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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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  • 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

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    May 8, 2026

    A test for Long COVID can’t leave anyone behind

  • 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.

  • An image shows a selfie of Mustafa Talat, a Pakistani doctor, in personal protective equipment including a high quality mask and hooded coverall suit. He also wears stylish wire framed glasses. The image is repeated three times - two of them have a light blue filter.
    April 17, 2026

    I developed Long COVID while practicing medicine. The system had no place for me.

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