The suit from 19 states and the District of Columbia contends that major restructuring has cut life-saving programs and put extra burden on states to pay for health crises.
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 most common long-COVID symptoms were fatigue, cognitive impairment, and pain.
Being a female GP treating COVID patients was linked to a 54% higher risk of exhaustion compared with their male counterparts.
No long COVID was reported among vaccinated athletes.
Current vaccines neutralize current variants, but there are limited data on the impact against JN.1, a steadily rising part of the BA.2.86 family.
Families headed by an adult with long COVID had higher odds of pandemic-related financial difficulties, regardless of prepandemic socioeconomic status.
The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was significantly higher in MIS-C than KD (41% vs 23%).
Researchers say a third of public health leaders retired, resigned, or were fired because of threats.
Completion of a primary COVID-19 vaccine series, receipt of a booster dose, Black vs White race, and urban vs rural residence were linked to reduced odds of long COVID.
As COVID markers show growing momentum, the nation's flu season continues to gain steam.
