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An evidence-based site for news, research, and voices about Long Covid and related conditions.
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What is Driving Long COVID?
What is Driving Long COVID?
Persistent infection, inflammation, and zombie viruses
Emma Smith
Dec 3
The Global Long COVID ECHO Webinar Series — A Synopsis
Exploring Clinical Practice and Research
Emma Smith
Nov 22
The Other Side of Covid Fatigue
The Other Side of Covid Fatigue
We Are Still Here: The People Who Are Not Tired OF Covid, But FROM It
Anne Spollen
Oct 22
My (Very) Long COVID Experience—Hope at Last
My (Very) Long COVID Experience—Hope at Last
Some doctors actually listen.
Matthew Johnson
Sep 11
Why I am choosing to get the updated COVID vaccine
New COVID vaccines were FDA approved on Aug. 22.
Emma Smith
Sep 4
“Perfect storm” of criminalization: Analyzing mask bans
“Perfect storm” of criminalization: Analyzing mask bans
Most media coverage fails to connect the new wave of mask bans to the ongoing political efforts to minimize COVID-19.
The Sick Times
Sep 3
U.S. SARS-CoV-2 Levels are “Very High”
U.S. SARS-CoV-2 Levels are “Very High”
The FLiRT Variants are driving this summer’s surge
Emma Smith
Aug 14
Climate change is worsening symptoms of Long Covid and POTS. Here’s how people are navigating it.
Climate change is worsening symptoms of Long Covid and POTS. Here’s how people are navigating it.
Many of the over 100 million people with Long Covid and various forms of dysautonomia around the world are struggling to manage symptoms…
The Sick Times
Aug 12
A Long Haul UP
A Long Haul UP
The Long COVID Moonshot Bill, FLiRT variants and a support group for Long Haulers
Emma Smith
Aug 10
Mask Bans Grow, Threatening Public Health And Immunocompromised People
Mask Bans Grow, Threatening Public Health And Immunocompromised People
Covid-19 cases are rising, yet a number of places are proposing dangerous mask bans, in the misguided belief that it will improve safety.
Judy Stone
Aug 7
“Shame and ego get the better of me taking care of my teen daughter living with Long Covid”
“Shame and ego get the better of me taking care of my teen daughter living with Long Covid”
“Life with Long Covid”- Haiku poem written by my daughter, Leeya at age 10
Nandini Raj
Jul 26
Coronacoaster: The Long Covid Rollercoaster
Coronacoaster: The Long Covid Rollercoaster
Why it’s so hard to get off.
Amelia Hurren
Jul 23
National Covid-19 trends, July 23 — The Sick Times
National Covid-19 trends, July 23 — The Sick Times
This summer’s Covid-19 surge is in full swing, with different wastewater data sources reporting high disease levels across the U.S.
The Sick Times
Jul 23
Don’t just breathe clean air, breathe it well
Don’t just breathe clean air, breathe it well
I have thought about the air I breathe more than almost anything else these past four years.
The Sick Times
Jul 2
Long Covid Has an Inclusivity Problem
Long Covid Has an Inclusivity Problem
If everyone has long Covid, no one does.
F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE
Jun 19
1500 days of Long Covid | Courage, Cowardice and The Troll.
1500 days of Long Covid | Courage, Cowardice and The Troll.
Never in my life have I danced with the idea that I might be a coward. I never shied away from the thought of solo travel in a different…
Elliot Smith
Jun 4
Should people with Long Covid be donating blood?
Should people with Long Covid be donating blood?
In the fall of 2009, researchers at a lab in Reno, Nevada, said they detected a potentially transmissible virus in the blood of people with…
The Sick Times
May 14
Living with long Covid: How I am finding acceptance
Living with long Covid: How I am finding acceptance
“It’s very unfair that you are still so unwell. Are you angry? If it was me, I’d be angry”. My doctor asks me this question after I’ve just…
Amelia Hurren
May 9
How the U.S. Politicized COVID
How the U.S. Politicized COVID
A dangerous battle between freedom, science and misinformation
Emma Smith
May 8
My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Advocacy and Solidarity
My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Advocacy and Solidarity
If you have a voice, use it.
Matthew Johnson
May 8
Sen. Bernie Sanders seeks feedback on $10 billion “moonshot” for Long Covid
Sen. Bernie Sanders seeks feedback on $10 billion “moonshot” for Long Covid
Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed a “moonshot” for Long Covid, which would allocate one billion dollars a year for the next 10…
The Sick Times
Apr 28
My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Pre-existing Conditions
My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Pre-existing Conditions
OCD, why do you torment me?
Matthew Johnson
Apr 22
Want to enroll in a Long Covid clinical trial? This new project helps track them.
Want to enroll in a Long Covid clinical trial? This new project helps track them.
A new Long Covid project makes information about clinical trials more accessible to people who may want to participate in research while…
The Sick Times
Mar 26
Long Covid isolation won’t break my marriage — in fact, it’s made it stronger — The Sick Times
Long Covid isolation won’t break my marriage — in fact, it’s made it stronger — The Sick Times
The other night, after tucking in our child, my partner and I stretched out on our bed — where I spend the vast majority of my time —…
The Sick Times
Mar 26
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant…
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant…
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on…
The Conversation U.S.
Mar 12
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