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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A literature review found pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were associated with some protection against flu and other viral respiratory tract infections.
About 131 million people died of any cause in 2020-2021, with 16 million COVID-related excess deaths.
A consortium announces the launch of a $57 million project to test inhaled and nasal vaccines with a goal of stopping infection from SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses.
Lack of insurance decreased among Black and White people with Medicaid-paid births by 97% and 69%, respectively.
Wastewater COVID detections last week declined from the high to the moderate level.
Vaccine effectiveness was highest for adolescents, at 56%.
The probability of having persistent viral fragments was about double in hospitalized participants and in those who reported being very ill but weren't hospitalized.
Single-strain XBB.1.5 shots reduced the risk of severe COVID-19 by 31%.
Men exhibited greater increases in skin temperature, breathing rate, and heart rate, as well as larger declines in heart rate variability.
Stage 1 diagnoses dropped by 4% in 2020, but stage 4 diagnoses increased 7%.
