Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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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The risk of blood clots is higher following COVID-19 infection than after vaccination, researchers based at Oxford University reported today in BMJ.
Any slight risk tied to the vaccine was a much higher risk among those infected with COVID-19.
In addition, the CDC warns about ivermectin, a livestock anti-parasite drug some people have used to treat COVID-19.
Also, Vietnam is sending troops to help with a surge in one of its main manufacturing hubs.
Supply chains were affected by both nationalism and international interdependence.
US veteran suicide ideation (SI) rates showed a slight decrease during the first year of the pandemic, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study yesterday. Among the associated risks, however, was having COVID-19, which doubled the odds of SI.
"After declining in early summer, child cases have increased exponentially."
Venous thromboembolism is nearly twice as likely in those with recent COVID-19.
Also, a US probe into the source of SARS-CoV-2 was inconclusive, with worries that time is running out to discover the origin.
Substance use among US kids 10 to 14 years old remained relatively stable during the first 6 months of the pandemic, according to longitudinal study results published yesterday in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
