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

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

    Lorraine Boissoneault

    Almost half of buildings in the U.S. have mold or dampness, which can cause respiratory symptoms and may even trigger diseases like myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Read more…

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  • Screenshot of slide from FNIH. "What has happened since the November 2024 RECOVER-TLC webinar?" December 2024: First wave of antiviral prioritization completed, scientific oversight committee (SOC) empaneled, newsletter issued, FNIH RECOVER-TLC website updated January 2025: Reached over 400 submissions to therapeutics portal, first SOC meeting, neurological prioritization group empaneled Upcoming: Antiviral prioritization wave 2, Immunomodulatory prioritization wave 1, Neurological agent prioritization wave 1, Host-targeted cardiovascular and metabolics prioritization groups empaneled Planned for February 2025: More prioritization, including waves 1 and 2 for different groups, second SOC meeting
    January 14, 2025

    Research updates, January 14

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    January 7, 2025

    Research updates, January 7

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    December 24, 2024

    Research updates, December 24

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    December 17, 2024

    Research updates, December 17

  • A group of people pose in a conference building, all wearing high-quality masks and professional clothing. Two are using wheelchairs.
    December 12, 2024

    NIH announces $147 million in additional Long COVID research funding, new budget details

  • 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

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Covid-19

  • Line chart, showing Covid-19-associated hospitalizations in California during the 2022-23 (green) and 2023-24 (red) "respiratory virus" seasons. Current hospitalizations, as of July 2024, are about twice as high as July 2023. Data last updated August 8, 2024.
    August 13, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, August 13

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    National Covid-19 trends, August 6

  • July 30, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, July 30

  • July 29, 2024

    Olympics volunteers resign over lack of Covid-19 precautions

  • July 23, 2024

    Wastewater surveillance for Covid-19 keeps evolving. Here’s what you need to know.

  • A map of the United States color-coded in shades of orange and gray displaying SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Viral Activity level as of July 18, 2024, where deeper tones correlate to higher viral activity and gray indicates “Insufficient,” or “No Data.” Viral activity is shown as “Very High” or “High” in 36 states, and “Moderate” in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Illinois, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Michigan, New Jersey, Iowa, Mississippi, Indiana, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. No data is available for North Dakota, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam. Text above the map reads "Very High" or "High" levels in 36 states. People’s CDC. Source: CDC.
    July 23, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, July 23

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