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  • Work until you disappear: Long COVID ensnared me in an exploitative health system

    Work until you disappear: Long COVID ensnared me in an exploitative health system

    Daphne Sara Safaei

    The disease emphasizes the racism and ableism of the public health sector in Germany. People with disabilities and chronic illnesses must be prioritized over profits. Read more…

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  • Screenshot of slide from FNIH. "What has happened since the November 2024 RECOVER-TLC webinar?" December 2024: First wave of antiviral prioritization completed, scientific oversight committee (SOC) empaneled, newsletter issued, FNIH RECOVER-TLC website updated January 2025: Reached over 400 submissions to therapeutics portal, first SOC meeting, neurological prioritization group empaneled Upcoming: Antiviral prioritization wave 2, Immunomodulatory prioritization wave 1, Neurological agent prioritization wave 1, Host-targeted cardiovascular and metabolics prioritization groups empaneled Planned for February 2025: More prioritization, including waves 1 and 2 for different groups, second SOC meeting
    January 14, 2025

    Research updates, January 14

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    January 7, 2025

    Research updates, January 7

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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

  • This graphic has the background of an envelope with a map of the world overlaid. On red icons in the shape of the coronavirus, there are small images of an airplane, a bottle of pills, and a person wearing a respirator.
    December 12, 2024

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

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Covid-19

  • 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.

  • A map of the United States color-coded in shades of orange and gray displaying SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Viral Activity level as of July 18, 2024, where deeper tones correlate to higher viral activity and gray indicates “Insufficient,” or “No Data.” Viral activity is shown as “Very High” or “High” in 36 states, and “Moderate” in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Illinois, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Michigan, New Jersey, Iowa, Mississippi, Indiana, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. No data is available for North Dakota, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam. Text above the map reads "Very High" or "High" levels in 36 states. People’s CDC. Source: CDC.
    July 23, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, July 23

  • July 16, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, July 16

  • July 2, 2024

    How the Apricot Tree Café became a leader in clean indoor air

  • July 2, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, July 2

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  • 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 an image of an emergency room sign (shaded in red), a person placing their hand on their chest (shaded in green), and a black and white backdrop of blood cells and SARS-CoV-2 molecules.
    April 25, 2025

    COVID-19 triggered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism that led to long-term lung damage. It took two ER trips before doctors believed me.

  • Stock image of physical therapy equipment: a stress ball shaped like a virus, a pair of dumbbells, a yoga mat, bands
    April 21, 2025

    Letter to the editors: The University of Washington’s Long COVID clinic

  • Graphic showing a cartoon figure in a mask, with shapes of several states (Florida, Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama) around them and a backdrop of colorful tape strips.
    April 18, 2025

    Missives from the dismissed: Still COVIDing without community

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