plateau.
    March 4, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, March 4

  • State-by-state map of the U.S., with states color-coded according to "Respiratory illness activity." Green represents low, orange is moderate, red is high, purple is very high, and gray is data unavailable. Most states across the U.S. are in the moderate or high category, with a few at very high (Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Hampshire, Kansas, Oklahoma) and low (Alabama, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada). Text at the bottom of the map reads: "Data last updated on February 19, 2025 and presented through February 15, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov."
    February 25, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, February 25

  • February 21, 2025

    Trump commands HHS to terminate advisory committee on Long COVID 

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Health

  • Graphic reads: Long COVID Essentials - New resources are live! ME/CFS, Severe ME, Fatigue & PEM; Getting help - finding providers, tracking symptoms, meds to consider, understanding research, & more; Long COVID in children & youth; Long COVID in people living w/ HIV and trans people; First set of resources in Spanish! The Sick Times and Long COVID Justice's logos are at the bottom.
    December 19, 2024

    Long COVID Essentials: New resources published

  • December 18, 2024

    California Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for bird flu

  • This graphic has the background of an envelope with a map of the world overlaid. On red icons in the shape of the coronavirus, there are small images of an airplane, a bottle of pills, and a person wearing a respirator.
    December 12, 2024

    With no approved treatments and little support, people with Long COVID turn to online drug markets

  • 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

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Commentary

  • May 23, 2024

    How to make spaces more accessible during the continuing pandemic

  • May 6, 2024

    “Unspooling”, an excerpt from Alice Wong’s Disability Intimacy

  • photograph of moon
    April 23, 2024

    Letters to the editors: Sen. Sanders’ “moonshot” legislation

  • March 26, 2024

    Long Covid isolation won’t break my marriage — in fact, it’s made it stronger

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