Commentary

Patricia Lockwood explores the depths of Long COVID in the new novel “Will There Ever Be Another You”

Arts & Culture, Commentary

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Morgan Leigh Davies

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September 30, 2025

In her new novel Will There Ever Be Another You, which chronicles her experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, literary icon Patricia Lockwood writes, “‘Please don’t write about it,’ people were already begging each other, so she kept the notebook secret.”
Letter to the editors: Concerns about California’s right-to-mask bill

Commentary, Policy & Advocacy

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sick times

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September 23, 2025

In May, The Sick Times published an op-ed about a novel bill in Illinois that would enshrine the right to wear medical masks into that state’s law. The op-ed’s author, a writer and advocate who was part of the coalition behind the bill, wrote that advocates in several other states had worked on similar legislation.…
Stop looking for a silver bullet. Start mixing the Long COVID cocktail.

Commentary, Science

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Jon Douglas

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September 12, 2025

Here’s what keeps me up at night: If some people are finding relief, why aren’t we scaling what might work? And why aren’t we trying multiple interventions at the same time?
How do you get people to care about COVID-19? Here’s what I’ve learned as an organizer.

Commentary, Policy & Advocacy

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Zaina Fairey

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September 2, 2025

As someone with Long COVID, it’s demoralizing to see people in my circles party and engage in COVID-risky behaviors while I sit at home. It would be easy to turn my back on those people and give up on community organizations that minimize COVID-19. But that’s not me, and that’s not what being in community…
Long COVID taught me to slow down and stop trying to meet able-bodied benchmarks

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Jermaine Greaves

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August 15, 2025

My life before Long COVID was very busy. I was in college, partying a lot and working as an artist and activist. I didn’t make time to rest, and it caused me to burn out. I tried to do everything at once and became overwhelmed.
Posthumous album of singer Kara Jane released on Severe ME Awareness Day

Arts & Culture, Commentary

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Naomi Whittingham

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August 8, 2025

This month, on August 8, the posthumous album of a young singer was released to mark Severe ME Awareness Day. Kara Jane, from Derbyshire in the U.K., had myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for most of her life and died in January 2023 at just 32 years old. Despite a life of immense pain and restriction, Kara…
As a linguist, I want to find the words to measure chronic illness

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M Corvi

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August 1, 2025

So what words can I, a linguist and a patient with sensations perceivable only to me, use to fully capture these mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) sensations to my providers? And, more generally, how can we measure our unsettling internal realities if we can’t even name them?
Between two crises: Living with Post-COVID Vaccine Syndrome in a Long COVID world

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Shaun R. Barcavage, FNP-BC

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July 25, 2025

What I thought was a minor reaction became Post-COVID Vaccine Syndrome (PCVS), a condition I now live with alongside thousands of others. PCVS shares symptoms with Long COVID, including nerve pain, dysautonomia, tinnitus, fatigue, and heart issues — but faces unique stigma, leaving us dismissed and understudied.
Video essay: How does Long COVID affect queer and trans communities?

Arts & Culture, Commentary

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Taipei

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July 17, 2025

Taipei is a drag queen in dramatic vampy makeup and a platinum blonde bob hairstyle. She wears a glitter burgundy dress with a bright red fur lined jacket over the top. She summarizes the unique ways in which Long COVID affects the queer and trans communities, showing examples of articles to illustrate her talking points.
Universities get an F on Long COVID. Here’s how they can support their students and reduce COVID-19 cases.

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Stephanie Castaneda Perez

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July 3, 2025

My infection months before came and went mildly, but it soon became obvious that my sluggishness and pain were not caused by caffeine, thesis stress, or hangovers. It was Long COVID.