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  • Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions

    Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions

    Miles W. Griffis

    Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by masking and isolating.  Read more…

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Policy & Advocacy

  • 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?

  • May 14, 2024

    #MEAction launches campaign to educate healthcare providers about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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Science

  • Electron micrograh image of a cell infected with SARS-CoV-2. the cell appears as a large, teal blog, with viral particles in purple invading across its surface
    May 16, 2025

    Live blog: Following the Spring 2025 PolyBio Symposium on Long COVID and related diseases

  • a woman in purple scrub suit wearing blue mask
    May 13, 2025

    Research updates, May 13

  • Collage graphic with a background showing Santa Fe, New Mexico, a portrait of Hannah Davis with a red background, and a text box with the Keystone Symposia logo and the text: "Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes, August 10-13, 2025, Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, NM, US"
    May 9, 2025

    “A morale boost”: Looking ahead to the 2025 Keystone Symposia Long COVID conference with Hannah Davis

  • people walking at the hallway while carrying medical supplies
    May 6, 2025

    Research updates, May 6

  • A page in Felicity's diary, covered in a drawing of a light bulb done with black pen and highlighter. Text below the light bulb reads: "A light has been turned on." The adjacent page has images of a flyer for a frog study and flowers.
    May 2, 2025

    How volunteering to become a lab rat paid off

  • Graphic showing how masks measure up, based on a recent study in PLOS One. Medical and cotton masks have a filtration efficiency of around 50%; KF94/KN95s with earloops, level 3 medical masks, and another type of cotton masks are around 70%; and level 1 medical masks and N95 respirators (with overhead straps) are over 90%.
    April 29, 2025

    Research updates, April 29

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Covid-19

  • Two maps of U.S. states, color-coded according to epidemic trends. Dark purple represents "growing," light purple "likely growing," gray "not changing," teal "likely declining," green "declining," white "not estimated." The map on the left shows COVID-19 trends, with a mix of purple and gray. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 7 states, and not changing in 21 states." The map on the right shows influenza trends. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 28 states, declining or likely declining in 4 states, and not changing in 16 states."
    February 4, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, February 4

  • An image of two people talking while wearing KN95 masks, against a background with a light green and white pattern
    January 30, 2025

    The “pandemic of abandonment”: Navigating friendships five years into COVID-19

  • Map of the U.S. by state, with states color-coded according to a metric called Acute Respiratory Illness. Most states are colored in orange for moderate or red for high, with a few states (Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire) dark red/purple for very high. Text below the map reads: "Data last updated on January 22, 2025 and presented through January 18, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov."
    January 28, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 28

  • A building complex photographed at sunset
    January 24, 2025

    Some U.S. COVID-19 data are down amid “pause” to federal health communications

  • January 23, 2025

    Long COVID is a smoldering threat to wildland firefighters

  • Chart titled: "Preliminary 2024-2025 U.S. COVID-19 Burden Estimates. CDC estimates* that, from October 1, 2024 through January 11, 2025, there have been:" Followed by side-by-side graphics indicating: 4.4 million-7.9 million COVID-19 illnesses, 1.1 million-1.9 million COVID-19 outpatient visits, 120,000-210,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 14,000-25,000 COVID-19 deaths. Note at the bottom reads: "*Based on data from September 29, 2024 through January 11, 2025."
    January 21, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 21

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Health

  • Graphic shows a hand banging a gavel, with a red burst coming out of the base and a text bubble with asterisks and exclamation points.
    December 3, 2024

    We talked to a veteran lawyer about applying for disability insurance with Long COVID and ME

  • This graphic shows a golden staircase leading up to an uncertain location. The walls and sides of the image are in pink and other pastel colors.
    November 11, 2024

    The trouble with recovery stories

  • October 18, 2024

    Solange Knowles thanks chronic illness community, shares POTS, MCAS, and Sjögren’s diagnoses

  • Three researchers stand in a health clinic's waiting area, in between armchairs and a piano. Amy Proal on the left has blonde hair and wears a floral shirt; David Putrino in the middle wears a blue shirt and slacks; Joseph Herrera on the right wears a navy suit. All three wear KN95 masks.
    October 15, 2024

    New Long COVID and complex disease center at Mount Sinai set to be a leader in research, clinical care

  • October 14, 2024

    Filmmaker Jesse Ridgway shares experience with Long COVID with millions of followers

  • Portrait of Tinu Abayomi-Paul
    October 4, 2024

    Tinu Abayomi-Paul, writer, disability advocate, and person with Long COVID, dies at 52

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Commentary

  • A flier for the event reads, "The Sick Times: Free Webinar, The Long COVID Op-Ed. Help Break the Stigma. February 19, 7-8:15 p.m. ET. Learn how to pitch and share your story with tips from expert guests. Hosted by Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets.
    February 10, 2026

    Event announcement: The Long COVID op-ed

  • February 2, 2026

    Snapshots of the unseen: How we focused Long COVID in a recent photo exhibition

  • A young person lies in bed in a dark room, with an eye mask over their face and earplugs in.
    January 13, 2026

    Severe people may hold answers to Long COVID. They must be included in research.

  • ID: Graphic showing an old desktop computer with a pixelated red umbrella, an international symbol for sex worker rights, on the screen. The image's background is black with white pixels.
    January 6, 2026

    Long COVID advocacy is incomplete without sex workers

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