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Still Here, May 19: Links and transcript
Betsy Ladyzhets and Heather Hogan on two arts events that show the power of reflection, solidarity. And freelance writer Anna Wenner talks self-advocacy after a pulmonary embolism.
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Research updates, May 6
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Still Here, May 6: Links and transcript
Science journalist Colleen de Bellefonds discusses a spinal surgery that can help reduce symptoms for some people who have a rare complication of myalgic encephalomyelitis — and, increasingly, Long COVID. And writer and COVID resource archivist Nadica Zimmerman shares experiences from people still practicing COVID safety in the midst of a lack of community support.
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How volunteering to become a lab rat paid off
When I signed up for a clinical trial, I expected it to be thought provoking at best and onerous at worst. I didn’t expect it to change my life.
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Research updates, April 29
When compared to other masks, only N-95s were found to meet or to be close to occupational health standards, according to a small study published in PLOS One. The study found that N95s had 97-99% filtration efficiency (without fit testing), compared to KN94 and KN95 masks, which were found to have around 70% filtration efficiency.
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Research updates, April 22
*Editor’s note: The Polybio Research Foundation, like The Sick Times, has received support from the Balvi and Kanro funds. Our newsroom operates independently of financial supporters.
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Still Here, April 19: Links and transcript
How $11 billion CDC cuts are impacting state health departments’ efforts to monitor and research Long COVID. Also, Jersey City poet emeritus Ann E. Wallace reads three poems about living with the virus.
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Still Here, April 12: Links and transcript
Why tilt table tests could be risky for many people with Long COVID. And the need for an international emergency task force for Severe Long COVID and ME crisis cases.
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Research updates, April 8
People who recently had COVID-19 are at higher risk for other viral and bacterial infections, according to a paper published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The researchers used Veterans Affairs electronic health records from over 800,000 people, and compared infection history between those who had a positive COVID-19 test and those who did not. Those…
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Still Here, April 5: Links and transcript
Behind the saga of revoked — then reinstated — grants for Long COVID pathobiology research. And an update on bird flu’s pandemic potential.
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