The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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Even when insurance companies waived charges for COVID-19 hospitalizations, 10% of patients still had out-of-pocket costs of $2,000 or more for care that took place in the 6 months after they were released, finds a new study in the American Journal of Managed Care.
"The impact on the working population could be huge," one study author says.
The CDC researchers also find that mental health visits varied by race and ethnicity.
Also, President Biden names a new White House COVID-19 coordinator to replace Jeff Zients.
Four-dose efficacy of mRNA vaccines against symptomatic Omicron COVID-19 infection is modest, according to a research letter yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine that described a small study in Israel.
The study suggests that mental health effects aren't equal and that time spent bedridden is a key factor.
Ongoing analysis and modifications of crisis-standards-of-care scoring systems could help avoid creating more racial disparities.
Rises in parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe led to the first global jump in cases in 5 weeks.
Raising the number of states to report highly pathogenic avian flu in backyard flocks or commercial poultry this year to 15, federal and state officials today announced the first outbreak in Nebraska. In related developments, Missouri reported another outbreak in backyard poultry, and federal officials reported more H5 detections in wild birds, including the first in Ohio and Illinois.
Some experts warn of potential rises in the US based on wastewater surveillance data.
