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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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Science

  • This graphic shows two medical drawings of the human body, with icons of SARS-CoV-2 overlaid on top of different body parts to signify viral persistence.
    January 21, 2025

    Finding an accepted Long COVID biomarker will be complicated. This blood test could give us answers.

  • A research building sitting on the bank of a river, with the Shionogi logo on the top of the building.
    January 21, 2025

    Research updates, January 21

  • A section of the AIDS quilt, featuring tributes to people who died of the disease. Each one is a colorful rectangle with the person's name, details about their life, and graphics. The section for activist Ryan White is black with green letters and a white candle.
    January 14, 2025

    Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels

  • Screenshot of slide from FNIH. "What has happened since the November 2024 RECOVER-TLC webinar?" December 2024: First wave of antiviral prioritization completed, scientific oversight committee (SOC) empaneled, newsletter issued, FNIH RECOVER-TLC website updated January 2025: Reached over 400 submissions to therapeutics portal, first SOC meeting, neurological prioritization group empaneled Upcoming: Antiviral prioritization wave 2, Immunomodulatory prioritization wave 1, Neurological agent prioritization wave 1, Host-targeted cardiovascular and metabolics prioritization groups empaneled Planned for February 2025: More prioritization, including waves 1 and 2 for different groups, second SOC meeting
    January 14, 2025

    Research updates, January 14

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    January 7, 2025

    Research updates, January 7

  • calculator and magnifying glass on survey sheets
    December 24, 2024

    Research updates, December 24

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Covid-19

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    Learning how to live and die with Long Covid

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    National Covid-19 trends, June 11

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    National Covid-19 trends, June 4

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    National Covid-19 trends, May 28

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Health

Commentary

  • an old fashioned vintage Valentine of two young men with blue shirts and shorts and the heads of John Oliver and Jon Stewart on each carrying a string of forget-me-not flowers with red hearts. They have striped knee socks and appear to be frolicking. Above them is “Forget M.E. Not” and below “#John Vs Jon Vs ME #Greatest Medical Scandal Valentine’s Edition.” Outside the Valentine, there is a collage of letters, hearts, and flowers.
    March 31, 2025

    The history of ME deserves a late-night spotlight. That’s why we started the #JohnVsJonVsME campaign.

  • A graphic showing a computer keyboard with the "Delete" key highlighted in red, overlaid with an image of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
    March 25, 2025

    Long COVID data are being erased, again

  • Am image of the essay's author, Christina, standing in front of a window and holding a cell phone. Around the image, there's a colorful yellow and pink border, emojis, and text bubbles.
    March 21, 2025

    A serendipitous friendship taught me my greatest lesson in living with Long COVID: How to just be

  • A collage featuring a picture of Heather, looking dapper in a bow-tie, sunglasses, and a purple KN95 mask; a person dressed up as Batman; a blue cane; bananas; and a MAGA hat lurking in the background.
    March 18, 2025

    The sick soft butch who did: How confronting a racist in my neighborhood helped me claim my Long COVID identity

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