You fundraiser perks are coming @thesicktimes.org readers! I dropped off four bike crates full of packages at the post office today! (And now I’m gonna take a nap 😅) Don’t forget to post pics of yourself in your new TST dad hats and tag us!

We just reached 10,000 (!!!) newsletter subscribers at The Sick Times, and we are doing a giveaway to celebrate! If you already read it, you can enter by forwarding the newsletter to a friend :)

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Great piece on joint hypermobility, which is common among people with Long Covid and related chronic conditions. I’d add getting diagnosed can lend important insight into how to protect yourself. Better to know in advance than find out the hard way that, say, yoga could really mess you up.

Hypermobility is a common, overlapping condition with Long COVID. Upcoming guidelines may make it easier for people to be diagnosed with the syndrome. A new feature by Margot Armbruster in @thesicktimes.org thesicktimes.org/2025/10/07/g...

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Since developing Long COVID, Armani Guerra has battled debilitating symptoms, even as he applied for and began his MBA at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Now, he is organizing the first-ever IACC Case Competition. bit.ly/46Bv0iy

Today @thesicktimes.org: Armani Guerra shares his personal experience with Long COVID, and how it led him to start the first-ever case competition for IACCs at the University of Michigan's business school. thesicktimes.org/2025/10/03/l...

🩸Thrombotic events doubled since 2020, reinfections increase risk of Long COVID 👃 Olfactory dysfunction occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection 🧘‍♂️ A behavioral trial is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID. This week's #LongCOVID research: bit.ly/4mHhIpj

Literary icon Patricia Lockwood's new novel, Will There Ever Be Another You, is written from inside the mind of someone suffering from neurological symptoms of #LongCOVID. Read more from @mldavies.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Kt2TcJ

COVID-19 levels continue to decline across much of the U.S. as we proceed down the other side of this summer’s wave. But infectious disease spread remains high, especially in parts of the West Coast & South; plus, cases might be trending further up in parts of the Northeast & Midwest. bit.ly/3KvNYOQ

"Given the stigma that surrounds Long COVID, Lockwood’s unfailingly honest account of her experience, and her willingness to use her privileged position to tell this story, is brave." @mldavies.bsky.social reviews Patricia Lockwood's new novel for @thesicktimes.org thesicktimes.org/2025/09/30/p...

Very proud to have reviewed Patricia Lockwood's new novel, WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, for @thesicktimes.org. This is an important book, the first to take the experience of Long COVID seriously. thesicktimes.org/2025/09/30/p...

Today @thesicktimes.org: Excited to share our second book review by @mldavies.bsky.social, this one on Patricia Lockwood's "Will There Ever Be Another You." This book is "Lockwood’s effort to memorialize not only COVID-19 itself but the surreal space of her mind during her illness," Morgan writes.

It can feel lonely navigating the #LongCOVID crisis. We report on this common, life-changing disease that affects over 400 million people worldwide. Sign up for our newsletter and join others who want fact-based news without COVID-19 denial, minimizing, or gaslighting. thesicktimes.org/newsletter/

Really important topic. It’s a great day to donate to @thesicktimes.org. Nowhere else is gathering this critical information for people who have Long Covid—or anyone who might get it, which a new NIH incidence study says is at least 1 in 20 people who get Covid.

#LongCOVID is not functional neurological disorder (FND), but some patients are getting diagnosed with it. Here’s @davetuller1.bsky.social on what to do if it happens to you: bit.ly/4mxAyiB

This piece for @thesicktimes.org about people with Long COVID receiving diagnoses of funcitonal neurological disorder... thesicktimes.org/2025/09/26/l...

Today @thesicktimes.org: in-depth feature by the great @davetuller1.bsky.social about why many Long COVID experts and patients say functional neurological disorder (or FND) is an unhelpful diagnosis, and what to do if you want to push back on this diagnosis yourself.

Thanks to TST for publishing this letter! I’ve mentioned issues with this bill before & hope Californians will consider why mask advocacy groups oppose this. Folks who crafted this legislation seem unserious.

💊 Two studies found limitations of Paxlovid for protection from #LongCOVID 🩸 Long COVID may increase menstrual bleeding 👨‍⚕️ A new clinical trial is testing Mitoquinone in combination with “exercise rehabilitation” (which may be detrimental) for LC This week's research updates: bit.ly/46EXPcu

In May, The Sick Times published an op-ed about a novel bill in Illinois that would enshrine the right to wear medical masks into that state’s law. We received a letter from a reader in California, sharing concerns about the right-to-mask bill currently pending in that state. bit.ly/481168l

Season one of our podcast, Still Here, has come to a close. Our brilliant podcast producer, James Salanga (@hashtagjames.bsky.social), is moving full-time to The Objective (@objectivejournos.bsky.social). It's been a joy to work with James, and we're excited to follow them on their new adventures!

NEW: At a UN event today, advocate Violet Affleck gave a short speech on pediatric #LongCOVID. She also talked about how clean air and masking could help address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protect children from the disabling disease. thesicktimes.org/2025/09/23/v...

