Chronicling the Long COVID crisis
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Advocates are calling on senators and representatives to include the ME/CFS Research Roadmap and new Long COVID funding in the fiscal year 2027 budget as legislators debate appropriations bills in the coming weeks. The post Congress’s 2027 budget could include new funding for Long COVID and ME first appeared on The Sick Times .
Researchers found immune abnormalities in the intestines of people with Long COVID, according to a new preprint. The small study compared colon tissue samples and blood of 44 people with Long COVID to 13 controls who “recovered” from COVID-19, using several different analysis methods. The post Research updates, August 18 first appeared on The Sick Times .
COVID-19 spread continues to increase across the U.S. as this summer’s wave keeps climbing. While levels are highest in the West and South, there are hotspots in all regions. The CDC as well as mainstream media sources are downplaying this wave as they have many others. The post National COVID-19 trends, August 18 first appeared on The Sick Times .
Cancer has a sadly well-worn path. It showed me that I deserve dignity and support for Long COVID. The post Breast cancer exposed the lack of care I receive for Long COVID first appeared on The Sick Times .
Led by researchers at UCSF, the research program plans to validate promising candidates for noninvasive tests that can be used to advance clinical trials. The post VIPER aims to fast track Long COVID biomarkers. Here’s how it works. first appeared on The Sick Times .
COVID-19 can reactivate dormant viruses in the body, confirms new research in Nature. The post Research updates, August 11 first appeared on The Sick Times .
A summer COVID-19 wave is still rising in the U.S., according to data through late July. Increases in disease spread are most pronounced in the South and West, but all regions have growing outbreaks. This summer’s wave started later and lower than similar waves in prior years, making it difficult to anticipate what might happen in the coming months. The post National COVID-19 trends, August 11…
Essays focusing on Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), from a new book by an international group of writers documenting their ME experiences. The post “This exhaustion is cellular”: Excerpts from the new book ‘What Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?’ first appeared on The Sick Times .
In this episode, Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets talk to Long COVID physician, patient and advocate Zeest Khan about her Long COVID journey, how she looks at new research and off-label treatments as a physician, and how to spot misinformation and pseudoscience online. The post How do you spot Long COVID misinformation? first appeared on The Sick Times .
Labeling people with Long COVID as “patients” is stigmatizing and personally and politically harmful. It strips personal agency. And frankly, it’s bad PR. The post There’s a long history of person-first language in advocacy. Here’s why we should use it for Long COVID. first appeared on The Sick Times .
