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 antiviral drug remdesivir and corticosteroids were tied to better outcomes in COVID-19 patients admitted directly to a hospital ward.
Each dollar invested in New York City COVID-19 vaccine efforts generated $10.19 in savings.
MRI results show significant changes in the brain linked to fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, headaches, and cognitive problems.
"The benefits of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in reducing the severity of COVID-19, hospital admission, and deaths far outweigh the risk of developing myocarditis," the authors say.
The US had 155,000 to 466,000 more deaths than peer nations in the second half of 2021 and early 2022.
Study suggests that games with high attendance were tied to county-level COVID-19 surges.
The early flu surge is adding to pressure on health systems as they face other respiratory diseases like RSV.
As of July, less than 4% of US children 6 months to 4 years old had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 patients are 55% more likely to develop epilepsy or seizures than with flu.
Preschoolers of parents who had been vaccinated against COVID appeared to have 97% protection against Delta and 79% protection against Omicron.
