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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

Science

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    December 24, 2024

    Research updates, December 24

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    December 17, 2024

    Research updates, December 17

  • A group of people pose in a conference building, all wearing high-quality masks and professional clothing. Two are using wheelchairs.
    December 12, 2024

    NIH announces $147 million in additional Long COVID research funding, new budget details

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    December 12, 2024

    With no approved treatments and little support, people with Long COVID turn to online drug markets

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    December 10, 2024

    Research updates, December 10

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    December 3, 2024

    Research updates, December 3

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Covid-19

  • Line chart showing national and regional trends of SARS-CoV-2 viral activity levels in wastewater. National levels (in black) have been trending up since May; the West Coast (teal) and South (purple) report equal or higher levels now than during the peak of last winter's surge.
    August 20, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, August 20

  • Line chart, showing Covid-19-associated hospitalizations in California during the 2022-23 (green) and 2023-24 (red) "respiratory virus" seasons. Current hospitalizations, as of July 2024, are about twice as high as July 2023. Data last updated August 8, 2024.
    August 13, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, August 13

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    National Covid-19 trends, August 6

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    National Covid-19 trends, July 30

  • July 29, 2024

    Olympics volunteers resign over lack of Covid-19 precautions

  • July 23, 2024

    Wastewater surveillance for Covid-19 keeps evolving. Here’s what you need to know.

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Health

Commentary

  • Graphic highlighting the cover of the PLRC-RTHM Long COVID Treatment Guide, featuring both organizations' logos and text sharing the guide's title. Behind the cover, there is a zoomed-in image of a blister pack holding pills.
    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

  • A graphic displays two images together. One is a scientific rendering of an up close shot of red, yellow, and blue virus. Overlaid on top of it is the 5th century BCE marble relief art "Ascelpius or Hippocrates treating and ill woman." In the scene, a man touches the shoulder of a woman lying down as four other people stand by and watch.
    February 13, 2026

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

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