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    Dysautonomia conference centers biomarkers and post-exertional malaise

    Rachel Fairbank

    The 14th annual Dysautonomia International conference outside Houston included presentations on the role of autoimmunity in dysautonomia and a biobank initiative for POTS research. Read more…

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    Research updates, July 28

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    Flynn Lovelace

    The (sick) kids aren’t alright: Observations from a teacher with Long COVID

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Policy & Advocacy

  • December 18, 2023

    Policy experts, scientists, disability groups urge Biden to address the Long Covid crisis

  • 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

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    December 5, 2023

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

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    November 21, 2023

    Census change would reduce estimates of disability in U.S., impacting community resources and Long Covid research

  • November 21, 2023

    The HHS invites nominees for a new committee on Long Covid, but will it listen to them?

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Science

  • 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

  • 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

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Covid-19

  • 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

  • Title: "This chart shows national and regional trends of wastewater viral activity levels of SARS-COV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19)." The chart is set to show data from the last six months, or June to early December 2024. It shows a major surge across regions (highest in the West coast) over the summer, followed by a plateau over October and November, and recently a new, stark uptick in disease levels. The Midwest has the highest levels and most prominent increase compared to other regions.
    December 17, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, December 17

  • Line chart showing national average SARS-CoV-2 levels in U.S. wastewater over time, October 2023 through December 2024. The title reads, "SARS–CoV–2, All Wastewater Sites." The Y axis shows quantity of nucleic acids, PMMoV Normalized x 1 million, and the X axis shows sample collection date. The chart shows a major wave in fall 2023-early 2024 and a second one in summer 2024, followed by a moderate plateau over October and November. Disease levels started going up again at the end of November.
    December 10, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, December 10

  • Two state-by-state maps are presented side by side. In both, states are colored according to epidemic trends: growing and likely growing in dark and light purple, declining and likely declining in dark and light green, not changing in gray, not estimated in white. The map on the left, representing COVID-19, has a mix of green and purple. Text above it reads: "As of November 26, 2024, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 10 states, declining or likely declining in 15 states, and not changing in 22 states." The map on the right, representing influenza, has more purple and only one state in green. Text above it reads: "As of November 26, 2024, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 33 states, declining or likely declining in 1 state, and not changing in 8 states."
    December 3, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, December 3

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Health

  • July 30, 2024

    Frustrations, denials, long drives: Immunocompromised people can’t access a lifesaving Covid-19 drug

  • July 29, 2024

    Olympics volunteers resign over lack of Covid-19 precautions

  • July 2, 2024

    How the Apricot Tree Café became a leader in clean indoor air

  • June 21, 2024

    The short reach of Long Covid care

  • June 11, 2024

    New Long Covid and ME apps aim to share information, build community

  • May 14, 2024

    #MEAction launches campaign to educate healthcare providers about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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Commentary

  • Protestors stand outside a brick building during a DoNoHarm BC action. They all wear high quality masks and hold bright signs demanding hospitals prevent airborne of pathogens with masking and other clean air interventions. One reads, "Hospitals should be safe"
    April 24, 2026

    We need masks in healthcare. Now.

  • An image shows a selfie of Mustafa Talat, a Pakistani doctor, in personal protective equipment including a high quality mask and hooded coverall suit. He also wears stylish wire framed glasses. The image is repeated three times - two of them have a light blue filter.
    April 17, 2026

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

  • ID: Alice Wong, an Asian-American woman in her early 50s, wears a black blouse and black and white pants. She rocks a rich red lipstick and has a watermelon pin on her shirt in support of Palestine. She has a tracheostomy attached to a ventilator.
    April 10, 2026

    Alice Wong showed us Disability Justice makes our advocacy stronger

  • An aerial photograph displays a small wood cabin beside a meadow surrounded by a forest. It is a snowy scene, and late day light casts long shadows of evergreen and deciduous trees.
    April 7, 2026

    I moved into a tiny home in the woods after getting Long COVID.

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