Health
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Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis
Long COVID disrupts struggles for justice, as activists and organizers with the disease are forced to suspend or change their tactics, facing a community that largely ignores COVID precautions.
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Mold exposure can trigger and worsen chronic illness. Climate change will increase the risk.
Almost half of buildings in the U.S. have mold or dampness, which can cause respiratory symptoms and may even trigger diseases like myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
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What is the link between climate change and chronic illness?
What happens when your body and the climate break down at the same time? In this episode, Still Here co-host Miles Griffis talks to Lorraine Boissoneault, science journalist and Sick Times contributor, about her new book, Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene. Lorraine shares how she came to see the links between…
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Breaking the vicious cycle: How two German scientists seek to solve ME
A “unifying” hypothesis of the mechanisms, triggers, and risk factors for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is gaining support. Further evaluation and development of a potential drug depend on funding.
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RECOVER’s first round of clinical trials are failing. Will the next phase be better?
The NIH studies found that Paxlovid, ivabradine, and computer games did not significantly improve symptoms of Long COVID. Further analysis that may help future research research has not yet been released.
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A test for Long COVID can’t leave anyone behind
A test for Long COVID will be transformative, and we should start preparing for its arrival now.
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“People are dying because of the stigma”: Long COVID’s global underreporting problem
Hosts Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets speak with health journalist Jamie Ducharme about why Long COVID is dramatically underreported globally, and hear from South African advocate Mlindeni Gabela about fighting for diagnosis and breaking stigma in his community.
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Emma Raducanu has post-viral syndrome. And commentators are giving her terrible advice.
Many viruses can trigger chronic diseases. So far, Raducanu has shared limited details on her illness.
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We need masks in healthcare. Now.
As a person with Long COVID, losing consciousness was a terrifying experience made worse by a potential exposure risk. I quickly put my mask back on and thankfully managed to escape unscathed. But this experience reinforced how much power healthcare providers have over those in their care.
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A “muddy intervention”: The complex reality of taVNS therapy for Long COVID
People are experimenting with transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), with mixed results, ahead of medical guidelines
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