

Some grants for Long COVID pathobiology research in the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER program are among those rescinded by the federal government this week under a new order to cut all funding for COVID-related research. Up to 45 grants awarded in 2022 and 2023 may have been revoked, as well as more recent grants…


Last week, researchers met for the Conference for Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco, California. While the conference focuses on HIV and related diseases, it has included research on Long COVID and COVID-19 in recent years due to their impacts on people with HIV. This year, there were at least 24 papers that…

Demonstrations for International Long COVID Awareness Day have sparked around the globe. Whether raising awareness about the disease in public or from their homes, people with Long COVID and their allies have raised their voices to demand recognition, research, treatments, support, and prevention of COVID-19 during the ongoing pandemic, as many in the community observe…


Looking back on half a decade, there have been numerous milestones in Long COVID research, advocacy, and greater societal awareness, many led by people with the disease. There has also been, and continues to be, a lot of loss.



Listen to Miles discuss this story on our podcast: A new executive order from the Trump Administration commands the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to terminate the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID. The order, “Commencing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy,” was issued late on Wednesday, February 19, and included the termination…
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