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  • People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial

    People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial

    Simon Spichak

    The trial, run by researchers at McMaster University in Canada, is testing the Lightning Process, a pseudoscientific mind-body program that outside experts have heavily criticized. Read more…

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    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, September 22

  • National COVID-19 trends, September 22
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, September 22

  • COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women
    Commentary, Health
    Julia Doubleday

    COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women

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Policy & Advocacy

  • A black and white photo of a woman with severe ME is overlaid on a photo of the U.K. Houses of Parliament in London. She lays on her back in bed with a neck support and an eye mask that covers most of her face.
    June 19, 2026

    The U.K.’s plan for ME has failed us. Members of parliament must step up.

  • This graphic displays the text "Still Here" in The Sick Times' logo font over an image of a government building. The photo has a filter making the building appear light blue and the sky darker blue.
    June 16, 2026

    How is Minnesota addressing Long COVID?

  • A group of Black Lives Matter protesters peacefully navigate a confrontation with law enforcement.
    June 9, 2026

    Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis

  • A collage of press clippings and images related to the Long Covid Moonshot bill and advocacy around it, including including images of Bernie Sanders, Ziyad Al-Aly, and advocates in blue “Moonshot” shirts and masks after a senate hearing
    May 19, 2026

    A toolkit for new advocates: What I learned from the Long COVID Moonshot campaign

  • May 12, 2026

    Thousands “lie in” for German ME protests

  • A man associated with the advocacy group WSP stands beside a lectern in a black respirator and a pink t-shirt. He holds a cane. He has interrupted the conference and gives a short speech while one researcher associated with the conference, CĂ©dric Lemogne, grabs his arm. Another researcher, Brigitte Ranque, stands on the left and holds a microphone.
    May 5, 2026

    Long COVID advocates demand biological research at a conference in Paris

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Science

  • A close-up photo of a human eye. The eye is hazel and the person appears to be lighter skinned. They have a dark brown eyelashes and a hazel eye.
    August 25, 2026

    Research updates, August 25

  • A computer image highlights the large intestine in a person. It appears red and curves through the abdomen of the subject. Other organs and body parts are faded out and contrasted with a black background.
    August 18, 2026

    Research updates, August 18

  • A collage graphic displays a tower of the Golden Gate bridge, with a pixelated filter, vials of blood in black and white, and a photo of a light blue viper. These images are overlayed with white borders over a microscopic image of red SARS-CoV-2 viruses with a blue background.
    August 11, 2026

    VIPER aims to fast track Long COVID biomarkers. Here’s how it works.

  • An electron micrograph image shows numerous herpes simplex virions, members of the Herpesviridae virus family. The round viruses appear black and gray, contrasted on an icy blue background.
    August 11, 2026

    Research updates, August 11

  • Muscle fibers appear underneath a microscope in a striped pattern. The fibers appear red with white spaces. Inside the fiber are purple dots.
    August 4, 2026

    Research updates, August 4

  • Collage graphic featuring images of a cowboy hat, downtown Houston, Texas, a diagram of a heart, and a person checking their heart rate on a smartwatch. The photos are interspersed with light blue and pink rectangles, over a background showing heart rate diagrams on pink graph paper.
    July 28, 2026

    Dysautonomia conference centers biomarkers and post-exertional malaise

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for August 11, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with orange) and significantly increasing (represented with a directly up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and significantly increasing; and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and significantly increasing. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    August 11, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, August 11

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for August 4, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with darker yellow) and significantly increasing (represented with a directly up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and slightly increasing (diagonal up arrow). Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    August 4, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, August 4

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 28, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color box) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and significantly increasing (directly up arrow). Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    July 28, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 28

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 21, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color box) and significantly increasing (represented with a directly up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and significantly increasing (directly up arrow). Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    July 21, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 21

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 14, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a darker yellow color) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and significantly increasing (directly up arrow). Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    July 14, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 14

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 7, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a darker yellow color) and significantly increasing (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and slightly increasing (diagnoal up arrow. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    July 7, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 7

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Health

  • A graphic shows three vials of peptides on a graph paper and jet black background. The glass vials have a sticker on them that says, "RESEARCH PURPOSE ONLY: NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION."
    July 14, 2026

    Experimental peptides are being advertised for Long COVID. But the evidence is trailing behind.

  • Graphic featuring clips from old, black and white medical advertisements, one showing a man wearing a lamp on a band around his head and one showing a woman in a surgical mask. The clips are cut with diagrams of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and red, white, and black boxes.
    July 10, 2026

    Stop telling women their Long COVID is menopause

  • An engineer wearing a high-vis vest and hard hat inputs water quality data into a laptop at a wastewater treatment facility. Yellow safety railing is visible throughout the photo.
    June 30, 2026

    Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

  • June 23, 2026

    FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible?

  • A group of Black Lives Matter protesters peacefully navigate a confrontation with law enforcement.
    June 9, 2026

    Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis

  • A person in a full white Hazmat suit, goggles and a mask stands in a carpeted tan room, looking at black mold all over the walls.
    May 21, 2026

    Mold exposure can trigger and worsen chronic illness. Climate change will increase the risk.

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