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

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    Research updates, September 29

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    National COVID-19 trends, September 29

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Science

  • Portrait of Lisa McCorkell, with a backdrop of flowers
    April 7, 2025

    Lisa McCorkell reflects on five years of Long COVID research, and leaving PLRC

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    April 1, 2025

    What we know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak and its chronic disease risk

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    April 1, 2025

    Research updates, April 1

  • March 28, 2025

    UPDATE: RECOVER Long COVID pathobiology grants restored

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    March 27, 2025

    RECOVER grants for Long COVID pathobiology research are among those cut under new NIH directive

  • A microscopic image of lymphatic vessels in the meninges,
    March 25, 2025

    Research updates, March 25

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Covid-19

  • Line chart showing SARS-CoV-2 levels over time for the U.S. nationally (black line) and four major regions (Northeast in bright green, South in yellow-green, Midwest in red, West in blue). Following increases over the summer, viral levels are decreasing in all four regions.
    October 15, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 15

  • October 14, 2024

    Filmmaker Jesse Ridgway shares experience with Long COVID with millions of followers

  • October 8, 2024

    A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 2

  • State-by-state map of the U.S., with states colored according to epidemic trends for COVID-19. Most of the map is colored in teal for "declining" or "likely declining" with a few states marked as white for "not estimated" or gray for "not changing." Text above the chart reads: "As of October 1, 2024, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 0 states, declining or likely declining in 45 states, and not changing in 2 states."
    October 8, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 8

  • A map of the United States color-coded in shades of maroon, orange, and gray displaying SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Viral Activity level as of September 21, 2024, where deeper tones correlate to higher viral activity and gray indicates “Insufficient,” or “No Data.” Text above the map reads “Very High” or “High” levels in 34 states. Data is unavailable for Guam, North Dakota, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the bottom, text reads People’s CDC. Source: CDC.
    October 1, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 1

  • September 24, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 24

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Health

  • November 21, 2023

    What’s happening this week, November 21

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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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