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Reporting from The Sick Times features interviews with five people serving time in prison who have Long COVID, describing how they are effectively invisible within prison healthcare systems. The piece highlights limited medical care, lack of recognition of their condition, and the difficulty of advocating for themselves while incarcerated, drawing attention to an overlooked group in the wider Long COVID conversation.
- 2Health Experts Urge Layered Precautions Against Repeat COVID Infections●Each COVID infection carries risk, and repeated infections can add to that risk over time. Reducing how often we get inf
Public health voices are stressing that each COVID infection carries risk and that repeated infections can compound that risk over time, making it important to reduce how often people catch the virus. They point to layered precautions: cleaner indoor air, well-fitting masks, vaccination, testing, and staying home when sick, as practical ways to lower exposure.
- 3Endurance athlete vents over repeated injury interruptions●I had lots of breaks in my endurance sport life due to injury or sickness, but instead of getting used to it, it annoys
An endurance athlete has described how repeated breaks from training, caused by injury and sickness, continue to frustrate them despite years of experience. The latest setback appears to be a piriformis problem that has interrupted their running. Rather than growing resigned to these pauses, they say the disruption still annoys them every time, a feeling that is resonating with fellow amateur athletes who know how hard it is to lose fitness and momentum to injuries.