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Participant advisory group at RECOVER hub raises awareness about Long COVID
The ILLInet PARATROOPers, a a group of RECOVER study participants, collaborate with researchers to center the voices of Long COVID patients, improve RECOVER studies, and raise awareness about the condition.
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R3 Seminar Recap: Impact of Long COVID on neurocognitive function
At the RECOVER Research Review (R3) Seminar held on April 14, RECOVER researchers presented findings on how Long COVID affects the brain, including difficulties with thinking clearly, memory, and concentration. They also outlined future research opportunities to better understand neurocognitive symptoms and how other body systems impact brain health.
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RECOVER continues to focus on understanding symptoms that affect the brain
RECOVER researchers are continuing plans to explore cognitive symptoms like brain fog in the initiative’s adult observational study, one of the most common but least understood symptoms of Long COVID.
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Honoring the many lived experiences with Long COVID
RECOVER recognizes International Long COVID Awareness Day on March 15—a day established by the Long COVID community to increase visibility of the condition, share resources, and educate the public.
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RECOVER Research Update: March 2026
Recent RECOVER publications include findings about possible causes of and treatments for Long COVID.
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R3 Seminar Recap: Long COVID trajectories in adults
During the February 10, 2026, RECOVER Research Review (R3) Seminar, RECOVER researchers Sarah Donohue, PhD, MPH, and Tanayott (Tony) Thaweethai, PhD, presented research on Long COVID trajectories in adults. Published in November 2025, this research—which includes participants from the initiative’s adult observational cohort study—explores different clinical presentations of Long COVID and how the condition progresses over time. RECOVER Patient Representative and co-author Mady Hornig, MD, MA, and Timothy Henrich, MD, MMSc, a Long COVID researcher, also shared their perspectives and experiences.
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5 years in, RECOVER continues to advance its patient-centered mission
RECOVER marks 5 years of Long COVID research, with NIH leaders, scientists, and clinicians continuing to guide and advance the initiative’s mission. In 2026, RECOVER will expand clinical trials to find answers for the Long COVID community.
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Pregnancy and pediatric studies work together to learn how COVID affects mothers and their babies
Babies whose mothers had COVID while pregnant will help RECOVER researchers understand how the mother’s COVID case could impact childhood development.
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R3 Seminar Recap: Using RECOVER biosamples to advance your research
On January 13, 2026, RECOVER hosted the second webinar in its 2-part series to help prospective researchers use biosamples from the initiative’s observational studies. RECOVER has made over 1.4 million biosamples available for study across the human lifespan, including 24,000 samples from its tissue pathology (autopsy) study. This webinar is part of the RECOVER Research Review (R3) Seminar Series, which brings the scientific community together to accelerate diagnosing, preventing, and treating Long COVID.
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