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  • NIH officials discuss agency’s Long COVID clinical trials, respond to critiques

    NIH officials discuss agency’s Long COVID clinical trials, respond to critiques

    Betsy Ladyzhets

    “We understand the frustration and respect it completely,” said NIAID program officer and TLC leader Joseph Breen, when asked about the more than a year that’s gone between RECOVER-TLC trials’ announcement and enrolling participants. Read more…

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Policy & Advocacy

  • Sen. Sanders speaks at a January 2024 Senate hearing about Long Covid
    August 6, 2024

    Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces $10 billion Long Covid Moonshot legislation to support research, healthcare, education

  • June 18, 2024

    New NASEM reports offer broad definition, highlight the seriousness of Long Covid

  • June 4, 2024

    Black and Unbelieved: A conversation with filmmaker Chimére Sweeney

  • May 31, 2024

    ‘They bungled it:’ NIH documents reveal how $1.6 billion Long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals

  • May 28, 2024

    Long Covid advocates call out Biden, ask for $1.2 billion of 2025 NIH budget

  • May 14, 2024

    Should people with Long Covid be donating blood?

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Science

  • A street vendor in a respirator cooks in front of an orange bus
    October 21, 2025

    Research updates, October 21

  • A black and white photo shows a close of up of a person's arm as they put on a nicotine patch. Doodles in bright yellow laid of over the image read "Nicotine" and display the chemical signature of nicotine with one of the hexagons of the molecule over the patch.
    October 17, 2025

    Nicotine patches help relieve symptoms in some people with Long COVID. Can the science behind it lead to future therapies?

  • A colorized electron micrograph of pink HPV particles contrast on a light blue background.
    October 14, 2025

    Research updates, October 14

  • Graphic with a zebra-print background, representing EDS awareness. At the center of the image, there is a plus icon for healthcare offset with cartoon representations of the virus SARS-CoV-2.
    October 7, 2025

    Getting diagnosed with hypermobility can help some people with Long COVID. Upcoming guidelines may make it easier.

  • A close up profile of a child wearing a teal KN94 respirator
    October 7, 2025

    Research updates, October 7

  • A scientific drawing shows a blood clot, with red blood cells trapped in a white fibrin mesh.
    September 30, 2025

    Research updates, September 30

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Covid-19

  • A map of the U.S. by state, with states color-coded according to estimates of recent COVID-19 trends. Text above the map reads: "COVID-19: As of May 20, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 4 states, declining or likely declining in 18 states, and not changing in 21 states." There are four states colored in light purple (for "likely growing") or dark purple (for "growing"): Washington, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida. 18 states are colored in shades of teal for "declining or likely declining," and 21 states are colored in gray for "not changing." A few remaining states are colored in white for "not estimated."
    May 27, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, May 27

  • A screenshot of two CDC charts, one on the left is a bar chart and on the right is a table. The bar chart is titled: "Weighted and Nowcast Estimates in the United States for 2-Week Periods in 1/19/2025 to 5/10/2025." Below, it shows eight bars, each representing a two-week period. Every bar has color-coded sections corresponding to different SARS-CoV-2 variants. The right-most two bars are shaded in gray to indicate that they are modeled estimates for recent weeks, with data subject to change. The table on the right is titled, "Nowcast Estimates in United States for 4/27/2025 to 5/10/2025." It shows variant estimates for the most recent two-week period, with colors corresponding to the bars on the left. Variant LP.8.1, in bright orange, has dominated the variant landscape for most recent weeks, overtaking XEC, in green. However, a new variant called XFC, in brown, is now gaining ground, estimated to cause 9% of new cases in the most recent two-week period.
    May 20, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, May 20

  • Line chart, titled "Regional SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations." The X axis represents time, going from January 2024 to May 2025, and the Y axis represents average SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater, labeled "effective concentration, copies/mL." The chart includes four lines for the four U.S. regions: West in green, South in pink, Midwest in purple, Northeast in yellow. All four regions experienced surges in winter 2023-'24, summer 2024, and winter 2024-'25, followed by a slow decline through the latest data in early May. The West, which saw a lower winter surge this year, reported a slight increase in viral levels in the latest data.
    May 13, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, May 13

  • Line chart titled: "COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) Percent Positivity, by Week, in The United States, Reported to CDC." The X axis represents time, spanning February 2022 to April 2025, and the Y axis represents weekly % test positivity for PCR and similar COVID-19 tests. Several past surges are visible, shown with an orange line: the tail end of winter 2021-22, summer 2022, winter 2022-23, summer 2023, winter 2023-24, summer 2024, winter 2024-25. As of April 2025, test positivity has been slowly declining for several weeks but is not as low as it's been in past lulls between surges.
    May 6, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, May 6

  • Map of the U.S., color-coded by state. The chart is titled, "COVID-19," and text at the top reads: "As of April 22, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 4 states, declining or likely declining in 20 states, and not changing in 21 states." Four states are shaded in purple for "growing or likely growing": West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Hawaii. Other states are in green for "declining or likely declining," gray for "not changing," or white for "not estimated."
    April 29, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, April 29

  • This graphic displays the estimated disease burden of COVID-19 during the 2024-'25 winter season. It includes estimated illnesses, medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths, each represented as a range of potential burden and identified with icons. COVID-19 estimates: 8.6 million to 14.6 million illnesses, 2.1 million to 3.5 million medical visits, 240,000 to 400,000 hospitalizations, 28,000 to 47,000 deaths.
    April 22, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, April 22

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Health

  • January 6, 2025

    How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

  • A DIY air filter, made with 18 fans facing out in different directions, is attached to a ceiling light fixture so that it hangs in the air above a dining table.
    December 24, 2024

    Invisible defenses: A guide for cleaner indoor air

  • December 24, 2024

    “Hardest f—kin years of my life”: Comedian Casey Frey says he may have Long COVID 

  • Portrait of Dr. Gemma Carey, with a forest green background
    December 23, 2024

    Dr. Gemma Carey, Australian public health scholar and Long COVID advocate, dies at 43

  • Graphic reads: Long COVID Essentials - New resources are live! ME/CFS, Severe ME, Fatigue & PEM; Getting help - finding providers, tracking symptoms, meds to consider, understanding research, & more; Long COVID in children & youth; Long COVID in people living w/ HIV and trans people; First set of resources in Spanish! The Sick Times and Long COVID Justice's logos are at the bottom.
    December 19, 2024

    Long COVID Essentials: New resources published

  • December 18, 2024

    California Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for bird flu

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Commentary

  • September 9, 2024

    The first major novel on Long COVID falls for harmful tropes. It doesn’t have to be this way.

  • September 3, 2024

    “Perfect storm” of criminalization: Analyzing mask bans

  • September 3, 2024

    As a doctor, I’m disappointed in my colleagues for ignoring Long COVID. I made a resource to educate them and the public.

  • August 27, 2024

    Even as a former executive assistant, managing care for Long COVID is a full-time job

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