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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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  • Live blog: RECOVER-TLC third annual workshop shares updates on Long COVID clinical trials
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    Betsy Ladyzhets

    Live blog: RECOVER-TLC third annual workshop shares updates on Long COVID clinical trials

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Policy & Advocacy

  • A man associated with the advocacy group WSP stands beside a lectern in a black respirator and a pink t-shirt. He holds a cane. He has interrupted the conference and gives a short speech while one researcher associated with the conference, Cédric Lemogne, grabs his arm. Another researcher, Brigitte Ranque, stands on the left and holds a microphone.
    May 5, 2026

    Long COVID advocates demand biological research at a conference in Paris

  • A poster from "The Sick Times" reads: COVID-19 spreads year round. Here's how to track it" in bold white text over a background of a screen of code. There are three images, from left, Betsy Ladyhets, of The Sick Times, wearing a blue shirt and 3M white N-95 mask; Tea Burns, of Action Readiness Collective of NYC, wearing a black decorated mask and black shirt and jacket; and Caitlin Rivers, of Force of Infection, with a headshot, shoulder-length brown hair and a gray jacket and blue shirt.
    May 5, 2026

    COVID-19 spreads year round. Here’s how to track it.

  • A collage graphic shows an image of a Black woman wearing a KN95 mask and headscarf, against a background with images of the coronavirus and the ocean.
    April 14, 2026

    Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe

  • ID: Alice Wong, an Asian-American woman in her early 50s, wears a black blouse and black and white pants. She rocks a rich red lipstick and has a watermelon pin on her shirt in support of Palestine. She has a tracheostomy attached to a ventilator.
    April 10, 2026

    Alice Wong showed us Disability Justice makes our advocacy stronger

  • This graphic features a screenshot of the HHS's new webpage about Long COVID, with a black and white filter. The page reads: "Invisible Illness - Long COVID. Understanding Long COVID, Supporting Patients, Advancing Solutions. What is Long COVID? Long COVID is a serious chronic disease that can affect multiple body systems and significantly disrupt daily life. Long COVID affects 5-7% of U.S. adults -- roughly 18 million people, according to the CDC. Long COVID remains an ongoing public health challenge requiring continued research, clinical innovation, and coordinated response." Behind the screenshot, there is a photo of the HHS headquarters in D.C., a cement building with many windows. The photo is colored with a red filter and looks ominous.
    March 31, 2026

    “Not a whole lot of substance”: HHS posts Long COVID website, six months after making big promises

  • Katie Drackert delivers a speech at the Austin city council meeting where councilmembers recognized International Long COVID Awareness Day, while fellow advocates look on in the background. Katie is wearing a black respirator with a mask chain.
    March 17, 2026

    Austin recognizes Long COVID Awareness Day, events happen around the world

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Science

  • A close-up photo of a human eye. The eye is hazel and the person appears to be lighter skinned. They have a dark brown eyelashes and a hazel eye.
    August 25, 2026

    Research updates, August 25

  • A computer image highlights the large intestine in a person. It appears red and curves through the abdomen of the subject. Other organs and body parts are faded out and contrasted with a black background.
    August 18, 2026

    Research updates, August 18

  • A collage graphic displays a tower of the Golden Gate bridge, with a pixelated filter, vials of blood in black and white, and a photo of a light blue viper. These images are overlayed with white borders over a microscopic image of red SARS-CoV-2 viruses with a blue background.
    August 11, 2026

    VIPER aims to fast track Long COVID biomarkers. Here’s how it works.

