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  • Professional tennis player Emma Raducanu has post-viral syndrome. And commentators are giving her terrible advice.

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

    Miles W. Griffis

    Many viruses can trigger chronic diseases. So far, Raducanu has shared limited details on her illness. Read more…

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  • Research updates, April 28
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, April 28

  • National COVID-19 trends, April 28
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, April 28

  • We need masks in healthcare. Now.
    Commentary, Health
    Tesla Bellina-Gustafson

    We need masks in healthcare. Now.

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Policy & Advocacy

  • January 23, 2024

    Senate hearing highlights Long Covid crisis — but not Covid-19 prevention — while advocacy groups bring their demands to DC

  • January 16, 2024

    Social media users ask, “Where is Mandy?” as CDC director stays out of spotlight during Covid surge

  • January 9, 2024

    Long Covid advocates face challenges, potential discrimination with billboard campaigns

  • January 9, 2024

    What’s happening this week, January 9

  • January 2, 2024

    Q&A: Eric Topol on Long Covid clinical trials, RECOVER funding, what he’s looking forward to in 2024

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    What’s happening this week, January 2

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Science

  • 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

  • Graphic shows two human figures facing each other, with X-ray-style imaging showing their bones. The figures are lit up in shades of yellow, red, pink, purple, and blue, and the backdrop behind them is blue graph paper.
    April 22, 2025

    This surgery fuses people’s skulls to their spines to treat a condition overlapping with myalgic encephalomyelitis

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    April 22, 2025

    Research updates, April 22

  • hands holding rtg picture
    April 15, 2025

    Research updates, April 15

  • A patient room inside a medical facility, mostly taken up by a cushioned board with straps at the sides, a pillow at one end, and a platform at the other. Off to one side is a shelf with monitors and other medical instruments.
    April 8, 2025

    “It’s like torture”: The tilt table test could be risky for many people with Long COVID

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Covid-19

  • 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

  • Graphic adapted from the cover of The Covid Safety Handbook. Text in light blue shows the title and author, Violet Blue, next to an image of a face wearing a high-quality mask.
    January 7, 2025

    “Stand Together,” an excerpt from The Covid Safety Handbook

  • Line chart titled: "Percentage of Outpatient Visits for Respiratory Illness Reported by The U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet), Weekly National Summary, 2024-25 Season and Selected Previous Seasons." A filter above the title indicates the chart is showing data for 2024-25 and 4 previous seasons. The 2024-25 season, shown with a red line on the chart, has included a sharp increase in doctor's visits for respiratory illness in recent weeks, with the most recent data point (December 28) close to the peaks for the 2023-24 season (in orange) and the 2022-23 season (in pink).
    January 7, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 7

  • A DIY air filter, made with 18 fans facing out in different directions, is attached to a ceiling light fixture so that it hangs in the air above a dining table.
    December 24, 2024

    Invisible defenses: A guide for cleaner indoor air

  • Two state-by-state maps of the U.S., color-coded according to infectious disease trends. Dark purple represents infections are growing, light purple is likely growing, gray is not changing, light green is likely declining, dark green is declining, white is not estimated. The map on the left, showing COVID-19 trends, is a mix of light and dark purple with some gray. Text at the top reads: "As of December 17, 2024, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 36 states, declining or likely declining in 0 states, and not changing in 11 states." The map on the right, showing flu trends, is almost entirely dark purple. Text at the top reads: "As of December 17, 2024, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 46 states, declining or likely declining in 0 states, and not changing in 1 state."
    December 24, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, December 24

  • Title: "This chart shows national and regional trends of wastewater viral activity levels of SARS-COV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19)." The chart is set to show data from the last six months, or June to early December 2024. It shows a major surge across regions (highest in the West coast) over the summer, followed by a plateau over October and November, and recently a new, stark uptick in disease levels. The Midwest has the highest levels and most prominent increase compared to other regions.
    December 17, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, December 17

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Health

  • 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

  • August 16, 2024

    Grappling with Long COVID as an elite athlete

  • August 12, 2024

    Climate change is worsening symptoms of Long Covid and POTS. Here’s how people are navigating it.

  • August 6, 2024

    Double trouble: Hypermobility may increase Long Covid risk

  • A busy street in South Africa, with people walking and riding bikes near a supermarket
    August 1, 2024

    In South Africa, Long Covid is an afterthought to Tuberculosis

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Commentary

  • A person wearing an eye mask and headphones lying on the ground in a public space, holding a sign with information about Severe ME/CFS Awareness Day in English and German.
    April 4, 2025

    An international emergency task force is urgently needed for Severe Long COVID and ME crisis cases

  • 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

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