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Long COVID Essentials: New resources published

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December 19, 2024

We are thrilled to release the next batch of resources in our Long COVID Essentials series, featuring 32 new sheets! Our first batch of resources in Spanish is now live, along with the remaining English resources. Long COVID Essentials is a collaboration between Long COVID Justice and The Sick Times. The series includes 30+ resource…
With no approved treatments and little support, people with Long COVID turn to online drug markets

Health, International, Investigations, Science

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Hannah Buttle

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December 12, 2024

With no approved treatments, lack of support, and stigma against the disease, many people with Long COVID are using overseas pharmacies to source medications. Some of these treatments are widely used for other conditions, such as HIV and hepatitis C, but are not approved for use in Long COVID.
Why aren’t public health officials telling people about the fertility cost of COVID-19 and Long COVID?

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Lydia Wilkins

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October 28, 2024

“Come back to me when you start wanting children,” my gynecologist said. I had asked about the implications on fertility, thanks to my Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis — and was dismissed once again. It enveloped me with such despair. For over two years I was shunted between varying medical offices, from primary care to…
New Long COVID and complex disease center at Mount Sinai set to be a leader in research, clinical care

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Betsy Ladyzhets

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October 15, 2024

Last week, a new center serving people with Long COVID and related complex chronic diseases opened at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. Led by Dr. David Putrino, the center will be a hub for diagnosing these diseases, helping patients manage their symptoms, and running clinical trials of novel treatments. The Cohen Center…
Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

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Amy Maxmen

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October 3, 2024

A KFF Health News investigation (republished by The Sick Times) reveals that employers and the government have offered nursing aides little assistance for PTSD and other ongoing maladies triggered by hazardous work during the pandemic.
For people with severe Long COVID, medical care is out of reach

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Kaelyn Lynch

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September 17, 2024

Getting medical help for any severity of Long COVID is challenging. The disease can manifest as over 200 different symptoms, ranging in severity from mildly impacting quality of life to completely debilitating. For those in the most severe categories — who are barely or completely unable to leave their beds — accessing quality care is…
Introducing Long COVID Essentials, a new resource series

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September 16, 2024

We are excited to announce Long COVID Essentials, a new collaboration between The Sick Times and Long COVID Justice. Over the next several months, we’ll be publishing over 30 resource sheets that provide foundational information about navigating Long COVID. Each sheet can be printed and/or shared as digital PDFs.
As a doctor, I’m disappointed in my colleagues for ignoring Long COVID. I made a resource to educate them and the public.

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Funmi Okunola

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September 3, 2024

As a family physician seeing COVID-19 in my practice, I came to recognize that so many of my colleagues and patients had no idea how to keep themselves safe from the coronavirus, nor were they aware of its long-term risks. I saw the need to take action and effect change, which ultimately led me to…
Even as a former executive assistant, managing care for Long COVID is a full-time job

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Krista Atkinson

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August 27, 2024

Once upon a time, my job was being professionally organized. I was the executive assistant at a major corporation in Chicago. My job entailed various administrative duties, most of them revolving around keeping people organized and where they needed to be. I was excellent at it, made a good living, and mostly felt I was…
Grappling with Long COVID as an elite athlete

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Joanna Thompson

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August 16, 2024

Scientists are working to unravel the mechanisms behind Long COVID and some have turned to studying sports competitors to better understand how it affects intense physical performance. Now, their efforts are beginning to shed light on why Long COVID hits some athletes — especially those in endurance sports — so hard.