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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

  • A portrait of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., colored in red, with a graphical representation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind him.
    June 19, 2025

    The federal government is restricting COVID-19 vaccine access. Here’s what that means for the ongoing pandemic and people with Long COVID.

  • A person sits cross-legged on a city sidewalk, huddled in a winter coat. They hold a cardboard sign that reads: "COVID sucks, hard and lonely times, thank you." There is a white bucket sitting in front of them, reading: "Anything helps, thank you, God bless."
    June 17, 2025

    Long COVID is increasing housing insecurity, but support programs fail to help

  • Collage graphic, featuring black-and-white photos of the Missouri state capitol and of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) advocates at the 2025 Millions Missing demonstration. The graphic has a light purple background and an image of a hand holding a megaphone in the bottom left corner.
    June 11, 2025

    Minnesota’s unique Long COVID program retains funding following advocacy

  • A group of advocates standing in front of Los Angeles City Hall, an imposing white building with palm trees out front. Everyone in the group is wearing high-quality masks, and advocates toward the front hold a banner with the words, "Lie Down 4 Long Covid."
    June 2, 2025

    Los Angeles’ $13M COVID-19 relief funds could go to building upgrades, not Long COVID care

  • Collage graphic showing cut-outs of people wearing KN95 masks
    May 27, 2025

    Illinois could become the first state in the country to ban mask bans. Here’s how we created the bill to do it.

  • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pictured at the Senate during a hearing on May 14
    May 14, 2025

    Secretary Kennedy promises to support Long COVID treatment research in Senate hearing, says son is “dramatically affected”

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Science

  • November 14, 2025

    Live blog: PolyBio’s Fall 2025 Symposium shares Long COVID and related disease research updates

  • A microscopic image shows a microclot, or tiny blood clot, that apparently originated from the combination of two microclots resulting from NETs association. The photo labels different parts of the microclot, which appears red, blue, green, and yellow.
    November 11, 2025

    Research updates, November 11

  • View of the Berlin Victory Column from a Park, Berlin, Germany. The tower glows in late day light between dark fall foliage.
    November 4, 2025

    Research updates, November 4

  • A graphic featuring a photo of the Long COVID Treatment Trial testing kit: a package, colored teal on the inside, that includes a Garmin device, smart scale, and other supplies for the trial, along with instructions. The kit is shown three times, with a background that is light orange with white spots
    October 30, 2025

    We need more at-home clinical trials for Long COVID. Here’s how we designed the largest one yet.

  • October 28, 2025

    Metformin has been shown to reduce the risk of Long COVID. Why isn’t it more widely used?

  • Colorized electron micrograph scan of a T-cell, a type of white blood cell. The cell appears as a yellow mass with many intersecting pieces
    October 28, 2025

    Research updates, October 28

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Covid-19

  • Line chart from WastewaterSCAN showing the average SARS-CoV-2 levels for all sites in their wastewater surveillance network. The Y axis represents quantity of nucleic acids, PMMoV normalized (x1 million), and the X axis represents time, spanning July 2024 to October 2025. The chart shows a COVID-19 wave in summer 2024, one in winter 2024-25, and one in summer-early fall 2025. Levels have significantly declined from early September through early October 2025, and the latest levels are close to the lows reported in May-June of this year.
    October 14, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, October 14

  • Line chart from Yale's PopHIVE dashboard titled, "Trends in COVID-19 activity in United States." The chart includes seven lines representing different sources of COVID-19 activity data: black for CDC NHSN, dotted black for CDC NSSP, purple for CDC NWSS, dotted pink for CDC RespNET, red for Delphi Doctor Claims, dotted red/orange for Delphi Hospital Claims, orange for Epic Cosmos ED. The Y axis represents scaled COVID-19 activity (with all data sources adjusted to fit on the same axis), and the X axis represents time, going from October 2023 to September 2025. All data sources show COVID-19 waves in winter 2023-24, summer 2024, winter 2024-25, and summer-early fall 2025. The CDC data sources are not available after September 20, 2025, but more recent data from Delphi indicate that COVID-19 levels have continued to decline through late September.
    October 7, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, October 7

  • September 30, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, September 30

  • This livestream screenshot shows Violet Affleck speaking at the UN. A placard in front of her reads, "Youth advocate." She's wearing an N95 mask.
    September 23, 2025

    Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event

  • September 23, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, September 23

  • A portrait photo of Caitlin Rivers, against a colorful background showing pieces of charts and trendlines
    September 18, 2025

    Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers shares advice for interpreting COVID-19 and other infectious disease data

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Health

  • A black and white photo shows a close of up of a person's arm as they put on a nicotine patch. Doodles in bright yellow laid of over the image read "Nicotine" and display the chemical signature of nicotine with one of the hexagons of the molecule over the patch.
    October 17, 2025

    Nicotine patches help relieve symptoms in some people with Long COVID. Can the science behind it lead to future therapies?

  • October 14, 2025

    Despite the ongoing pandemic, some companies are banning employees from masking

  • Graphic with a zebra-print background, representing EDS awareness. At the center of the image, there is a plus icon for healthcare offset with cartoon representations of the virus SARS-CoV-2.
    October 7, 2025

    Getting diagnosed with hypermobility can help some people with Long COVID. Upcoming guidelines may make it easier.

  • Photo of an art piece: a white object, shaped like an egg, with painted representations of the virus SARS-CoV-2 across its surface
    September 26, 2025

    Long COVID is not FND, but some patients are getting diagnosed with it. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.

  • This livestream screenshot shows Violet Affleck speaking at the UN. A placard in front of her reads, "Youth advocate." She's wearing an N95 mask.
    September 23, 2025

    Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event

  • A portrait photo of Caitlin Rivers, against a colorful background showing pieces of charts and trendlines
    September 18, 2025

    Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers shares advice for interpreting COVID-19 and other infectious disease data

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Commentary

  • A black and white photo of Jacquie and her mom, Jacquie wearing a graduate's cap and gown. The photo is on a pastel pink background.
    December 10, 2024

    My Mom was disabled by ME, but I didn’t understand until I developed Long COVID. I wrote an apology letter to her.

  • December 2, 2024

    Special edition zine: One year of The Sick Times

  • November 22, 2024

    Video essay: Taipei on what it’s like being a drag artist with Long COVID

  • November 15, 2024

    Missing the gig: When your subculture leaves you behind with Long COVID

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