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  • I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.
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    October Krausch

    I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system.

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    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, September 29

  • National COVID-19 trends, September 29
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    National COVID-19 trends, September 29

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Policy & Advocacy

  • January 9, 2024

    What’s happening this week, January 9

  • January 2, 2024

    Q&A: Eric Topol on Long Covid clinical trials, RECOVER funding, what he’s looking forward to in 2024

  • January 2, 2024

    What’s happening this week, January 2

  • December 26, 2023

    Long Covid advocates send “unhappy holiday” cards to their representatives

  • December 26, 2023

    #MEAction co-founder Beth Mazur passes away

  • December 18, 2023

    Policy experts, scientists, disability groups urge Biden to address the Long Covid crisis

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Science

  • "Anatomical diagram showing different parts of the human neck
    July 29, 2025

    Research updates, July 29

  • Graphic showing the top of Berlin's TV Tower, edited to look like part of an IV tube. The graphic has a light blue background with white molecular structure diagrams in the top left.
    July 22, 2025

    Berlin Cures’ failed Long COVID clinical trial yields lessons on study design

  • A siamese cat with blue eyes wears a cone after a presumed trip to the vet
    July 22, 2025

    Research updates, July 22

  • close up of hands holding glucose meter
    July 15, 2025

    Research updates, July 15

  • Colorized image from an electron micrograph (high-powered microscope), showing cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. The cells are shown as bright green blobs, and the virus particles are small pink pieces latched onto the cells.
    July 9, 2025

    Live blog: Following the Patient-Led Research Fund summer 2025 webinar

  • A 3D rendered image of SARS-C0V-2 viruses in teal, with yellow monoclonal antibodies surrounding them with a black background
    July 8, 2025

    Research updates, July 8

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Covid-19

  • An illustration of chickens in a factory farm, with overlaid depictions of the influenza virus
    February 7, 2025

    We won’t avoid the next pandemic. But we can still prepare.

  • Two maps of U.S. states, color-coded according to epidemic trends. Dark purple represents "growing," light purple "likely growing," gray "not changing," teal "likely declining," green "declining," white "not estimated." The map on the left shows COVID-19 trends, with a mix of purple and gray. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 7 states, and not changing in 21 states." The map on the right shows influenza trends. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 28 states, declining or likely declining in 4 states, and not changing in 16 states."
    February 4, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, February 4

  • An image of two people talking while wearing KN95 masks, against a background with a light green and white pattern
    January 30, 2025

    The “pandemic of abandonment”: Navigating friendships five years into COVID-19

  • Map of the U.S. by state, with states color-coded according to a metric called Acute Respiratory Illness. Most states are colored in orange for moderate or red for high, with a few states (Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire) dark red/purple for very high. Text below the map reads: "Data last updated on January 22, 2025 and presented through January 18, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov."
    January 28, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 28

  • A building complex photographed at sunset
    January 24, 2025

    Some U.S. COVID-19 data are down amid “pause” to federal health communications

  • January 23, 2025

    Long COVID is a smoldering threat to wildland firefighters

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Health

  • A graphic reading: Long COVID Essentials, a new series from The Sick Times and Long COVID Justice. 30+ resource sheets designed by & for people living with Log COVID & associated diseases. The Sick Times x Long COVID Justice.
    September 16, 2024

    Introducing Long COVID Essentials, a new resource series

  • August 20, 2024

    Outdoor dining fades as pandemic persists — making public spaces even less accessible

  • August 16, 2024

    Grappling with Long COVID as an elite athlete

  • August 12, 2024

    Climate change is worsening symptoms of Long Covid and POTS. Here’s how people are navigating it.

  • August 6, 2024

    Double trouble: Hypermobility may increase Long Covid risk

  • A busy street in South Africa, with people walking and riding bikes near a supermarket
    August 1, 2024

    In South Africa, Long Covid is an afterthought to Tuberculosis

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Commentary

  • Photo of Sick Times editors Betsy Ladyzhets and Heather Hogan, standing in a bookstore. They are both butch lesbians with short haircuts, and are both wearing high-quality masks. Heather, who is a lot taller, is wearing a gray T-shirt with a cat and the text "Jolene Jolene." Betsy is wearing a green tank top, red button-down, and keffiyeh.
    July 3, 2026

    Editor’s letter: Fight Long COVID denial by becoming a Supporter of The Sick Times

  • A white woman with brown hair, a purple sleep mask, an orange shirt, and noise-canceling headphones, lies under the covers of her bed. The lights in the room are dim and a wheelchair is parked by the side of the bed. An open laptop and paperwork lie on top of the covers. On the wall behind the bed is a small bulletin board and string of fairy lights
    June 26, 2026

    I worked in homeless services for years. It didn’t help me find accessible housing when I got Long COVID.

  • A black and white photo of a woman with severe ME is overlaid on a photo of the U.K. Houses of Parliament in London. She lays on her back in bed with a neck support and an eye mask that covers most of her face.
    June 19, 2026

    The U.K.’s plan for ME has failed us. Members of parliament must step up.

  • A graphic shows three editorial photos of Daphne, two in black and white and one layered on top of them in color. Daphne, a person with Iranian background, has long black hair and wears three bracelets and a nose ring. Daphne poses beside a sheet in the three photos.
    June 16, 2026

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

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