  • An electron micrograph image shows numerous herpes simplex virions, members of the Herpesviridae virus family. The round viruses appear black and gray, contrasted on an icy blue background.
    August 11, 2026

    Research updates, August 11

  • Muscle fibers appear underneath a microscope in a striped pattern. The fibers appear red with white spaces. Inside the fiber are purple dots.
    August 4, 2026

    Research updates, August 4

  • Collage graphic featuring images of a cowboy hat, downtown Houston, Texas, a diagram of a heart, and a person checking their heart rate on a smartwatch. The photos are interspersed with light blue and pink rectangles, over a background showing heart rate diagrams on pink graph paper.
    July 28, 2026

    Dysautonomia conference centers biomarkers and post-exertional malaise

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Covid-19

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for July 7, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "medium" (represented with a darker yellow color) and significantly increasing (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and slightly increasing (diagnoal up arrow. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    July 7, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, July 7

  • An engineer wearing a high-vis vest and hard hat inputs water quality data into a laptop at a wastewater treatment facility. Yellow safety railing is visible throughout the photo.
    June 30, 2026

    Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 30, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and slightly increasing (represented with a diagonal up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (light yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and stable. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    June 30, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 30

  • A pile of pills sits behind the text "Still Here" in the center of the image.
    June 29, 2026

    Will the new COVID-19 antiviral be accessible?

  • June 23, 2026

    FDA approves COVID-19 antiviral Xocova as PEP. But will it be accessible?

  • Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for June 23, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "low" (represented with a light yellow color) and stable (represented with a side to side arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (light yellow) and significantly decreasing (directly down arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is low (light yellow) and stable. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."
    June 23, 2026

    National COVID-19 trends, June 23

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Health

  • Over a white background, left - an image of a vial reading “Paxlovid” over a red backdrop, middle - an image of a white pill bottle reading “Ivabradine, 5 mg” over a yellow background, and right - a white computer mouse over a blue backdrop
    May 12, 2026

    RECOVER’s first round of clinical trials are failing. Will the next phase be better?

  • A photo shows colorful trays and vials on a research desk. The gloved hand of a researcher in a white coat is briefly shown, as well as a computer and yellow bucket.
    May 8, 2026

    A test for Long COVID can’t leave anyone behind

  • A graphic with the podcast title Still Here in bold, in front of a collage graphic showing an image of a Black woman wearing a KN95 mask and headscarf, against a background with images of the coronavirus and the ocean.
    April 30, 2026

    “People are dying because of the stigma”: Long COVID’s global underreporting problem

  • Tennis player Emma Raducanu is pictured in a purple and black tennis dress at a tennis tournament in Cluj, Romania. She prepares to hit a tennis ball while standing near the net.
    April 28, 2026

    Emma Raducanu has post-viral syndrome. And commentators are giving her terrible advice.

  • Protestors stand outside a brick building during a DoNoHarm BC action. They all wear high quality masks and hold bright signs demanding hospitals prevent airborne of pathogens with masking and other clean air interventions. One reads, "Hospitals should be safe"
    April 24, 2026

    We need masks in healthcare. Now.

  • A dark purple textured background. On the left, a black generic transauricular vagus nerve stimulation device. It's oblong-shaped with a digital display and two headphone-like cords plugged into the top. On the right, the profile of a woman's face zoomed in on her ear. There are green dotted lines connecting the device to the ear.
    April 21, 2026

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

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Commentary

  • A digital illustration shows a woman lying on a bed, an eye mask covering the top half of her face. She is wearing a tank top and has short, tightly curled hair. The illustration is all in grayscale and has a somber air.
    July 20, 2026

    Abandoned by our governments, people with severe ME and Long COVID are supported by severely ill peers

  • Graphic featuring clips from old, black and white medical advertisements, one showing a man wearing a lamp on a band around his head and one showing a woman in a surgical mask. The clips are cut with diagrams of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and red, white, and black boxes.
    July 10, 2026

    Stop telling women their Long COVID is menopause

  • July 7, 2026

    How to protect your community from ICE when you have Long COVID

  • Photo of Sick Times editors Betsy Ladyzhets and Heather Hogan, standing in a bookstore. They are both butch lesbians with short haircuts, and are both wearing high-quality masks. Heather, who is a lot taller, is wearing a gray T-shirt with a cat and the text "Jolene Jolene." Betsy is wearing a green tank top, red button-down, and keffiyeh.
    July 3, 2026

    Editor’s letter: Fight Long COVID denial by becoming a Supporter of The Sick Times

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