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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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  • Research updates, October 20
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, October 20

  • National COVID-19 trends, October 20
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    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, October 20

  • 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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Policy & Advocacy

Science

  • October 1, 2024

    “A good step”: Long COVID advocates and researchers respond to the RECOVER-Treating Long COVID meeting

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    October 1, 2024

    Research updates, October 1

  • A collage of charts from the NIH ME/CFS intramural study showing differences between healthy volunteers and ME/CFS participants. The image includes an emoji giving air quotes and the term "effort preference" in bold black letters.
    September 27, 2024

    Five reasons why the NIH should retract the “effort preference” claims in their intramural ME/CFS paper

  • September 24, 2024

    Research updates, September 24

  • September 23, 2024

    Live blog: Following the RECOVER-Treating Long COVID kickoff event

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    September 17, 2024

    Research updates, September 17

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Covid-19

  • February 27, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, February 27

  • February 20, 2024

    The CDC’s proposed isolation guidance is (still) not based on data or science

  • February 20, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, February 20

  • February 13, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, February 13

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    February 6, 2024

    How we track Covid-19, with wastewater and other data sources

  • February 6, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, February 6

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Health

Commentary

  • Graphic showing the cover of the book, 'What Is Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?' on the left and a black and white photo of writer Madelleine Muller on the right. The book cover features dark blue boxes with white text over an abstract painting in shades of blue, green, yellow, and white. Other text on the cover notes that the book was created by the WIMEL writers with a foreword and other contributions by Bateman Horne Center. In the photo of Madelleine, the writer is resting and wearing sunglasses and earplugs.
    August 8, 2026

    “This exhaustion is cellular”: Excerpts from the new book ‘What Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?’

  • A group of people walk in the streets of San Francisco on a sunny day in 1986 holding a large white banner that reads, "People with AIDS Alliance." Some wear hats and sunglasses, others hold white, blue, green, and purple balloons.
    August 4, 2026

    There’s a long history of person-first language in advocacy. Here’s why we should use it for Long COVID.

  • Collage graphic with two dark silhouettes, one of a young man and one of a young woman, against a background photo of a school hallway, with linoleum walls and red lockers on either side of the image.
    July 24, 2026

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

  • A digital illustration shows a woman lying on a bed, an eye mask covering the top half of her face. She is wearing a tank top and has short, tightly curled hair. The illustration is all in grayscale and has a somber air.
    July 20, 2026

    Abandoned by our governments, people with severe ME and Long COVID are supported by severely ill peers

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