Stuck at the bottom of a well - by Nick Benton
Me, very severe ME and the NHS| www.thereforme.uk
The Office for Long COVID Research and Practice was instrumental in coordinating the U.S. government’s initiatives to treat, diagnose and prevent the mysterious postviral condition that affects millions of people today| Scientific American
The AViDD Centers will conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research to develop candidate COVID-19 antivirals, especially those that can be taken in an outpatient setting, as well as antivirals targeting specific viral families with high potential to cause a pandemic in the future.| www.niaid.nih.gov
Lisa McCorkell, one of the founders of the Patient-Led Research Collaborative (or PLRC), recently stepped down after five years co-leading the organization. The Sick Times co-founder and managing editor Betsy Ladyzhets spoke with McCorkell in an exit interview. She reflected on her time collaborating on formative Long COVID studies, advocating for federal funding, developing new patient-led initiatives, and more.| The Sick Times - Chronicling the Long Covid crisis
Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Long Covid Research Moonshot Act of 2024. The bill allocates $1 billion in federal funding per year for the next 10 years for Long Covid research, treatments, public health education, and expanded healthcare. A draft version of the Act received thousands of comments from the Long Covid community in April. The official legislation, which would establish a new program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is co-sponsored by Democratic Sens. Ta...| The Sick Times - Chronicling the Long Covid crisis
An Analysis of the Prolonged COVID-19 Symptoms Survey by Patient-Led Research Team| patientresearchcovid19.com
By David Tuller, DrPH Lisa McCorkell leaves Patient-Led Research Collaborative after five years… Way back in 2020, when it became clear that some people were experiencing prolonged symptoms after an acute bout of COVID-19, Lisa McCorkell helped found the Patient-Led Research Collaborative (PLRC). The organization grew out of an online health-related support group, which published …Trial By Error: Some Things I’ve Read Recently… Read More »| Virology Blog
