NEW: High-quality masks are vital in the present & future of the American West. They don't just protect us from COVID, they help protect us from other pathogens, toxic dust, wildfire smoke, and more 😷 @adiehl.bsky.social reports for @thesicktimes.org! thesicktimes.org/2025/11/07/a...

💸 German government cutting millions in Long COVID funding 🛌 Study found 1.4% of people with documented COVID-19 case were diagnosed with Long COVID 😷 Scientist who alerted world that SARS-CoV-2 was airborne recognized with prestigious science prize #LongCOVID research updates: bit.ly/4okEB3u

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I talk to the press professionally, I'm really, really, really good at it. So please, please believe me when say you cannot turn this interview request into anything good, it will do only harm. Harm to you, harm to your child, harm to other children.

Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible. There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.

And coverage for Day 1 of the #ICanCMEConference by the @icancmeresearch.bsky.social. Features a link to my live tweets. simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/icancme-da...

Global COVID cases rose by over 19,000 last month, though true infections are far higher “Surveillance is happening but it’s at a much lower level than it used to be. We don’t have a complete picture of virus circulation of the variants that are out there,” says Maria Van Kerkhove archive.li/0D68G

Last Friday, students at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor participated in the first-ever case competition focused on #LongCOVID and infection-associated chronic conditions (IACCs). Read @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social's reporting from the event: bit.ly/43VHy2f

We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:

I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members. At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.

Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.

Teen Vogue and their incredible reporters have been the bar for a bunch of years... Their reporting was the frontline of holding back fascism and protecting all of us. Today is a dark day. (And personally, Lex and the other Teen Vogue reporters are just awesome people.)

Scripps Research has launched an at-home #LongCOVID clinical trial to test the drug tirzepatide. Co-lead @julialmv.bsky.social writes that these types of decentralized trials will accelerate research and make clinical trials more accessible. bit.ly/4nA02wc

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They are paying people to patrol stores instead of giving people enough money so they won't go hungry

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Me and @mileswgriffis.bsky.social had so much fun with this. 😂

Happy Halloween! We have a some last-minute #LongCOVID themed costume ideas for you! 👻

On our #LongCovid clinical trial launched today! thesicktimes.org/2025/10/30/w... @julialmv.bsky.social @scripps.edu

To learn more, visit our landing page: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut... Read the op-ed I wrote about this study & the need for at-home trials in The Sick TImes: thesicktimes.org/2025/10/30/w... Read our press release: www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve... grateful & hopeful, JMV 16/16

A new at home clinical trial for #LongCOVID launches today to test tirzepitide. Co-lead @julialmv.bsky.social, argues in a new op-ed that decentralized trials will accelerate research and make clinical trials more accessible for people with Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2025/10/30/w...

I'm so glad this piece on #longcovid is being recognised. This is not just our story, it's the story of millions of people around the world. The depths of hell we've been to over the past three years can only really be described by reference to Greek mythology. thesicktimes.org/2024/06/25/m...

Great work from Rachel Fairbank on the winding story of metformin for #LongCOVID at @thesicktimes.org. Quotes from @jencurtinmd.bsky.social, Rachel Hall Clifford, @chromatowski.bsky.social, Carolyn Bramante, Ed Mills, Melissa Mazur & myself. thesicktimes.org/2025/10/28/m... #MedSky

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NEW: A series of studies have shown that the diabetes drug metformin may help reduce the risk of #LongCOVID. So why isn't the information being translated into guidelines for providers? @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social reports for @thesicktimes.org! thesicktimes.org/2025/10/28/m...

Today @thesicktimes.org: Multiple studies suggest taking metformin during acute COVID-19 can help reduce the risk of Long COVID. So why aren't more clinicians prescribing it for that purpose? Great reporting by @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social: thesicktimes.org/2025/10/28/m...

CPJ renewed its call for an independent and transparent investigation into Israel’s killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, after a former senior U.S. security official said in a news report that the U.S. government downplayed evidence in her killing. cpj.org?p=532759

I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.

