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  • The real story behind the “October slide”

    The real story behind the “October slide”

    Lorraine Boissoneault

    Changing seasons affect many people with Long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and other chronic illnesses, but not all in the same way. Research has a long way to go before it can explain the phenomenon. Read more…

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    Miles W. Griffis

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  • Conferences and advocacy events for IACCs must require masking
    Commentary
    Whitney Fox

    Conferences and advocacy events for IACCs must require masking

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Science

  • This graphic shows two medical drawings of the human body, with icons of SARS-CoV-2 overlaid on top of different body parts to signify viral persistence.
    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

  • A section of the AIDS quilt, featuring tributes to people who died of the disease. Each one is a colorful rectangle with the person's name, details about their life, and graphics. The section for activist Ryan White is black with green letters and a white candle.
    January 14, 2025

    Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels

  • 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

  • calculator and magnifying glass on survey sheets
    December 24, 2024

    Research updates, December 24

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Covid-19

  • July 16, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, July 16

  • July 2, 2024

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

  • July 2, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, July 2

  • June 25, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, June 25

  • June 18, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, June 18

  • June 11, 2024

    Learning how to live and die with Long Covid

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Health

Commentary

  • Graphic showing a cartoon figure in a mask, with shapes of several states (Florida, Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama) around them and a backdrop of colorful tape strips.
    April 18, 2025

    Missives from the dismissed: Still COVIDing without community

  • A collage of two images, edited to look like Polaroid photos on a wood table. On the left is a black and white portrait of the poet, Ann E. Wallace, and on the right is the cover of her book, "Days of Grace and Silence." The book's cover features a house on a hill.
    April 14, 2025

    A timely book of poetry chronicles a mother — and her daughters’ — experience with Long COVID

  • A person wearing an eye mask and headphones lying on the ground in a public space, holding a sign with information about Severe ME/CFS Awareness Day in English and German.
    April 4, 2025

    An international emergency task force is urgently needed for Severe Long COVID and ME crisis cases

  • an old fashioned vintage Valentine of two young men with blue shirts and shorts and the heads of John Oliver and Jon Stewart on each carrying a string of forget-me-not flowers with red hearts. They have striped knee socks and appear to be frolicking. Above them is “Forget M.E. Not” and below “#John Vs Jon Vs ME #Greatest Medical Scandal Valentine’s Edition.” Outside the Valentine, there is a collage of letters, hearts, and flowers.
    March 31, 2025

    The history of ME deserves a late-night spotlight. That’s why we started the #JohnVsJonVsME campaign.

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