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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

  • Collage graphic, featuring black-and-white photos of the Missouri state capitol and of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) advocates at the 2025 Millions Missing demonstration. The graphic has a light purple background and an image of a hand holding a megaphone in the bottom left corner.
    June 11, 2025

    Minnesota’s unique Long COVID program retains funding following advocacy

  • A group of advocates standing in front of Los Angeles City Hall, an imposing white building with palm trees out front. Everyone in the group is wearing high-quality masks, and advocates toward the front hold a banner with the words, "Lie Down 4 Long Covid."
    June 2, 2025

    Los Angeles’ $13M COVID-19 relief funds could go to building upgrades, not Long COVID care

  • Collage graphic showing cut-outs of people wearing KN95 masks
    May 27, 2025

    Illinois could become the first state in the country to ban mask bans. Here’s how we created the bill to do it.

  • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pictured at the Senate during a hearing on May 14
    May 14, 2025

    Secretary Kennedy promises to support Long COVID treatment research in Senate hearing, says son is “dramatically affected”

  • May 12, 2025

    “Millions Missing” protest at the Capitol demands myalgic encephalomyelitis funding, social support

  • Collage graphic showing a group of ME advocates at an awareness demonstration, the Minnesota state capitol building, a portrait of house speaker Lisa Demuth, and a vial of blood, overlaid with boxes in pastel blue, green, purple, and pink.
    May 7, 2025

    Minnesota House budget proposes eliminating state Long COVID program

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Science

  • An image of a blue ribbon on a gray background. The blue ribbon is crossed and is the international symbol of awareness for ME.
    April 28, 2026

    Research updates, April 28

  • A dark purple textured background. On the left, a black generic transauricular vagus nerve stimulation device. It's oblong-shaped with a digital display and two headphone-like cords plugged into the top. On the right, the profile of a woman's face zoomed in on her ear. There are green dotted lines connecting the device to the ear.
    April 21, 2026

    A “muddy intervention”: The complex reality of taVNS therapy for Long COVID

  • A photo shows a California public school classroom without any students in it. Teal colored chairs and desks are neatly arranged in rows. A pencil and piece of paper lay on each desk.
    April 21, 2026

    Research updates, April 21

  • A microscopic scientific shows blood cells floating through an artery. They are small red disks and they hover in the scene encased in a blood vessel with yellow inner lining.
    April 14, 2026

    Research updates, April 14

  • An ECG showing inappropriate sinus tachycardia. Fast heartbeats are shown on ECG results on graph paper, with persistent spikes. A orange and purple filter colors the results and makes them very eye-catching.
    April 7, 2026

    Research updates, April 7

  • 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

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for February 10, 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 reports a slight increase (diagonal up 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 10, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, February 10

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

    National COVID-19 trends, February 3

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for January 27, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color) and reports a slight decrease (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and reports a significant decrease (arrow going straight down); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable (side to side 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."
    January 27, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, January 27

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for January 20, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with an orange color) and reports a slight decrease (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and reports a slight decrease; and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable (side to side 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."
    January 20, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, January 20

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for January 13, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with a red color) and reports a slight increase (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "high*" (red) and reports a significant increase (up arrow), and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and reports a slight increase. 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."
    January 13, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, January 13

  • ID for site/newsletter: Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for January 6, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with a red color) and reports a significant increase (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and reports a slight increase (diagonal up arrow), and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable (side to side 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."
    January 6, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, January 6

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Health

  • November 15, 2025

    Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51

  • An arial photo of Utah’s Great Salt Lake and nearby waters near Promontory Point. A road bisects the photo and cuts through the saline valley.
    November 7, 2025

    As the American West faces increasing air pollution, protecting the right to mask is vital

  • Students, competition judges, and organizer Armani Guerra pose behind a large yellow M in an event space at the University of Michigan. The four students hold up a check representing their top prize from the competition.
    November 4, 2025

    Business school competition centers Long COVID and IACCs

  • October 28, 2025

    Metformin has been shown to reduce the risk of Long COVID. Why isn’t it more widely used?

  • October 25, 2025

    NBA player Kristaps Porziņģis shares POTS diagnosis

  • October 24, 2025

    Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives

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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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