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  • What is the federal government currently doing about Long COVID?

    What is the federal government currently doing about Long COVID?

    Melanie Marich

    In this episode of Still Here, hosts Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles Griffis talk about the latest updates from the US Department of Health and Human Services and their efforts on Long COVID, as well as the criticisms they face from members of the community. Subscribe to Still Here wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review, telling us what you think of this episode. Read more…

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  • “Not a whole lot of substance”: HHS posts Long COVID website, six months after making big promises
    Policy & Advocacy
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    “Not a whole lot of substance”: HHS posts Long COVID website, six months after making big promises

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Policy & Advocacy

  • An arial photo of Utah’s Great Salt Lake and nearby waters near Promontory Point. A road bisects the photo and cuts through the saline valley.
    November 7, 2025

    As the American West faces increasing air pollution, protecting the right to mask is vital

  • Students, competition judges, and organizer Armani Guerra pose behind a large yellow M in an event space at the University of Michigan. The four students hold up a check representing their top prize from the competition.
    November 4, 2025

    Business school competition centers Long COVID and IACCs

  • October 21, 2025

    It’s been a month. And we still don’t know much about Kennedy’s Long COVID consortium.

  • October 14, 2025

    Despite the ongoing pandemic, some companies are banning employees from masking

  • This livestream screenshot shows Violet Affleck speaking at the UN. A placard in front of her reads, "Youth advocate." She's wearing an N95 mask.
    September 23, 2025

    Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event

  • September 23, 2025

    Letter to the editors: Concerns about California’s right-to-mask bill

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Science

  • A photo of the Opera House in Sydney, Australia. The building, which resembles white sails, its lit by orange sunlight and contrasted with a blue sky. Two people in the distance take photos of the building.
    January 27, 2026

    Research updates, January 27

  • Graphic showing an array of alarm clocks representing passing time. The clocks have bright purple shadows, set against an orange background.
    January 23, 2026

    New RECOVER-TLC trials won’t enroll until summer. Nearly two years after the program’s launch.

  • An anatomical illustration shows a portion of the human circulatory system. Heart, lungs, arteries, and veins are displayed in a "see through" view of a human's chest and upper torso.
    January 20, 2026

    Research updates, January 20

  • A young person lies in bed in a dark room, with an eye mask over their face and earplugs in.
    January 13, 2026

    Severe people may hold answers to Long COVID. They must be included in research.

  • A photo shows a temporary 2021 COVID-19 memorial on the lawn below the Washington Monument. White flags, each one representing the death of someone from COVID-19, cover the lawn as people experience the memorial sunny day.
    January 13, 2026

    Research updates, January 13

  • A 3D science illustration of a mitochondrion, the organelle that produces energy. It appears blue and white in the shape of a bean. Orange and red inner membranes glow.
    January 6, 2026

    Research updates, January 6

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for January 13, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with a red color) and reports a slight increase (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "high*" (red) and reports a significant increase (up arrow), and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and reports a slight increase. 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."
    January 13, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, January 13

  • ID for site/newsletter: Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for January 6, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with a red color) and reports a significant increase (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and reports a slight increase (diagonal up arrow), and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable (side to side 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."
    January 6, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, January 6

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for December 23, 2025. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a dark yellow color) and reports a significant increase (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "low*" (darker yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and slightly 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."
    December 23, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, December 23

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for December 16, 2025. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color) and reports a slight increase (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "low*" (darker yellow) and significantly increasing (represented with a straight up arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and slightly 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."
    December 16, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, December 16

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for December 9, 2025. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color) and reports a slight increase (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (represented with a right to left arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable. 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."
    December 9, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, December 9

  • Line chart titled, "Vaccination rates in the U.S., fall 2025." The chart has four lines representing estimated vaccination rates: flu vaccines in adults and children (purple solid line and purple dashed line, respectively), and COVID-19 vaccines in adults and children (teal solid line and teal dashed line). The purple lines representing flu vaccines are much higher, going up toward 40%, than the teal lines representing COVID-19 vaccines. In the latest estimate, for November 22, only 15% of adults and 6% of children have received COVID-19 vaccines. Text below the title notes: "CDC estimates based on survey data from the National Immunization Survey-Fall Respiratory Virus Module, as of December 1, 2025."
    December 2, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, December 2

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Health

  • December 19, 2025

    Telehealth is vital for people with Long COVID. Don’t let it disappear.

  • December 16, 2025

    Despite Long COVID’s ongoing impact, research in Colombia is limited

  • A photo of Nevra Elis on a hospital bed. She is a Pakistani woman with severe ME and wears a white and blue hospital gown and a blue surgical mask. Her eyes are closed and she lays on her back.
    December 15, 2025

    “Medically neglected” and “structurally erased”: International network appeals for ME advocate Nevra Elis

  • A demonstrator in a wheelchair at a rally outside the News Corp. headquarters in New York City on May 20, 2025. The demonstrator, who wears a black shirt and skirt, holds a sign that says, "stop the deadly cuts to Medicaid."
    December 2, 2025

    The future of Medicaid is “really scary” for people with Long COVID

  • Five scientists are seated behind a long table with microphones. One, on the left, is speaking to answer a question from the audience, and the other four are listening to her. One of the speakers is wearing a mask. A banner displayed on the table reads: "3rd Long COVID International Conference, 2025, Hybrid meeting, 19-20 November, Boston, United States."
    November 25, 2025

    International Long COVID conference spotlights biomarker and mechanism research

  • Artistic depiction of ME symptoms by a woman who has the disease, showing a woman slumped over with exhaustion in a river of blue and orange
    November 21, 2025

    Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise

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Commentary

  • The image is a selfie of Marcia Doherty, a woman who sits in a medical bed in a medical facility. She wears a blue and white striped hat, stylish tan glasses, an white N95 mask, and a white and black t-shirt.
    March 20, 2026

    Marcia: Life with severe ME is like screaming into the void

  • Graphic highlighting the cover of the PLRC-RTHM Long COVID Treatment Guide, featuring both organizations' logos and text sharing the guide's title. Behind the cover, there is a zoomed-in image of a blister pack holding pills.
    March 12, 2026

    A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide

  • A person is standing looking down, they appear sad. They have brown hair, and are wearing a brown sweater. They are leaning on a fence and appear to be on a bridge walkway. There is a group of people in the distance. In the background is a sunset with orange, yellow, and blue colors that is set over dark blue water, with a green hillside lining the waterway.
    March 7, 2026

    My child and I both have Long COVID. Even in COVID-aware spaces, we are excluded because of their pre-existing disability.

  • A flier for the event reads, "The Sick Times: Free Webinar, The Long COVID Op-Ed." It features photos, names, and affiliations for the event's three guest speakers: Torie Bosch, First Opinion editor at STAT; Madeline Miller, best-selling author; Funmi Okunola, MD, co-founder of Long COVID the Answers. There is a stack of newspapers in the background of the flyer, on top of a teal background.
    February 24, 2026

    How to write an op-ed about Long COVID

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