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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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    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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Covid-19

  • January 2, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, January 2

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    National Covid-19 trends, December 19

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    National Covid-19 trends, December 12

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    Project N95 ending mask store, free distributions by the end of 2023

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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

  • Photo of Rory Preston with a black and white filter, in front of a blue background with white strings of code and a design evoking biochemistry diagrams
    March 11, 2025

    Accurate statistics for ME and Long COVID are vital. That’s why I started a patient-led organization to “crunch” the diseases.

  • Photo of a banner reading, "LONG COVID KILLS," in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
    March 7, 2025

    Half a decade of Long COVID

  • A purple flyer with black text reads, “Commemorating Long COVID Awareness Day with The Sick Times. Panel discussion: The Sick Times editors Betsy Ladyzhets + Heather Hogan. Local Long COVID and COVID-19 organizers. Essay readings from The Sick Times contributors. Audience Q&A. Nonbinarian Bookstore. 1130 President St, Brooklyn NY. 7 pm - 9 PM. March 18. All in-person attendees are required to wear high-quality masks (KN95/N95 or better), no exceptions. Testing beforehand is encouraged. If you don’t feel well, please stay home!” Betsy Ladyzhets and Heather Hogan are featured in rectangle photos on the left of the page. They’re both holding microphones and wearing KN95/N95 masks at different events.
    March 4, 2025

    Event announcement: Commemorating Long COVID Awareness Day

  • This graphic shows two images in the style of Renaissance-era tapestries. One, framed in the center, shows a unicorn surrounded by a fence; the second, in the background, shows figures with hunting weapons and dogs
    February 25, 2025

    The Long COVID unicorn: How I lost faith in my leftist political party

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