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  • Novel drug bezisterim plans for further study in Long COVID. Here’s how the phase 2 trial came together.

    Novel drug bezisterim plans for further study in Long COVID. Here’s how the phase 2 trial came together.

    Britta Shoot

    Novel anti-inflammatory drug shows early promise in treating Long COVID cognitive symptoms, fatigue, PEM. The study looked at multiple endpoints and consulted with people living with the disease. Read more…

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  • Research updates, October 27
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, October 27

  • National COVID-19 trends, October 27
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, October 27

  • The real story behind the “October slide”
    Health, Science
    Lorraine Boissoneault

    The real story behind the “October slide”

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Policy & Advocacy

  • A group of Black Lives Matter protesters peacefully navigate a confrontation with law enforcement.
    June 9, 2026

    Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis

  • A collage of press clippings and images related to the Long Covid Moonshot bill and advocacy around it, including including images of Bernie Sanders, Ziyad Al-Aly, and advocates in blue “Moonshot” shirts and masks after a senate hearing
    May 19, 2026

    A toolkit for new advocates: What I learned from the Long COVID Moonshot campaign

  • May 12, 2026

    Thousands “lie in” for German ME protests

  • A man associated with the advocacy group WSP stands beside a lectern in a black respirator and a pink t-shirt. He holds a cane. He has interrupted the conference and gives a short speech while one researcher associated with the conference, Cédric Lemogne, grabs his arm. Another researcher, Brigitte Ranque, stands on the left and holds a microphone.
    May 5, 2026

    Long COVID advocates demand biological research at a conference in Paris

  • A poster from "The Sick Times" reads: COVID-19 spreads year round. Here's how to track it" in bold white text over a background of a screen of code. There are three images, from left, Betsy Ladyhets, of The Sick Times, wearing a blue shirt and 3M white N-95 mask; Tea Burns, of Action Readiness Collective of NYC, wearing a black decorated mask and black shirt and jacket; and Caitlin Rivers, of Force of Infection, with a headshot, shoulder-length brown hair and a gray jacket and blue shirt.
    May 5, 2026

    COVID-19 spreads year round. Here’s how to track it.

  • 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

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Science

  • A view of the U.S. Pentagon building at night reflecting in the Potomac River. Five bright lights emit from the building like stars.
    September 1, 2026

    Department of Defense funds $8 million grant for Long COVID trials

  • A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) image shows a blood clot, made up of blood cells tangled in grey appearing fibrin.
    September 1, 2026

    Research updates, September 1

  • A close-up photo of a human eye. The eye is hazel and the person appears to be lighter skinned. They have a dark brown eyelashes and a hazel eye.
    August 25, 2026

    Research updates, August 25

  • A computer image highlights the large intestine in a person. It appears red and curves through the abdomen of the subject. Other organs and body parts are faded out and contrasted with a black background.
    August 18, 2026

    Research updates, August 18

  • A collage graphic displays a tower of the Golden Gate bridge, with a pixelated filter, vials of blood in black and white, and a photo of a light blue viper. These images are overlayed with white borders over a microscopic image of red SARS-CoV-2 viruses with a blue background.
    August 11, 2026

    VIPER aims to fast track Long COVID biomarkers. Here’s how it works.

  • An electron micrograph image shows numerous herpes simplex virions, members of the Herpesviridae virus family. The round viruses appear black and gray, contrasted on an icy blue background.
    August 11, 2026

    Research updates, August 11

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for August 4, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with darker yellow) and significantly increasing (represented with a directly up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and slightly increasing (diagonal up 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."
    August 4, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, August 4

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 28, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color box) 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 stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and significantly increasing (directly up 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."
    July 28, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 28

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 21, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color box) and significantly increasing (represented with a directly up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and significantly increasing (directly up 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."
    July 21, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 21

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 14, 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 stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and significantly increasing (directly up 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."
    July 14, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 14

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 7, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a darker yellow color) and significantly increasing (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and slightly increasing (diagnoal up 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."
    July 7, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 7

  • An engineer wearing a high-vis vest and hard hat inputs water quality data into a laptop at a wastewater treatment facility. Yellow safety railing is visible throughout the photo.
    June 30, 2026

    Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

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Health

  • June 23, 2026

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

  • A group of Black Lives Matter protesters peacefully navigate a confrontation with law enforcement.
    June 9, 2026

    Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis

  • A person in a full white Hazmat suit, goggles and a mask stands in a carpeted tan room, looking at black mold all over the walls.
    May 21, 2026

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

  • May 18, 2026

    What is the link between climate change and chronic illness?

  • 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?

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Commentary

  • A graphic showing white KN94 masks and yellow and white megaphones in a neat pattern that alternates the two objects. The background is a dark navy.
    September 2, 2025

    How do you get people to care about COVID-19? Here’s what I’ve learned as an organizer.

  • A portrait of Jermaine Greaves, repeated six times in a grid with alternating color tones, white and yellow
    August 15, 2025

    Long COVID taught me to slow down and stop trying to meet able-bodied benchmarks

  • A close up of from the "In Limbo" cover art for Kara Jane's new album. It features art work of a white woman in a white dress floating in blue, abstract water. She stares directly at the viewer.
    August 8, 2025

    Posthumous album of singer Kara Jane released on Severe ME Awareness Day

  • Graphic showing several hands all holding measurement tools, emerging from an open book. One holds an abacus, another a sextant, another two vials of blood, another a skull with lightning bolts coming out of it. The hands are interspersed with overlapping circles in blue, yellow, red, and green.
    August 1, 2025

    As a linguist, I want to find the words to measure chronic illness

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