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Chronicling the Long Covid crisis
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COVID-19 triggered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism that led to long-term lung damage. It took two ER trips before doctors believed me.
Published: April 25, 2025 15:01
It started with chest pain. I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I couldn’t take a deep breath. I immediately pulled up the internet to search my symptoms. It turns out, anything with the search terms “chest pain” and “trouble breathing” leads…
This surgeon fuses people’s skulls to their spines to treat a rare complication of myalgic encephalomyelitis
Published: April 22, 2025 15:43
A growing number of doctors agree that a minority of people with severe ME are like Brea: Some of their symptoms are caused by cranio-cervical instability linked to connective tissue disorders. Viruses including SARS-CoV-2 have been shown to degrade…
Research updates, April 22
Published: April 22, 2025 15:20
*Editor’s note: The Polybio Research Foundation, like The Sick Times, has received support from the Balvi and Kanro funds. Our newsroom operates independently of financial supporters. The post Research updates, April 22 first appeared on The Sick Times.
National COVID-19 trends, April 22
Published: April 22, 2025 15:12
National COVID-19 metrics in the U.S. reported slight declines this week, indicating that we’re still in a moderate disease period between surges. SARS-CoV-2 levels appear to be trending back down in the Northeast following recent increases. Even in these…
Letter to the editors: The University of Washington’s Long COVID clinic
Published: April 21, 2025 17:03
In February, The Sick Times published a story highlighting how educating primary care doctors about Long COVID could help address some of the challenges people face in finding healthcare for... The post Letter to the editors: The University of Washington’s…
Still Here, April 19: Links and transcript
Published: April 19, 2025 14:00
How $11 billion CDC cuts are impacting state health departments' efforts to monitor and research Long COVID. Also, Jersey City poet emeritus Ann E. Wallace reads three poems about living with the virus. The post Still Here, April 19: Links and transcript…
Missives from the dismissed: Still COVIDing without community
Published: April 18, 2025 12:55
Combining my experience building COVID-safe communities online and interviews with over a dozen COVID-cautious people who are “still COVIDing” despite a lack of community, family, and/or peer support, I learned that many are stuck in situations that make…
$11 billion CDC funding cuts may decimate Long COVID response in several states
Published: April 15, 2025 13:44
Long COVID research and communications projects in several states may be forced to shut down or curtail their efforts due to recent Trump administration cuts to public health funding. In these cuts, announced in late March, the Centers for Disease Control…
National COVID-19 trends, April 15
Published: April 15, 2025 13:31
The COVID-19 picture in the U.S. continues to look similar to what we’ve seen over the last few weeks: moderate disease spread, declining very slowly or staying consistent in most places. While there are signals of potential increases for some parts of the…
A timely book of poetry chronicles a mother — and her daughters’ — experience with Long COVID
Published: April 14, 2025 13:50
Breath / is not something / anyone would dare / to hold right now, / even for luck, Ann E. Wallace wrote on the 33rd day of her acute COVID-19 case, during the first wave of the pandemic in spring 2020. Half a decade later, breathing still doesn't come…
Still Here, April 12: Links and transcript
Published: April 12, 2025 14:00
Why tilt table tests could be risky for many people with Long COVID. And the need for an international emergency task force for Severe Long COVID and ME crisis cases. The post Still Here, April 12: Links and transcript first appeared on The Sick Times.