Billy Hanlon
ME/CFS | Long COVID | IACC
- CIDRAP: 'COVID before or during pregnancy may confer 2 to 3 times the risk of miscarriage' "These findings highlight the importance of COVID-19 vaccination and post-COVID management for pregnant people and those planning a pregnancy," the authors wrote www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
- States with members on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee: AL, CA, CT, GA, FL, ID, LA, MD, MI, NJ, OK, PA, TN, TX, WI, WV
- The House Appropriations Committee will have a budget hearing for HHS at 9:30A ET with RFK. Jr on 5/14 (Wednesday). This is in addition to the the Senate HELP Committee hearing scheduled on 5/14 with RFK Jr. on the FY26 HHS budget. appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
- The House Appropriations Committee will have a budget hearing for HHS at 9:30A ET with RFK. Jr on 5/14 (Wednesday). This is in addition to the the Senate HELP Committee hearing scheduled on 5/14 with RFK Jr. on the FY26 HHS budget. appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
- Newsweek: 'Managing PoTS: Tips for Living with the Chronic Illness Affecting Millions' "...it is estimated that millions more Americans are now suffering from this disease" - Dr. Brit Adler, Johns Hopkins www.newsweek.com/managing-pot...
- CNN: 'Jeff Bridges says he’s ‘feeling good’ nearly 5 years after cancer diagnosis, but dealing with ‘long-term’ Covid effects' Bridges: “My dance with Covid makes my cancer look like a piece of cake." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/e...
- The Sick Times: '“A morale boost”: Looking ahead to the 2025 Keystone Symposia Long COVID conference with Hannah Davis' 'Leading Long COVID researchers will gather in Santa Fe, NM for a major conference on Long COVID & other post-acute infection syndromes' thesicktimes.org/2025/05/09/a...
- Reposted by Billy HanlonStory now updated with a statement from MN Senator Lindsey Port, who herself has Long COVID and advocated for the MDH program. thesicktimes.org/2025/05/07/m...
- Reposted by Billy HanlonNEW: Minnesota House legislators have proposed eliminating the state's groundbreaking Long COVID program. More from me @thesicktimes.bsky.social: thesicktimes.org/2025/05/07/m...
- Reposted by Billy HanlonMany thanks to Ben HsuBorger and Terri Wilder from @meactnet.bsky.social for alerting us to this news and sharing their testimonies at the MN House hearing today. thesicktimes.org/2025/05/07/m...
- The Sick Times: 'Minnesota House budget proposes eliminating state Long COVID program' 'Cuts could end Long COVID research, communications, and grants in Minnesota, which has been a leader in state-level public health responses to the crisis.' thesicktimes.org/2025/05/07/m...