The risk of long COVID was two to three times higher after the initial infection (14.8%) than after first (5.8%) or second (5.3%) reinfections.
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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In breaking news, President Trump is headed for Walter Reed Hospital.
Also, CEPI launches a lab network to do head-to-head evaluations of vaccine candidates.
"These are not trivial declines: They are large, clinically important declines."
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have a 30% higher risk of COVID-19 death, according to a University of Iowa news release yesterday and a recent study in Movement Disorders.
Lessons learned from the outbreak may apply to other congregate settings.
The US adds 42,812 new cases to the global pandemic total.
A study shows four out of five people with recent loss of smell and/or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, and 39.8% of those did not have a cough or fever.
The COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over the first US presidential debate last night.
Domestic cats and dogs are susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study yesterday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). While both types of animals showed an immune response to the virus, only cats demonstrated viral shedding, and neither animal model showed evidence for a significant role in human infection, the study found.
One study finds that 35% of 77 patients had a heart attack while waiting.
