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

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

    Jasper Brown

    I’m writing at my kitchen counter in a 160-square-foot tiny house overlooking a stand of tall, regal pines laden with snow. The wood stove is going. A whiteboard is on the wall, listing daily chores like “chop wood” and “shovel driveway.” There’s also a quote from Dean Spade in red that says, “No one is coming to save us.” Read more…

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    COVID-19
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    National COVID-19 trends, April 7

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Policy & Advocacy

Science

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    February 4, 2025

    Research updates, February 4

  • This graphic includes a collage of Sen. Todd Young, Trump nominee RFK Jr., and a protestor wearing an N95 and holding a sign reading "LONG COVID DENIAL (does not equal) CURE"
    January 31, 2025

    RECOVER hasn’t been impacted by Trump freezes so far, sources say. But the program’s future is still uncertain.

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    January 28, 2025

    Research updates, January 28

  • January 23, 2025

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    January 21, 2025

    Finding an accepted Long COVID biomarker will be complicated. This blood test could give us answers.

  • A research building sitting on the bank of a river, with the Shionogi logo on the top of the building.
    January 21, 2025

    Research updates, January 21

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Covid-19

  • September 24, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 24

  • September 17, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 17

  • Collage showing a crate of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests, a map of mask bloc locations, a box of 3M N95 respirators, and a flyer from a mask bloc in Nassau County and Queens, New York introducing how mask blocs distribute free high-quality masks in their communities
    September 10, 2024

    A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 1

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    September 10, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 10

  • September 3, 2024

    “Perfect storm” of criminalization: Analyzing mask bans

  • September 3, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 3

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Health

  • man wearing red ribbon
    December 5, 2023

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

  • December 5, 2023

    Project N95 ending mask store, free distributions by the end of 2023

  • November 21, 2023

    What’s happening this week, November 21

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Commentary

  • Graphic showing a red cross with a large crack running through its center, against a backdrop with small white coronavirus particles on an orange background
    June 2, 2025

    Emergency departments aren’t trained for Long COVID — and patients are paying the price

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    May 27, 2025

    Illinois could become the first state in the country to ban mask bans. Here’s how we created the bill to do it.

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    May 20, 2025

    I want a Long COVID language revolution — not language imposed onto my sick, disabled body

  • 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

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