Long-COVID patients with dizziness on standing, mood changes, and musculoskeletal pain were the most likely to report unfavorable health.
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 drug was not tied to lower rates of intubation or death in COVID-19 patients.
The WHO voices concern over increased domestic violence in nations under stay-at-home orders.
In a poll, almost two thirds of Americans say they fear it's too soon to reopen the economy.
A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open is the first to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is detectable in the semen of recovered and actively infected men, but it does not prove that the virus can be sexually transmitted.
Continued spread in Africa could prolong the outbreak and overwhelm hospitals.
Also, new models predict a spike in cases in late May after states reopen from lockdowns.
Several patients had deep vein thrombosis, suggesting the virus may cause abnormal blood clotting.
Resources may be especially taxed in some US cities with vulnerable populations.
COVID-19 "has created the greatest financial crisis in history for hospitals and health systems."
WHO officials urge nations to take extra care in relaxing their distancing measures.
