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Lois Parshley

Lois Parshley

Freelancer

Lois Parshley is a freelance investigative journalist and the 2019-2020 Snedden Chair of Journalism at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Follow her Covid-19 reporting on Twitter @loisparshley.

Latest articles by Lois Parshley

The many strange long-term symptoms of Covid-19, explained
Explainers

Long Covid “is a phenomenon that is really quite real and quite extensive,” Anthony Fauci said.

By Lois Parshley
Why every state should adopt a mask mandate, in 4 charts
Science

The latest research suggests mask mandates help control the spread of Covid-19.

By Youyou Zhou and Lois Parshley
“We just don’t know what’s happening in our bodies”: Covid-19 long-haulers are still suffering
Explainers

The terrible uncertainty of symptoms that persist for months and months.

By Lois Parshley
Science
This theory might explain “Covid toes” and other mysteries of the diseaseThis theory might explain “Covid toes” and other mysteries of the disease
Science

Bradykinin storms are the hottest new hypothesis for why Covid-19 can wreak havoc on the body.

By Lois Parshley
Why researchers are worried about chronic stress and Covid-19
Explainers

Could stress be another preexisting condition that makes Covid-19 infections worse?

By Lois Parshley
Science
“This is exactly what we’ve been warning about”: Why some school reopenings have backfired“This is exactly what we’ve been warning about”: Why some school reopenings have backfired
Science

The most important variable in reopening schools in this pandemic is community transmission.

By Lois Parshley
Features
America’s slow, painful shift to enforcing mask mandatesAmerica’s slow, painful shift to enforcing mask mandates
Features

Mask enforcement won’t work without education.

By Lois Parshley
Science
What scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infectionWhat scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infection
Science

Several new studies are deepening our understanding of infection and transmission in kids, but there’s still a lot we don’t know.

By Lois Parshley
Science
How the Navajo Nation slowed one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the USHow the Navajo Nation slowed one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the US
Science

“We had a fast increase in cases ... but wearing masks has flattened our numbers.”

By Lois Parshley
What happens if Covid-19 symptoms don’t go away? Doctors are trying to figure it out.
Politics

People with long-term Covid-19 complications are meanwhile struggling to get care.

By Lois Parshley