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  • National COVID-19 trends, October 27

    National COVID-19 trends, October 27

    Betsy Ladyzhets

    This summer’s COVID-19 wave is still lingering into the fall, as much of the country reports ongoing moderate to high disease levels in mid-October. While there’s some conflicting data about where cases are increasing and decreasing, it’s clear that parts of the Northeast and Midwest are starting to see outbreaks, as is expected when the weather starts getting colder. Read more…

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Policy & Advocacy

  • December 9, 2025

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

  • A photo of Leslie Lee III. He is a Black man in his early 40s with a mustache. He wears a ball cap, glasses, and a black shirt.
    December 4, 2025

    Leslie Lee III, culture critic and Long COVID advocate, dies at 43

  • A demonstrator in a wheelchair at a rally outside the News Corp. headquarters in New York City on May 20, 2025. The demonstrator, who wears a black shirt and skirt, holds a sign that says, "stop the deadly cuts to Medicaid."
    December 2, 2025

    The future of Medicaid is “really scary” for people with Long COVID

  • December 2, 2025

    “Not Recovered” protest for Long COVID, ME, and related diseases takes over The Hague

  • November 15, 2025

    Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51

  • Members of a Berlin Buyers Club demonstration outside the Berlin House of Representatives on March 31, 2025. At the front of the photo, two people hold signs reading, "Ich sollte nicht für medizinische grundversorgung demonstrieren müssen," or, "I shouldn't have to demonstrate for basic medical care." Both are wearing winter coats and KN95 masks. Another demonstrator behind them also wears a mask and holds a sign about Long COVID.
    November 11, 2025

    Long COVID advocacy is more than lobbying Congress: Here are some ways to get involved

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Science

  • An image from a Long COVID study shows cerebral "F-FDG PET-CT" scans. Brain images appear in yellow and blue. Figure text from the article: "Representative 18F-FDG PET scan for a patient with Long COVID showing cerebral hypometabolism. The scan above shows the unprocessed 18F-FDG PET scan of the brain, and the below image has been processed to demonstrate the comparison to the age- and gender-matched normal database using the pons to normalize the comparison. This scan shows near global hypometabolism particularly pronounced in the occipital lobes, correlating with the participant’s symptoms of cognitive dysfunction and fatigue with post exertional malaise"
    June 30, 2026

    Research updates, June 30

  • June 23, 2026

    FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible?

  • A scientific illustration shows the the human chest anatomy, including a heart, lungs, arteries, and veins.
    June 23, 2026

    Research updates, June 23

  • A group of Chumash paddlers cross the Santa Barbara Channel, paddling toward the sun as it rises above the horizon. The paddlers and their Tomol are in shadow.
    June 16, 2026

    Research updates, June 16

  • An up close view of MRI image of a human brain is displayed on a monitor. A computer arrow navigates over the middle of the image.
    June 9, 2026

    Research updates, June 9

  • A white rat peeks over a black ledge with a blurred pink background. It has long whiskers and looks at the viewer.
    June 2, 2026

    Research updates, June 2

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 2, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and significantly decreasing (represented with a directly down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (lighter yellow) and stable. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    June 2, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 2

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for May 26, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable; and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (lighter yellow) and stable. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    May 26, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, May 26

  • A view of purple cells under a microscope
    May 26, 2026

    Research updates, May 26

  • A poster from "The Sick Times" reads: COVID-19 spreads year round. Here's how to track it" in bold white text over a background of a screen of code. There are three images, from left, Betsy Ladyhets, of The Sick Times, wearing a blue shirt and 3M white N-95 mask; Tea Burns, of Action Readiness Collective of NYC, wearing a black decorated mask and black shirt and jacket; and Caitlin Rivers, of Force of Infection, with a headshot, shoulder-length brown hair and a gray jacket and blue shirt.
    May 5, 2026

    COVID-19 spreads year round. Here’s how to track it.

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for May 5, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and slightly decreasing (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and slightly decreasing); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (lighter yellow) and slightly decreasing. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    May 5, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, May 5

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for April 28, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and significantly decreasing (represented with a directly down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and slightly decreasing (diagonal down arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (lighter yellow) and slightly decreasing. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    April 28, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, April 28

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Health

  • A photo taken through the window of a laboratory shows a scientist in PPE working to sequence measles virus samples. A sign on the window shows this is a BL2 (biosafety level 2) lab.
    April 3, 2026

    U.S. scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

  • David Putrino speaks on stage behind a lectern while giving a keynote speech on Long COVID and IACCs. He is a white man with a shaved head and wears a white button up shirt and a black respirator. On screen beside him is a slide from his presentation that reads, "What are infection associated chronic conditions and illnesses and how should they be diagnosed?"
    March 30, 2026

    California clinicians gather for Long COVID forum. Recent guides offer direction.

  • A collage with two types of alternating images: First, in black and white, a fetal ultrasound with heartbeat. Second, with colorful overlays, photos of a woman in bed, a woman holding a baby directly after birth, and a woman getting an MRI.
    March 24, 2026

    “It felt like a life-or-death choice”: Pregnancy with Long COVID has many unknowns

  • Graphic highlighting the cover of the PLRC-RTHM Long COVID Treatment Guide, featuring both organizations' logos and text sharing the guide's title. Behind the cover, there is a zoomed-in image of a blister pack holding pills.
    March 12, 2026

    A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide

  • A screenshot from a data visualization project from The Sick Times shows dozens of unanswered emails and follow ups to Long COVID clinics with a colorful filter on the compiled graphic.
    March 10, 2026

    Where have all the Long COVID clinics gone?

  • A photograph shows the American Psychological Association's headquarter building in Washington D.C. among other high rise buildings, including one with the CNN logo on it. The buildings are white and stark and the sky is gray.
    February 24, 2026

    Six years in, mental health care providers are still uninformed on Long COVID. And it’s making the crisis worse.

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Commentary

  • Graphic showing a cartoon figure in a mask, with shapes of several states (Florida, Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama) around them and a backdrop of colorful tape strips.
    April 18, 2025

    Missives from the dismissed: Still COVIDing without community

  • A collage of two images, edited to look like Polaroid photos on a wood table. On the left is a black and white portrait of the poet, Ann E. Wallace, and on the right is the cover of her book, "Days of Grace and Silence." The book's cover features a house on a hill.
    April 14, 2025

    A timely book of poetry chronicles a mother — and her daughters’ — experience with Long COVID

  • A person wearing an eye mask and headphones lying on the ground in a public space, holding a sign with information about Severe ME/CFS Awareness Day in English and German.
    April 4, 2025

    An international emergency task force is urgently needed for Severe Long COVID and ME crisis cases

  • an old fashioned vintage Valentine of two young men with blue shirts and shorts and the heads of John Oliver and Jon Stewart on each carrying a string of forget-me-not flowers with red hearts. They have striped knee socks and appear to be frolicking. Above them is “Forget M.E. Not” and below “#John Vs Jon Vs ME #Greatest Medical Scandal Valentine’s Edition.” Outside the Valentine, there is a collage of letters, hearts, and flowers.
    March 31, 2025

    The history of ME deserves a late-night spotlight. That’s why we started the #JohnVsJonVsME campaign.

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