The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
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 findings held true regardless of vaccination status.
The real-world findings underscore the need to manage drug interactions in patients treated with Paxlovid.
Deaths were up a bit, but hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and test positivity trended downward.
Until the Omicron wave in late 2021 and early 2022, Hong Kong had one of the lowest COVID-19 prevalence rates across the globe.
A time-series analysis suggested that patients who acquired COVID-19 in the hospital were the main source of viral spread to other patients.
Advanced maternal age, obesity, Asian race, and private insurance were all correlated to COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
A total of 7% of residents with HIV were reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, compared with 5% of those without HIV.
The bats were tested as part of the response to a Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode district, where spillovers have been reported before.
Urinary symptoms were not associated with COVID-19 severity.
mRNA COVID-19 vaccination halved the risk of Guillain-Barre.
