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  • Novel drug bezisterim plans for further study in Long COVID. Here’s how the phase 2 trial came together.

    Novel drug bezisterim plans for further study in Long COVID. Here’s how the phase 2 trial came together.

    Britta Shoot

    Novel anti-inflammatory drug shows early promise in treating Long COVID cognitive symptoms, fatigue, PEM. The study looked at multiple endpoints and consulted with people living with the disease. Read more…

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  • Research updates, October 27
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, October 27

  • National COVID-19 trends, October 27
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, October 27

  • The real story behind the “October slide”
    Health, Science
    Lorraine Boissoneault

    The real story behind the “October slide”

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Policy & Advocacy

  • September 23, 2025

    Letter to the editors: Concerns about California’s right-to-mask bill

  • September 18, 2025

    Kennedy’s HHS commits to Long COVID, but without clear funding

  • A graphic showing white KN94 masks and yellow and white megaphones in a neat pattern that alternates the two objects. The background is a dark navy.
    September 2, 2025

    How do you get people to care about COVID-19? Here’s what I’ve learned as an organizer.

  • Collage graphic, including a portrait of UK Work and Pensions Minister Sir Stephen Timms, a photo of Sheffield Hallam University's campus, and a photo of advocates from Not Recovered UK raising awareness about ME and Long COVID. The collage also includes screenshots of web pages about disability benefits.
    July 15, 2025

    Left without care: Many Long COVID clinics are closing down in the U.K.

  • A portrait of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., colored in red, with a graphical representation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind him.
    June 19, 2025

    The federal government is restricting COVID-19 vaccine access. Here’s what that means for the ongoing pandemic and people with Long COVID.

  • A person sits cross-legged on a city sidewalk, huddled in a winter coat. They hold a cardboard sign that reads: "COVID sucks, hard and lonely times, thank you." There is a white bucket sitting in front of them, reading: "Anything helps, thank you, God bless."
    June 17, 2025

    Long COVID is increasing housing insecurity, but support programs fail to help

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Science

  • May 19, 2026

    Research updates, May 19

  • A black and white portrait of immunologist Carmen Scheibenbogen (left), a white woman with shoulder-length dark blonde hair, square-frame black glasses and a white lab coat; and pharmacologist Klaus Wirth (right), a white man with gray hair, black square-frame glasses, and a black suit jacket over a white shirt. Behind them is an abstract backdrop with a cell-like pattern in pink, blue, and cream.
    May 14, 2026

    Breaking the vicious cycle: How two German scientists seek to solve ME

  • Over a white background, left - an image of a vial reading “Paxlovid” over a red backdrop, middle - an image of a white pill bottle reading “Ivabradine, 5 mg” over a yellow background, and right - a white computer mouse over a blue backdrop
    May 12, 2026

    RECOVER’s first round of clinical trials are failing. Will the next phase be better?

  • The Jamaican flag, a green, yellow, and black flag, marks the island nation on a political map in the Caribean Sea.
    May 12, 2026

    Research updates, May 12

  • 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.

  • A graphic shows protozoa and bacteria in a playful illustration of cutouts. They appear blue, green, and turquoise with white outlines on a light green background.
    May 5, 2026

    Research updates, May 5

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for March 17, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a dark yellow color) and slightly decreasing (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "low*" (dark yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker 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."
    March 17, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, March 17

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for March 10, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a dark yellow color) and slightly decreasing (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "low*" (dark yellow) and slightly decreasing; and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker 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."
    March 10, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, March 10

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for March 3, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and slightly decreasing (represented with a diagonal down arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker 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."
    March 3, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, March 3

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for February 24, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and slightly decreasing (diagonal down arrow). 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."
    February 24, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, February 24

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for February 17, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color) and reported a slight decrease (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker 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."
    February 17, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, February 17

  • A photo shows German biathalete Justus Strelow in Munich, Germany during an pre-Olympics event on January 19, 2026. He is a young white man and wears a black, high quality mask and a red t-shirt. Behind him are logos of brands and the German Olympic team.
    February 10, 2026

    Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions

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Health

  • December 19, 2025

    Telehealth is vital for people with Long COVID. Don’t let it disappear.

  • December 16, 2025

    Despite Long COVID’s ongoing impact, research in Colombia is limited

  • A photo of Nevra Elis on a hospital bed. She is a Pakistani woman with severe ME and wears a white and blue hospital gown and a blue surgical mask. Her eyes are closed and she lays on her back.
    December 15, 2025

    “Medically neglected” and “structurally erased”: International network appeals for ME advocate Nevra Elis

  • 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

  • Five scientists are seated behind a long table with microphones. One, on the left, is speaking to answer a question from the audience, and the other four are listening to her. One of the speakers is wearing a mask. A banner displayed on the table reads: "3rd Long COVID International Conference, 2025, Hybrid meeting, 19-20 November, Boston, United States."
    November 25, 2025

    International Long COVID conference spotlights biomarker and mechanism research

  • 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

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Commentary

  • A black and white photo of a woman with severe ME is overlaid on a photo of the U.K. Houses of Parliament in London. She lays on her back in bed with a neck support and an eye mask that covers most of her face.
    June 19, 2026

    The U.K.’s plan for ME has failed us. Members of parliament must step up.

  • A graphic shows three editorial photos of Daphne, two in black and white and one layered on top of them in color. Daphne, a person with Iranian background, has long black hair and wears three bracelets and a nose ring. Daphne poses beside a sheet in the three photos.
    June 16, 2026

    Work until you disappear: Long COVID ensnared me in an exploitative health system

  • An abstract graphic shows a ladder leading through a trap door to a blue sky with strewn white clouds. A backdrop shows black and white SARS-CoV-2 viruses with a microscopic view.
    June 12, 2026

    We must free Long COVID and the people living with it from the mind-body trap

  • An abstract collage graphic shows a justice scale in an orange filter. Other photos show a person in an MRI machine and a close up of a virus spike protein in black and white. Blue and red triangles are laid over the graphic.
    June 2, 2026

    Research ethics boards need urgent training on Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis

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