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Quebec can no longer remain inactive

The author sounds the alarm on the risks posed by long COVID and demands that Quebec inject money to finance research and treatments

Published June 11, 2026

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Published by: La Presse
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By Andréanne Côté

My daughter has been living with COVID for almost two years. She suffers day after day, without access to proper treatment. She endures overwhelming fatigue, brain fog, severe insomnia, trigeminal neuralgia and a disorder of the autonomic nervous system where her heart accelerates abnormally when she stands, causing dizziness, intense fatigue and faintness. She spends almost 20 hours a day in bed. Her husband has had to stop working to take care of her and their two children. I can’t stand by and watch her suffer.

This is not an isolated case: this suffering, sometimes present for six years, is still ignored by our health system, even though the existence of long COVID is firmly established by science.

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Long COVID may affect 1 in 6 infected patients

Published June 1, 2026

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By Laine Bergeson

Long COVID may be affecting far more Americans than current estimates suggest, with a study published last week in JAMA Network Open estimating that roughly one in six people infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop the condition, and nearly 90% go on to experience chronic health problems.

For the study, a team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed health record data from 457,950 adults treated for COVID-19 (also known as postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, or PASC) across 58 hospitals and clinics in New England, Southeast Texas, Southern California, and Western Pennsylvania.

The researchers identified long COVID cases by detecting symptoms and conditions that emerged after infection and could not be explained by preexisting conditions.

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1400 days with long COVID; the latest findings offering hope for a cure

Published April 25, 2026

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Published by: Radio-Canada
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By Marie-Christine Gagnon

Although COVID-19 is no longer a hot topic, this disease still takes a toll on thousands of people who contract the virus and develop severe long-term symptoms. A meeting was held in Québec to discuss the latest findings on long COVID.

The daughter of Sylvain Thibault and Noémie Lévesque is 17 years old. She has been living with severe symptoms of long COVID since she was 13 years old, for 1400 days. Today, this teen’s daily routine is spent in bed for half the day. “She no longer has much of a life right now,” her father laments. “Her body is holding her back.”

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Common antidepressant can treat long COVID fatigue symptoms: study

Published March 30, 2026

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By Daniel Otis

A common and low-cost antidepressant can successfully treat fatigue associated with long COVID, according to a new study.

Co-led by researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, the study found that the drug fluvoxamine, which is commonly sold under the name Luvox, significantly reduced fatigue symptoms in a clinical trial of 399 adults with long COVID. It is one of the first times a medication has been shown to effectively treat the condition.

“This is an important step forward for patients who have been desperate for evidence‑based options,” senior author and McMaster University professor Edward Mills said in a news release.

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Video | Doctors, patients raise awareness on Long COVID Awareness Day

Published March 15, 2026

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Sunday marks International Long Covid Awareness Day, held annually on March 15. Six years after a global pandemic was declared, the affliction continues to be a battle for some long after their initial COVID-19 infection. The CBC’s Baneet Braich has more on the efforts to raise awareness about the illness.

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International Long COVID Awareness Day 2026

Published March 12, 2026

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International Long COVID Awareness Day – COVID-cautious walk

Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Where: Ottawa City Hall (meet at the entrance, Laurier Avenue side)

Join us for a walk on International Long COVID Awareness Day, Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 7 pm. The route is wheelchair-accessible.

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Snapshots of the unseen: How we focused Long COVID in a recent photo exhibition

Published February 2, 2026

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Published by: The Sick Times
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By Kayli Jamieson

“Are you sick?” the Uber driver asked. “Is that why you’re wearing a mask?”

I launched into my usual monologue, delivered to strangers weekly at this point, explaining how COVID-19 transmission is still high and that I don’t want to be reinfected to worsen my existing Long COVID.

He looked at me, puzzled, through the rearview mirror. “I haven’t heard of that before,” he said, “but you look really good!”

I awkwardly stammered that I can no longer exercise, and a few years ago I could barely leave the house, almost dropping out of my graduate school program. I listed statistics of Long COVID prevalence and the compounding risks of infections.

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Post-COVID Brain Fog Linked to Elevated pTau-181

Published January 19, 2026

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Published by: European Medical Journal
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By Ada Enesco

NEW evidence from a prospective cohort study suggests that elevated plasma phosphorylated tau (pTau-181) may be a critical biomarker in patients experiencing neurological post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (N-PASC), particularly among essential workers.

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Minnesota residents delay medical care for fear of encountering ICE

Published January 16, 2026

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By Liz Szabo

Tina Ridler has been living with long COVID since 2020. The condition has sent her to the hospital many times, including a trip to the emergency department to treat a life-threatening blood clot.

Until now, Ridler has never been afraid to seek medical care.

Ridler, 60, is delaying health appointments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for fear of crossing paths with agents from Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), who are conducting raids and arrests near the hospital. Although Ridler is a US citizen who was born in this country, she said she worries about being stopped in her car, hassled by ICE agents, or caught up in the crossfire.

