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    We need masks in healthcare. Now.

    Tesla Bellina-Gustafson

    As a person with Long COVID, losing consciousness was a terrifying experience made worse by a potential exposure risk. I quickly put my mask back on and thankfully managed to escape unscathed. But this experience reinforced how much power healthcare providers have over those in their care. Read more…

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Policy & Advocacy

Science

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  • October 18, 2024

    Clinical trials explore how Low-Dose Naltrexone could help people with Long COVID

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

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    October 15, 2024

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Covid-19

  • June 11, 2024

    Learning how to live and die with Long Covid

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    National Covid-19 trends, June 11

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    National Covid-19 trends, June 4

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    National Covid-19 trends, May 28

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    National Covid-19 trends, May 21

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    National Covid-19 trends, May 14

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Health

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    February 4, 2025

    “Really pissed off”: Cochrane receives backlash from advocates and experts after abandoning ME/CFS review

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    January 27, 2025

    As someone with Long COVID, I’m terrified of what could happen to the Affordable Care Act

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    January 17, 2025

    Instead of supporting people with Long COVID, our government funds a genocide

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    January 14, 2025

    Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels

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