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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But they had lower rates of critical care admission.
Face-down positioning improved survival without intubation, cut the odds of intubation and in-hospital death, and lengthened the time from enrollment to intubation.
Sixteen more pediatric flu deaths were reported, as hospitalizations and outpatient visits remain high.
The costs of respiratory testing increased over time, from a low of $21 million in 2016 to a high of $111 million in 2022.
These men had higher rates of shortness of breath and fatigue than those without erectile dysfunction and had higher depression/anxiety and pain/discomfort scores than before infection.
The findings show that air pollutants interact with host genetic susceptibility in both multiplicative and additive manners, the authors say.
The vaccine was 45% to 46% protective against hospitalization for older adults.
Paxlovid recipients were at significantly lower risk for all-cause hospitalization than those given molnupiravir.
Twelve more pediatric flu deaths were reported, mostly caused by the H1N1 strain, raising the season's total to 98.
During follow-up, the crude all-cause death rate was 18% in the COVID-19 group and 9% among controls.