Israel intentionally killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 - and then the Biden Administration covered it up. During her funeral, the IOF violently attacked the mourners. Demand justice for our colleague and the 230+ journalists assassinated by US-backed Israel.

I wrote about how RFK Jr is making health worse for millions of Americans. He's slashed research and healthcare, and replaced them with "hAvE yOu TrIeD YoGa?" Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!

1/ Was proud to be among 300 former NYT opinion contributors who pledge to boycott writing for the New York Times opinion section until our demands about Palestine are met www.boycottdivestunsubscribe.com/opinion-boyc...

🏀 NBA player Kristaps Porziņģis said he was diagnosed with #POTS COVID-19 has led to an enormous rise in cases, since POTS can be triggered by infections, but most mainstream media omitted any mention of COVID while contextualizing POTS in articles about Porziņģis. thesicktimes.org/2025/10/25/n...

‼️: The federal shutdown is further endangering public health and the lives of Americans, all during an ongoing pandemic. Today we're republishing this important piece on the lack of infectious disease data from @stateline.org thesicktimes.org/2025/10/24/s...

💊 A clinical trial for Colchicine did not find the drug effective for Long COVID 🇮🇳 PLRC white paper: Long COVID disproportionately affects India’s productive-age population 🧐 Researchers critiqued controversial 2024 study on myalgic encephalomyelitis #LongCOVID research updates: bit.ly/47nXfQS

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

NEW: Government health officials promised plans for Long COVID in "weeks", but it's now been over a month. We're still left with vague details about RFK Jr.'s proposed Long COVID consortium. @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social reports! thesicktimes.org/2025/10/21/i...

"We believe that we’ll look back on how Long COVID was covered thirty years from now and see The Sick Times as a key light in the darkness of denial.” Thanks for including @thesicktimes.org among so many great newsletters, @jloeppky.com! discojourno.com/featured-spe...

Nicotine patches help relieve symptoms in some people with #LongCOVID. Can the science behind it lead to future therapies? bit.ly/42NBWXr

NEW: The science behind why nicotine helps some people with #LongCOVID still isn't fully understood, but researchers at Yale are working on it with the hopes that more targeted therapies could help the disease. A deep dive by reporter Astra Lincoln! thesicktimes.org/2025/10/17/n...

So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

I still can't believe how the entire IRB and ethics offices are gone.

Some important reporting in this @rollingstone.com article on the lack of school accomodations for LC kids, but really disappointing to see #LongCOVID denial given so much space. You don't need to quote denialists and minimizers. Good journalism doesn't both side established fact!

This isn't the only time I have seen incorrect references to this incident in mainstream media, either. For any other reporters reading: our detailed coverage in @thesicktimes.org is freely available to read and reference :) (4/4) thesicktimes.org/tag/nih-reco...

The mask debate on here is centered around SARS2/COVID (which is still totally not going well) but also misses other parts of what’s going on rn with climate breakdown & a fascist surveillance state. Masking is 100% the future, whether it’s against a novel virus, wildfire smoke, or police cameras.❤️‍🔥😷

All I can add to the “we reject universal masking” discourse is that it’s not about masks. You aren’t rejecting universal masking, which never happened; you’re rejecting having to think about wearing a mask, and maybe feeling badly about thinking about masks. Can’t help you there.

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I hesitate to elevate this comment—IME people aware of how uninformed it is are in the majority on Bsky—but worth observing that this coming from eg the NYT opinion page is part of why RFK has an opening to pretend to be better on Long Covid than liberals. They’ve made the bar that low.

NEW 😷: Masks are a vital tool in protecting people from COVID-19 & other airborne diseases. But s ome employers are banning them, even though Americans have the right to accessibility tools under the ADA. Nadi Zimmerman reports for @thesicktimes.org thesicktimes.org/2025/10/14/d...

“failure by design” is 100% correct. they do this every time. and the confusion they create masks the damage in media coverage. it’s a war of attrition

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