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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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    Conferences and advocacy events for IACCs must require masking

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    Doctors who refuse to engage with administrative work are abandoning their poorest and sickest patients

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    You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely.

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    Vyvgart brought us back to life, but the Long COVID trial was canceled. We are calling on the NIH and HHS to study the drug.

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