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  • Mold exposure can trigger and worsen chronic illness. Climate change will increase the risk.

    Mold exposure can trigger and worsen chronic illness. Climate change will increase the risk.

    Lorraine Boissoneault

    Almost half of buildings in the U.S. have mold or dampness, which can cause respiratory symptoms and may even trigger diseases like myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Read more…

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  • A toolkit for new advocates: What I learned from the Long COVID Moonshot campaign
    Health, Policy & Advocacy
    Lisa Kava

    A toolkit for new advocates: What I learned from the Long COVID Moonshot campaign

  • Research updates, May 19
    COVID-19, Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, May 19

  • What is the link between climate change and chronic illness?
    Arts & Culture, Podcast
    Melanie Marich

    What is the link between climate change and chronic illness?

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Mold exposure can trigger and worsen chronic illness. Climate change will increase the risk.Mold exposure can trigger and worsen chronic illness. Climate change will increase the risk.Lorraine Boissoneault
RECOVER’s first round of clinical trials are failing. Will the next phase be better?RECOVER’s first round of clinical trials are failing. Will the next phase be better?Betsy Ladyzhets

Policy & Advocacy

  • A graphic titled: "Long COVID Mode, Real-world Long COVID symptoms translated into in-game effects." Below the text, a video game character is shown hunched over, as though struggling to manage a symptom. Energy bars above his head indicate that he is facing reduced vitality, cognitive dysfunction, and reduced stamina. At the bottom of the image, the graphic shows that this mode was created for Elden Ring, The Witcher, and Minecraft, through collaboration with Long COVID Europe.
    May 6, 2025

    “Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games

  • Collage graphic showing President Trump holding a chainsaw, standing in front of a sign for the CDC's campus. The image is cast in red light and has a foreboding vibe.
    April 15, 2025

    $11 billion CDC funding cuts may decimate Long COVID response in several states

  • 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.

  • March 28, 2025

    UPDATE: RECOVER Long COVID pathobiology grants restored

  • Close-up photo of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, speaking during a hearing
    March 27, 2025

    RECOVER grants for Long COVID pathobiology research are among those cut under new NIH directive

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Science

  • A close up artwork of the American $100 bill featuring Benjamin Franklin. The former president, a white man in his 50s or 60s appears green with lines across his face and stares at the viewer.
    November 25, 2025

    Research updates, November 25

  • Artistic depiction of ME symptoms by a woman who has the disease, showing a woman slumped over with exhaustion in a river of blue and orange
    November 21, 2025

    Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise

  • November 18, 2025

    Research updates, November 18

  • November 14, 2025

    Live blog: PolyBio’s Fall 2025 Symposium shares Long COVID and related disease research updates

  • A microscopic image shows a microclot, or tiny blood clot, that apparently originated from the combination of two microclots resulting from NETs association. The photo labels different parts of the microclot, which appears red, blue, green, and yellow.
    November 11, 2025

    Research updates, November 11

  • View of the Berlin Victory Column from a Park, Berlin, Germany. The tower glows in late day light between dark fall foliage.
    November 4, 2025

    Research updates, November 4

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Covid-19

  • September 30, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, September 30

  • This livestream screenshot shows Violet Affleck speaking at the UN. A placard in front of her reads, "Youth advocate." She's wearing an N95 mask.
    September 23, 2025

    Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event

  • September 23, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, September 23

  • A portrait photo of Caitlin Rivers, against a colorful background showing pieces of charts and trendlines
    September 18, 2025

    Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers shares advice for interpreting COVID-19 and other infectious disease data

  • Chart from Biobot Analytics titled, "Regional SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations." The Y axis represents effective concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, copies per mL, and the X axis represents time, spanning from May 2024 to September 2025. The chart includes four lines representing U.S. regions: pink for the South, yellow for the Northeast, purple for the Midwest, green for the West. All four regions saw COVID-19 waves in summer 2024, winter 2024-25, and summer 2025, though there are regional differences. The Northeast and Midwest had much higher levels than the other two regions in winter 2024-25, and the South and West had higher levels in summer 2025. Viral levels may have peaked for this wave in the South and West, according to the latest update (as of early September).
    September 16, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, September 16

  • A screenshot of a line chart from the CDC dashboard. Text on the left reads: "% Test Positivity: 10.8% Week ending 2025-08-30. Previous Week: 11.6%" The chart itself has a Y axis representing test positivity, going from 2% (the lowest tick mark) to 14%. The X axis represents time, spanning September 2024 to August 2025. In a recent lull between winter 2024-2025 and summer 2025 surges, the line goes down to the bottom but is not actually at zero, as shown with an annotation in red ink marking 2.7% at the lowest point.
    September 9, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, September 9

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Health

  • Photo of an art piece: a white object, shaped like an egg, with painted representations of the virus SARS-CoV-2 across its surface
    September 26, 2025

    Long COVID is not FND, but some patients are getting diagnosed with it. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.

  • This livestream screenshot shows Violet Affleck speaking at the UN. A placard in front of her reads, "Youth advocate." She's wearing an N95 mask.
    September 23, 2025

    Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event

  • A portrait photo of Caitlin Rivers, against a colorful background showing pieces of charts and trendlines
    September 18, 2025

    Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers shares advice for interpreting COVID-19 and other infectious disease data

  • Cartoon-style graphic showing a conveyer belt of people walking through a building labeled "REHA." One person inside the building appears bombarded by negative energy, and two figures on the other side appear to have experienced worsened symptoms following their journey. One is slumped over in a wheelchair and the second is lying on the conveyer belt. The image's background is a gradient of dark blue and purple.
    September 16, 2025

    Germany’s “Reha” clinics aren’t set up for Long COVID. And patients are reporting harm.

  • September 5, 2025

    Building a “community wiki” of Long COVID care: Salvatore Mattera on the Help for Long COVID review site

  • Collage graphic showing a chicken on the left, with an orange filter, a cow on the right, in black and white, and a cutout of a farmworker's silhouette in the center.
    August 27, 2025

    Despite waning headlines, bird flu is still a threat. Here’s how you can help farmworkers.

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Commentary

  • A section of the AIDS quilt, featuring tributes to people who died of the disease. Each one is a colorful rectangle with the person's name, details about their life, and graphics. The section for activist Ryan White is black with green letters and a white candle.
    January 14, 2025

    Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels

  • Graphic adapted from the cover of The Covid Safety Handbook. Text in light blue shows the title and author, Violet Blue, next to an image of a face wearing a high-quality mask.
    January 7, 2025

    “Stand Together,” an excerpt from The Covid Safety Handbook

  • A black and white photo of Jacquie and her mom, Jacquie wearing a graduate's cap and gown. The photo is on a pastel pink background.
    December 10, 2024

    My Mom was disabled by ME, but I didn’t understand until I developed Long COVID. I wrote an apology letter to her.

  • December 2, 2024

    Special edition zine: One year of The Sick Times

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