After an uncertain few weeks, all available metrics now agree that the U.S. has passed the peak of its summer/early fall COVID-19 surge. But even as disease levels trend down, there is still a lot of SARS-CoV-2 going around. This week's COVID-19 trends: bit.ly/4nMOLJD

if you or anyone you care about has LC give this a read

Reporter Laura Weiss (@lauralew105.bsky.social) is looking to speak with people with #LongCOVID who are on Medicaid and concerned about losing benefits due to work requirements or otherwise due to Trump's spending bill. Contact her at (lauraweisswrites at gmail dot com).

In this episode of Still Here we’re recapping this year’s two-day RECOVER-TLC — Treating #LongCOVID — workshop hosted by the NIH. It's also our producer @hashtagjames.bsky.social's last episode as we close out this first season of the podcast. Drop a heart for them in the replies! 💜 bit.ly/46k9gHQ

From @thesicktimes.org HHS coverage: “The makeup of the panels was not representative of the affected population to such a degree that the homogeneity appeared pointed and purposeful,” said #MEAction scientific director Jaime Seltzer. @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...

" @thesicktimes.org spoke with twelve people who went to rehabilitation clinics in Germany...patients feel pressured to partake in exercise-based therapies that can make their disease worse." thesicktimes.org/2025/09/16/g... Screenshot from Science for ME weekly update #LongCovid #MEcfs

To offer guidance on finding and interpreting infectious disease data during these confusing times, @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social talked to epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers about COVID-19, flu, and RSV data sources; interpreting data; Long COVID; ongoing bird flu concerns; and more. bit.ly/3KgWkK3

ICYMI: We recapped yesterday's HHS Long COVID roundtable event and related announcements. Will be adding more comments from patient advocates to the story today.

📣: Today the government committed to prioritizing #LongCOVID, but didn't announce any new funding - a major ask of advocates and researchers. @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social & I reported on today's Long COVID roundtable for @thesicktimes.org ⬇️ thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...

NEW: RFK Jr.'s HHS has committed to prioritizing Long COVID, but it's unclear if the agency will dedicate new funding to research and supports. @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...

Just announced: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is hosting two "roundtable discussions" about Long COVID tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET. @thesicktimes.org will be covering the event and reactions from the Long COVID community. (Reach out if you'd like to send us comments during or after!)

Great @thesicktimes.org article on 3 upcoming #LongCovid trials on JAK inhibitors. PLRC did patient engagement and helped shape 1 of the 3 here, REVERSE-LC (baricitinib) led by @weselymd.bsky.social — who also used our scorecards for patient engagement! thesicktimes.org/2025/08/05/t...

I haven't had the energy to do a proper recap of my experiences at RECOVER-TLC, but I highly recommend watching the recordings and/or reading @thesicktimes.org's live blog coverage if you can! Lots of good stuff (and some frustrating stuff, and some good pushback)

😷📊: The latest COVID-19 data offer conflicting information about whether or not we’ve passed the peak of this year’s summer/early fall surge. Read the full update here: tinylink.net/nGCo6

Today @thesicktimes.org: In Germany, the pension insurance system pushes people to go through rehabilitation (“Reha”) clinics before they can access disability supports. Those clinics are harming people with Long COVID. By Sophie Dimitriou: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/16/g...

Writer and comedian Ryan Ken turning looks while accepting their fourth Emmy last night 😷🧡

@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social's weekly newsletter for @thesicktimes.org is probably the best weekly update on current covid rates!

Tabling on behalf of @thesicktimes.org today at the NYC Anarchist Book Fair! We have free masks as well as Sick Times merch and Long COVID info. Will be here at Ave C & 9th St in the LES all day.

In New York this weekend? Join us tomorrow at the NYC Anarchist Book Fair! We'll be tabling at the event and will have zines, resources, masks, and swag - including The Sick Times stickers, pins, and patches 👀😷

💊➕: Combination therapies effectively treat a variety of disease & conditions. @atranscendedman.bsky.social writes that a cocktail of drugs is necessary for Long COVID. "Single-drug approaches feel almost quaint in the face of such biological complexity." thesicktimes.org/2025/09/12/s...

Today @thesicktimes.org, on the heels of this week's RECOVER-TLC workshop: @atranscendedman.bsky.social argues that we urgently need combination therapy trials for Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2025/09/12/s...

A study found 29% of participants who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 developed Long COVID A combination of 3 antivirals helped improve Long COVID symptoms The FDA accepted the application of a potential oral therapy for the prevention of COVID-19 This week's #LongCOVID research: bit.ly/4gi1P7c

Incredible reporting, as always, from @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social!

After a yearlong deliberation process, the U.S.’s flagship #LongCOVID research program has announced its second round of clinical trials. @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social spoke with advocates and researchers about whether or not RECOVER-TLC is living up to its promised ambition. bit.ly/3VdpTyy