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  • A “muddy intervention”: The complex reality of taVNS therapy for Long COVID

    A “muddy intervention”: The complex reality of taVNS therapy for Long COVID

    Corina Maller

    People are experimenting with transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), with mixed results, ahead of medical guidelines Read more…

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    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

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    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, April 21

  • I developed Long COVID while practicing medicine. The system had no place for me.
    Commentary, International
    Mustafa Talat

    I developed Long COVID while practicing medicine. The system had no place for me.

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Science

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Covid-19

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Health

Commentary

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    March 12, 2026

    A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide

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    March 7, 2026

    My child and I both have Long COVID. Even in COVID-aware spaces, we are excluded because of their pre-existing disability.

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    February 24, 2026

    How to write an op-ed about Long COVID

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    February 13, 2026

    “Invisible Illness” could have been transgressive. Instead, it minimizes Long COVID.

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