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  • Bezisterim may help with some Long COVID symptoms, drug’s developer reports in early trial results

    Bezisterim may help with some Long COVID symptoms, drug’s developer reports in early trial results

    Betsy Ladyzhets

    While the phase 2 clinical trial results, shared by BioVie in a webinar on Tuesday, have yet to be peer-reviewed, investigators say they can inform a confirmatory phase 3 trial. Read more…

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Policy & Advocacy

  • A collage graphic shows an image of a Black woman wearing a KN95 mask and headscarf, against a background with images of the coronavirus and the ocean.
    April 14, 2026

    Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe

  • ID: Alice Wong, an Asian-American woman in her early 50s, wears a black blouse and black and white pants. She rocks a rich red lipstick and has a watermelon pin on her shirt in support of Palestine. She has a tracheostomy attached to a ventilator.
    April 10, 2026

    Alice Wong showed us Disability Justice makes our advocacy stronger

  • This graphic features a screenshot of the HHS's new webpage about Long COVID, with a black and white filter. The page reads: "Invisible Illness - Long COVID. Understanding Long COVID, Supporting Patients, Advancing Solutions. What is Long COVID? Long COVID is a serious chronic disease that can affect multiple body systems and significantly disrupt daily life. Long COVID affects 5-7% of U.S. adults -- roughly 18 million people, according to the CDC. Long COVID remains an ongoing public health challenge requiring continued research, clinical innovation, and coordinated response." Behind the screenshot, there is a photo of the HHS headquarters in D.C., a cement building with many windows. The photo is colored with a red filter and looks ominous.
    March 31, 2026

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

  • Katie Drackert delivers a speech at the Austin city council meeting where councilmembers recognized International Long COVID Awareness Day, while fellow advocates look on in the background. Katie is wearing a black respirator with a mask chain.
    March 17, 2026

    Austin recognizes Long COVID Awareness Day, events happen around the world

  • An edited photo shows Los Angeles's City Hall building in a teal filter. The building is tall and pointy. Trees are in the bottom portion of the photo while a beautiful cloud appears behind the building in the blue sky.
    February 25, 2026

    Los Angeles recognizes Long COVID Awareness Day

  • A graphic shows Maryland Delegate Greg Wims reading off of a computer during a House of Delegates event. Behind him, the photo is overlaid with a screenshot from the Maryland legislature's website showing the progress of HB0027, the Long COVID innovation bill's designation in the House. It is currently in the "referral to committee" phase and soon to have a hearing. The background behind that timeline is the Maryland state flag.
    February 6, 2026

    Maryland considers Long COVID innovation bill

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Science

  • An electron micrograph of HHV-6. The round viruses appears blue on an orange backdrop.
    July 21, 2026

    Research updates, July 21

  • 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.

  • A scientific illustration shows a neuron synapse with dopamine, small appearing molecules. The synapses are bright purple and blue, while the dopamine appear yellow and light blue. The illustration is contrasted with a jet black background.
    July 14, 2026

    Research updates, July 14

  • An image of immunohistochemistry (IHC), a type of labratory technique that identifies proteins in a tissue sample shows positive SARS-CoV-2 viruses. The image shows brown and blue dots.
    July 7, 2026

    Research updates, July 7

  • An image from a Long COVID study shows cerebral "F-FDG PET-CT" scans. Brain images appear in yellow and blue. Figure text from the article: "Representative 18F-FDG PET scan for a patient with Long COVID showing cerebral hypometabolism. The scan above shows the unprocessed 18F-FDG PET scan of the brain, and the below image has been processed to demonstrate the comparison to the age- and gender-matched normal database using the pons to normalize the comparison. This scan shows near global hypometabolism particularly pronounced in the occipital lobes, correlating with the participant’s symptoms of cognitive dysfunction and fatigue with post exertional malaise"
    June 30, 2026

    Research updates, June 30

  • June 23, 2026

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

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 30, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (light yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light 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."
    June 30, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 30

  • A pile of pills sits behind the text "Still Here" in the center of the image.
    June 29, 2026

    Will the new COVID-19 antiviral be accessible?

  • June 23, 2026

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

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 23, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (light yellow) and significantly decreasing (directly down arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light 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."
    June 23, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 23

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 16, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (light yellow) and stable; and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light 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."
    June 16, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 16

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 9, 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 slightly decreasing (diagonal down arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (lighter 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."
    June 9, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 9

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Health

  • A black and white portrait of immunologist Carmen Scheibenbogen (left), a white woman with shoulder-length dark blonde hair, square-frame black glasses and a white lab coat; and pharmacologist Klaus Wirth (right), a white man with gray hair, black square-frame glasses, and a black suit jacket over a white shirt. Behind them is an abstract backdrop with a cell-like pattern in pink, blue, and cream.
    May 14, 2026

    Breaking the vicious cycle: How two German scientists seek to solve ME

  • Over a white background, left - an image of a vial reading “Paxlovid” over a red backdrop, middle - an image of a white pill bottle reading “Ivabradine, 5 mg” over a yellow background, and right - a white computer mouse over a blue backdrop
    May 12, 2026

    RECOVER’s first round of clinical trials are failing. Will the next phase be better?

  • A photo shows colorful trays and vials on a research desk. The gloved hand of a researcher in a white coat is briefly shown, as well as a computer and yellow bucket.
    May 8, 2026

    A test for Long COVID can’t leave anyone behind

  • A graphic with the podcast title Still Here in bold, in front of a collage graphic showing an image of a Black woman wearing a KN95 mask and headscarf, against a background with images of the coronavirus and the ocean.
    April 30, 2026

    “People are dying because of the stigma”: Long COVID’s global underreporting problem

  • Tennis player Emma Raducanu is pictured in a purple and black tennis dress at a tennis tournament in Cluj, Romania. She prepares to hit a tennis ball while standing near the net.
    April 28, 2026

    Emma Raducanu has post-viral syndrome. And commentators are giving her terrible advice.

  • Protestors stand outside a brick building during a DoNoHarm BC action. They all wear high quality masks and hold bright signs demanding hospitals prevent airborne of pathogens with masking and other clean air interventions. One reads, "Hospitals should be safe"
    April 24, 2026

    We need masks in healthcare. Now.

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Commentary

  • A demonstrator holds a cardboard sign that reads  "People Not Profit." The demonstrator has long hair and wears a high quality black mask.
    September 15, 2026

    Denial is a tactic for both the COVID-19 and climate crises

  • Miles  [12:23 PM] ID: A burnt, but surviving Joshua tree stands in the Dome Fire burn scar during sunset. A far away mountain glows in the late day light. Thousands of dead Joshua trees stand on the burnscar among invasive grasses that paint the landscape gold.
    September 8, 2026

    We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest

  • A collage of three images: a close up of a Black woman in a high quality mask, brain scans, and a close up of a service dog's vest. Red, violet, and sage green shapes are laid over the images.
    August 28, 2026

    “We’re going to stop the gaslighting right now”: How I’m fighting back as a Black woman with Long COVID

  • A black and white photo of a white man lying in bed with one arm tucked underneath his pillow. He's wearing a sleep mask and a ringer tee, and his face has a stubbly beard. The photo has a slight grainy texture.
    August 21, 2026

    “Hope to outlast the storm”: How severe ME impacts two brothers

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