Commentary
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A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide
Too often, people with Long COVID hear that since clinical research is still underway, not much can be done for them at this point. We at the Patient-Led Research Collaborative and RTHM Clinic reject this narrative. We collaborated to create a treatment guide.
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My child and I both have Long COVID. Even in COVID-aware spaces, we are excluded because of their pre-existing disability.
I watch through the window as the seasons change, spring to summer. The heat permeates, the neighbor kids run and play. Sprinklers soaking their bodies as they dance in glee. My ten-year-old child, J, sits stimming, gleefully twisting at the waist from side to side, as their hair blows in the breeze, trying to sign.…
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How to write an op-ed about Long COVID
Op-eds, sometimes known as opinion or commentary, have been powerful in raising awareness and providing solutions for Long COVID, from early reports of the disease to calls to action that have inspired legislation.
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“Invisible Illness” could have been transgressive. Instead, it minimizes Long COVID.
The book fails to convey the severity of infection-associated chronic conditions, demands for treatment, or importance of infection prevention.
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Event announcement: The Long COVID op-ed
Help break the stigma around Long COVID by sharing your story with the public. In this free webinar on February 19, The Sick Times editors and guest speakers will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID.
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Snapshots of the unseen: How we focused Long COVID in a recent photo exhibition
Art offers a way to translate lived experience into shared understanding. Some of these efforts are already in progress: in October 2025, my research team launched a photo exhibition called Living with Long COVID at the Museum of Vancouver.
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Severe people may hold answers to Long COVID. They must be included in research.
People with the most severe symptoms represent the most clinically urgent population, yet they remain absent from the evidence base that guides care. Their exclusion is not a procedural oversight but a scientific failure, and correcting it is essential for any program committed to understanding the full spectrum of the disease.
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Long COVID advocacy is incomplete without sex workers
To Olive and other Black queer community members, many Long COVID advocates pay lip service to the disease’s disproportionate effects on Black, Brown, and trans communities while excluding those voices from larger policy discussions.
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Telehealth is vital for people with Long COVID. Don’t let it disappear.
Changes to telehealth policies are more than an inconvenience. For many of us, critical infrastructure is in jeopardy, and we urgently need government policy to protect it.
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Doctors who refuse to engage with administrative work are abandoning their poorest and sickest patients
Having a Long COVID or ME doctor who is willing and available to engage with survival admin makes the difference between being able to access necessities and going without, and can be the only lifeline against neglect.
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