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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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    Long COVID data are being erased, again

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

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

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    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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