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Experts Call For N95s To Replace Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread

Published January 15, 2026

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Published by: Forbes
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By Judy Stone

Nationally, we are seeing very high levels of influenza and, again, a growing wave of COVID-19 infections. A new variant of influenza A H3N2 called subclade K is driving some of this epidemic. Subclade K has already appeared in Japan and Europe and is more severe, especially in the elderly and very young.

Last week, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reported 39,945 hospital admissions⁠, up from 33,301 admissions the week before. While numbers have varied some week to week, they have been relatively high. There have been 19 pediatric deaths so far this season. The CDC estimates that there have been at least 15,000,000 illnesses, 180,000 hospitalizations, and 7,400 deaths from flu so far this season.

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Increased levels of Alzheimer’s-linked protein found in some with long COVID

Published January 13, 2026

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Published by: Medical Xpress
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By Stony Brook University

A study of 227 individuals who experienced neurocognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection—such as headaches, vertigo, balance dysregulation, changes in taste/smell, and brain fog—displayed a significant increase in their blood plasma of a crucial protein called tau, which is found in nerves and especially in the brain. Excess levels of tau are linked to neurodegenerative diseases and found in many Alzheimer’s patients.

Published in eBioMedicine, the study suggests that people who experience long COVID neurocognitive symptoms could be at further risk for neurodegenerative diseases.

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Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID

Published December 18, 2025

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By Laine Bergeson

Work-related factors may increase the risk of developing long COVID, according to a new population-based study from Spain.

The findings, published in BMJ Occupational & Environmental Medicine, suggest that the primary work-related drivers of increased long COVID risk were irregular or limited use of respirators, close contact with coworkers and/or the public, inability to physical distance, and use of public transportation to commute to work.

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Occupational Factors Strongly Influence Long-COVID Risk

A large Catalan cohort study shows that healthcare, social care, education, retail, and transport workers are at higher risk for Long-COVID

Published December 16, 2025

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Work-related factors play a significant and independent role in the risk of developing Long-COVID, shows a new study based on the COVICAT cohort and led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Germans Trias i Pujol Institute (IGTP). The findings, published in BMJ Occupational & Environmental Medicine, highlight that a substantial share of Long-COVID could be prevented through targeted workplace measures and policies.

The public health impact of Long-COVID is far from over. Beyond ongoing infections that continue to cause illness and deaths worldwide, millions of people are living with lasting health consequences. Globally, around 6 in every 100 COVID-19 cases develop Long-COVID, amounting to 400 million affected people and an annual economic impact of roughly 1 trillion dollars, or 1% of the global economy.

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COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain

Published December 15, 2025

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Published by: Griffith University
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By Emma O’Connor

COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious disease, highlighting the long-term neurological impact of the virus.

Researchers from Griffith University’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Disease (NCNED) used advanced MRI techniques to ascertain the neurological implications of COVID-19 compared with those who had never been infected.

The research provided compelling evidence that even in the absence of ongoing symptoms, prior infection with the virus could leave a measurable imprint on the brain.

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Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments?

The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes.

Published December 8, 2025

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Published by: Nature
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By Michael Marshall

In a major boost to research on long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), the German government has announced that it will provide €500 million (US$582 million) in research funding to support a National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases from 2026 to 2036.

Germany is one of many countries facing an unprecedented health burden owing to long COVID and other post-infection syndromes since the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost one in five people in a German cohort had long COVID in 2022, and around one in seven people in the United States were affected by long COVID by late 2023. This translates to a considerable burden on health care and the economy — the syndrome is estimated to cost the world economy US$1 trillion every year.

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National survey finds virtual health ‘essential’ for Long COVID support: SFU report

Published November 25, 2025

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Preliminary results of a national survey conducted by researchers at the Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences (SFU FHS) has found that Canadians with Long COVID identified virtual healthcare services as essential to their care.

“Many of the 621 survey respondents from across the country shared how lifesaving and essential these virtual services are in providing accessibility to care that reduces risk of infections, travel time, and PEM”, shared FHS Research Fellow Kayli Jamieson, who also has Long COVID herself.

PEM, or Post-Exertional Malaise, is common in many people with Long COVID, meaning that physical, mental, or sensory activity triggers can cause a flare-up in symptoms lasting from hours to weeks. It is one of many factors that contributes to the chronic and frequently disabling nature of Long COVID.

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Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why

Published November 7, 2025

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By Gillian Rutherford

Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID — especially those who develop chronic fatigue syndrome — tend to experience more severe and persistent symptoms than men do.

Post COVID-19 condition, or long COVID, is diagnosed when neurological, respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms develop or continue three months or more after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The likelihood of developing long COVID is three times higher for women than men, but until now the underlying biological mechanisms driving this disparity have remained unknown.

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