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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Protection against hospital illness was 85% for 2 doses against Alpha and Delta and 86% for 3 doses against Omicron.
In the US, lawmakers scramble to find funding for COVID-19 activities.
While Medicare beneficiary hospitalizations for non–COVID-19 diagnoses fell sharply in March and April 2020 and stayed low through September 2021, death rates after hospitalization rose substantially—particularly for Black and Hispanic patients, finds a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
"These findings imply that the pandemic may substantially contribute to the world dementia burden."
The United States continues to report the most COVID-19 fatalities of any country.
Continuing the corticosteroid dexamethasone after hospital release didn't benefit COVID-19 patients who didn't complete the 10-day drug regimen during their stay, finds a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
The imaging differences between COVID-19 and non-COVID patients were modest, about 2%.
Different approaches may be needed in the future, experts say, such as vaccines that target a specific variant.
Fully 92% of side effects during the first 6 months of the US vaccine rollout were mild and short-lived.
Three percent of 10,403 adults with COVID-19 pneumonia were diagnosed as having new-onset dementia after a median of 182 days, a significantly higher proportion than that observed with other types of pneumonia, finds a study yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
