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🧠 Small study: found persistent neuromuscular abnormalities in Long COVID 💊 Small trial: taking Paxlovid during acute COVID-19 may help reduce the risk of Long COVID ⚡️ Researchers announced a new, controversial trial to study the “Lightning Process” for Long COVID thesicktimes.org/2026/07/28/r...

The 14th annual Dysautonomia International conference outside Houston included presentations on the role of autoimmunity in dysautonomia and a biobank initiative for POTS research. thesicktimes.org/2026/07/28/d...

A summer COVID-19 wave continues to pick up momentum in the U.S. While disease levels remain on the lower end compared to past summers, almost all major metrics are showing increases across the country. This week's COVID-19 trends: thesicktimes.org/2026/07/28/n...

Why is airborne disease transmission still controversial to doctors? In this week's episode of Still Here (@produced by @melaniemarich.bsky.social), co-hosts @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social talk to Lola Germs about that and more. thesicktimes.org/2026/07/24/w...

"The quiet normalization of COVID-19 in our society has come at the great expense of school-age children and adolescents." thesicktimes.org/2026/07/24/t...

Long COVID’s heterogenous nature means vast variations in symptoms and severity that may also make it more difficult to study and design good treatment trials. How do you separate strong studies from weak ones, and spot the bunk? Read more from @spichaksimon.bsky.social: bit.ly/4fxNWli

This week's #LongCOVID research updates: thesicktimes.org/2026/07/21/r...

Thank you to everyone who became a Sick Times Supporter during our recent summer sustainability fundraiser. Thank you for refusing to stand by as other publications and people in power put the COVID-19 pandemic and Long COVID crisis in the past tense. ❤️

We keep seeing more signs that a summer COVID-19 wave is underway in the U.S. Still, as we’ve had a lower-than-average lull between waves this spring, recent levels are still very low compared to past summers. This week's COVID-19 trends: thesicktimes.org/2026/07/21/n...

Many disabled people rely on others to meet their most basic survival needs. When adequate support from governments and medical systems is not available, this level of dependency places disabled people at high risk of neglect, exploitation, and abuse. thesicktimes.org/2026/07/20/a...

👀 Study: COVID-19 can cause long-term eye disorders 🧠 New study: people with Long COVID may have dopamine system damage in their brains 💊 Clinical trial: some repurposed drugs were not effective in treating Long COVID fatigue thesicktimes.org/2026/07/14/r...

Some FDA-approved GLP-1s are being studied in clinical trials for the disease, but their results aren’t available yet. Experts caution against using experimental peptides for #LongCOVID. thesicktimes.org/2026/07/14/e...

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As of early July, it’s clear that a summer COVID-19 wave is getting started in the U.S. Disease levels are going up in the South and parts of the West Coast. This week's COVID-19 trends report: thesicktimes.org/2026/07/14/n...

"From friends to medics, women are used to having their health issues dismissed, minimized, or blamed on their hormones." thesicktimes.org/2026/07/10/s...

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"Any monthly donation helps us continue to do things like produce our podcast, raise up voices in the Long COVID community, and share research updates you can bring to your medical providers — no paywalls, no AI, no bullshit." - @melaniemarich.bsky.social the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/