A prescription from an emergency department physician helped speed antiviral administration.
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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Sufficiently active participants had a 10% reduction in infection and a 27% lower chance of hospitalization.
Adults and kids have, respectively, a 50% and 40% higher risk of having shortness of breath after recovery from COVID-19.
So far, the cases have been detected in 3 South African provinces and aren't fueling a resurgence in cases.
COVID-19 was associated with a 30% increased subsequent risk of a first cardiovascular event.
The authors acknowledge that the findings may have been influenced by confounding factors and bias.
Influenza B activity is fueling rises in the Midwest and Central regions.
Outpatient visits of all types but surgery were higher among infected veterans than among their uninfected peers, with an increase of 5.1 per 30 days.
At 3 months, 17% of the intervention group reported that their overall health was "much better now," compared with 8% in the usual-care group.
Functional decline during or after hospitalization is tied to adverse health outcomes, prolonged hospital stays, and more episodes of early hospital admission.
