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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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    Melanie Marich

    How is Minnesota addressing Long COVID?

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    National COVID-19 trends, June 16

  • Research updates, June 16
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    Miles W. Griffis

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Science

  • Three researchers stand in a health clinic's waiting area, in between armchairs and a piano. Amy Proal on the left has blonde hair and wears a floral shirt; David Putrino in the middle wears a blue shirt and slacks; Joseph Herrera on the right wears a navy suit. All three wear KN95 masks.
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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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    October 8, 2024

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  • October 1, 2024

    “A good step”: Long COVID advocates and researchers respond to the RECOVER-Treating Long COVID meeting

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    October 1, 2024

    Research updates, October 1

  • A collage of charts from the NIH ME/CFS intramural study showing differences between healthy volunteers and ME/CFS participants. The image includes an emoji giving air quotes and the term "effort preference" in bold black letters.
    September 27, 2024

    Five reasons why the NIH should retract the “effort preference” claims in their intramural ME/CFS paper

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Covid-19

  • April 9, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, April 9

  • April 2, 2024

    “Refusing imposed endings”: An interview with Alec Finlay on Scotland’s Covid Memorial

  • April 2, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, April 2

  • March 26, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, March 26

  • March 19, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, March 19

  • March 18, 2024

    Photo essay: Long Covid advocates gather in DC for demonstration

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Health

Commentary

  • Graphic showing a red cross with a large crack running through its center, against a backdrop with small white coronavirus particles on an orange background
    June 2, 2025

    Emergency departments aren’t trained for Long COVID — and patients are paying the price

  • 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.

  • Graphic with a teal background (the color of Long COVID awareness). At the center is a hand holding a megaphone, with a yellow and white "kapow" sound effect design coming out of the bell.
    May 20, 2025

    I want a Long COVID language revolution — not language imposed onto my sick, disabled body

  • Portrait of Kim Moy, standing on a boardwalk in front of a landscape of trees and water.
    May 15, 2025

    Avoiding caregiver burnout: Wisdom for the ME and Long COVID community

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