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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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Covid-19

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    National Covid-19 trends, January 2

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    National Covid-19 trends, December 12

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    National Covid-19 trends, December 5

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    National Covid-19 trends, November 28

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Health

Commentary

  • A graphic showing a computer keyboard with the "Delete" key highlighted in red, overlaid with an image of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
    March 25, 2025

    Long COVID data are being erased, again

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    March 21, 2025

    A serendipitous friendship taught me my greatest lesson in living with Long COVID: How to just be

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    March 18, 2025

    The sick soft butch who did: How confronting a racist in my neighborhood helped me claim my Long COVID identity

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    March 14, 2025

    Our community came together to start International Long COVID Awareness Day in 2023. Here’s how you can get involved this year.

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