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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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  • Research updates, April 21
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, April 21

  • National COVID-19 trends, April 21
    COVID-19
    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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Policy & Advocacy

  • March 18, 2024

    Photo essay: Long Covid advocates gather in DC for demonstration

  • March 15, 2024

    Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces resolution to formalize Long Covid Awareness Day

  • March 12, 2024

    How mask blocs are keeping communities safe with neglected government stockpiles

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    March 5, 2024

    It’s “all hands on deck” for Long Covid Awareness Day as the CDC ignores Long Covid in new guidance

  • February 27, 2024

    Q&A: Dr. Ian Simon on his plans for the HHS Office of Long Covid Research and Practice

  • January 30, 2024

    A win for healthcare workers and patients: The CDC returns HICPAC’s draft recommendations on infection control

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Science

  • Diagram showing how SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to damaged mitochondria and damaged myofibrillar (or muscle protein) bundles, contributing to Long COVID cardiovascular outcomes
    May 20, 2025

    Research updates, May 20

  • 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

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Covid-19

  • 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

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    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

  • Line chart titled: "Percentage of Emergency Department (ED) Visits Diagnosed as COVID-19, by Week, in The United States, Reported to CDC." The Y axis shows weekly % ED visits diagnosed as COVID-19, and the X axis shows time, spanning June 2023 to early January 2025. Four peaks are visible: summer 2023, winter 2023-24, summer 2024, and winter 2024-25, with the latter significantly lower than the others.
    January 14, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 14

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Health

  • 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

  • October 3, 2024

    Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

  • September 17, 2024

    For people with severe Long COVID, medical care is out of reach

  • A graphic reading: Long COVID Essentials, a new series from The Sick Times and Long COVID Justice. 30+ resource sheets designed by & for people living with Log COVID & associated diseases. The Sick Times x Long COVID Justice.
    September 16, 2024

    Introducing Long COVID Essentials, a new resource series

  • August 20, 2024

    Outdoor dining fades as pandemic persists — making public spaces even less accessible

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Commentary

  • February 13, 2024

    Covid-19 reinfections are further disabling people with Long Covid

  • December 19, 2023

    Covid-19 in the hierarchy of the Gaza health crises

  • December 12, 2023

    Virtual town hall recording now available

  • November 28, 2023

    Support Long Covid journalism for #GivingTuesday

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