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Bezisterim may help with some Long COVID symptoms, drug’s developer reports in early trial results
While the phase 2 clinical trial results, shared by BioVie in a webinar on Tuesday, have yet to be peer-reviewed, investigators say they can inform a confirmatory phase 3 trial.
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National COVID-19 trends, September 15
This summer’s COVID-19 wave may have reached its peak in some parts of the country, as major metrics report disease levels stagnating or starting to decline as of early September. But levels remain high in many places, particularly in the West and South. And we are approaching the start of the season for flu and…
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Department of Defense funds $8 million grant for Long COVID trials
A new U.S. clinical trials program called PROBE-PASC was announced on Friday at a Long COVID conference in Amsterdam. The program received initial funding of $8 million from a Department of Defense (DOD) grant.
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National COVID-19 trends, September 1
The U.S.’s summer 2026 COVID-19 wave is in full swing. All disease tracking metrics report increased spread across the country, and the school year’s start and upcoming holiday weekend will cause further outbreaks. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated vaccines for this year, but they may be hard to access for many…
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National COVID-19 trends, August 25
Here are the latest national COVID-19 trends, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and major wastewater surveillance providers: The end of summer may be approaching in the U.S., but our summer COVID-19 wave is showing no signs of slowing. All data sources report significant increases in disease levels and outbreaks…
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Congress’s 2027 budget could include new funding for Long COVID and ME
Advocates are calling on senators and representatives to include the ME/CFS Research Roadmap and new Long COVID funding in the fiscal year 2027 budget as legislators debate appropriations bills in the coming weeks.
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National COVID-19 trends, August 18
COVID-19 spread continues to increase across the U.S. as this summer’s wave keeps climbing. While levels are highest in the West and South, there are hotspots in all regions. The CDC as well as mainstream media sources are downplaying this wave as they have many others.
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National COVID-19 trends, August 11
A summer COVID-19 wave is still rising in the U.S., according to data through late July. Increases in disease spread are most pronounced in the South and West, but all regions have growing outbreaks. This summer’s wave started later and lower than similar waves in prior years, making it difficult to anticipate what might happen…
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National COVID-19 trends, August 4
The U.S. is about a month into a summer COVID-19 wave, with levels rising across much of the country, especially in the West and South. Still, some data sources continue to report “low” levels as compared to historical data, due to the long and lower-than-usual lull that preceded this wave.
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