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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Australian researchers developed a model that predicted hospitalizations, which could give facilities 1 to 4 weeks to prepare for influxes.
Of 235 biomarkers studied, only higher levels of kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) were associated with lower odds of COVID-19 hospitalization.
Adoption of wastewater surveillance to inform public policy is not widespread, in part because of problems interpreting results.
Vitals changes tracked by the smartwatches reflected the clinical course, which appeared to vary by vaccination status.
The rates the researchers saw could serve as a baseline for gauging whether coinfections rates are shrinking or growing.
Hospitalization rates in cancer patients fell from 30.6% in early 2021 to 7.5% in 2022.
The study looked at deaths in both Florida and Ohio during the first 22 months of the pandemic.
The effects were equivalent to a 10-year age increase.
Test positivity is higher in some regions, such as the south and west, as Omicron variant proportions show ongoing shift.
The study demonstrates very low levels of resistance to Paxlovid, the antiviral drug most commonly used to treat COVID-19.
