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An evidence-based site for news, research, and voices about Long Covid and related conditions.

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  • I went Sailing with Macauley Culkin

    I went Sailing with Macauley Culkin

    and other wild Long COVID dreams
    Go to the profile of Mary Schwieger
    Mary Schwieger
    Apr 3
    I am an Athlete. Then, I developed Long COVID

    I am an Athlete. Then, I developed Long COVID

    How living with a chronic condition changed my perspective on the outdoors
    Go to the profile of Emma Smith
    Emma Smith
    Jan 12
    What is Driving Long COVID?

    What is Driving Long COVID?

    Persistent infection, inflammation, and zombie viruses
    Go to the profile of Emma Smith
    Emma Smith
    Dec 3, 2024

    The Global Long COVID ECHO Webinar Series — A Synopsis

    Exploring Clinical Practice and Research
    Go to the profile of Emma Smith
    Emma Smith
    Nov 22, 2024
    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
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    Anne Spollen
    Oct 22, 2024
    Flexing My Way Through Long COVID

    Flexing My Way Through Long COVID

    A follow-up to my Love Letter to Running
    Go to the profile of Mary Schwieger
    Mary Schwieger
    Sep 25, 2024
    My (Very) Long COVID Experience—Hope at Last

    My (Very) Long COVID Experience—Hope at Last

    Some doctors actually listen.
    Go to the profile of Matthew Johnson
    Matthew Johnson
    Sep 11, 2024

    Why I am choosing to get the updated COVID vaccine

    New COVID vaccines were FDA approved on Aug. 22.
    Go to the profile of Emma Smith
    Emma Smith
    Sep 4, 2024
    “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.
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    The Sick Times
    Sep 3, 2024
    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
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    Emma Smith
    Aug 14, 2024
    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…
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    The Sick Times
    Aug 12, 2024
    A Long Haul UP

    A Long Haul UP

    The Long COVID Moonshot Bill, FLiRT variants and a support group for Long Haulers
    Go to the profile of Emma Smith
    Emma Smith
    Aug 10, 2024
    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.
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    Judy Stone
    Aug 7, 2024
    “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
    Go to the profile of Nandini Raj
    Nandini Raj
    Jul 26, 2024
    Coronacoaster: The Long Covid Rollercoaster

    Coronacoaster: The Long Covid Rollercoaster

    Why it’s so hard to get off.
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    Amelia Hurren
    Jul 23, 2024
    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.
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    The Sick Times
    Jul 23, 2024
    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.
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    The Sick Times
    Jul 2, 2024
    Long Covid Has an Inclusivity Problem

    Long Covid Has an Inclusivity Problem

    If everyone has long Covid, no one does.
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    F. Perry Wilson, MD
    Jun 19, 2024
    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…
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    Elliot Smith
    Jun 4, 2024
    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…
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    The Sick Times
    May 14, 2024
    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…
    Go to the profile of Amelia Hurren
    Amelia Hurren
    May 9, 2024
    How the U.S. Politicized COVID

    How the U.S. Politicized COVID

    A dangerous battle between freedom, science and misinformation
    Go to the profile of Emma Smith
    Emma Smith
    May 8, 2024
    My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Advocacy and Solidarity

    My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Advocacy and Solidarity

    If you have a voice, use it.
    Go to the profile of Matthew Johnson
    Matthew Johnson
    May 8, 2024
    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…
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    The Sick Times
    Apr 28, 2024
    My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Pre-existing Conditions

    My (Very) Long COVID Experience — Pre-existing Conditions

    OCD, why do you torment me?
    Go to the profile of Matthew Johnson
    Matthew Johnson
    Apr 22, 2024
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