The suit from 19 states and the District of Columbia contends that major restructuring has cut life-saving programs and put extra burden on states to pay for health crises.
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 most common symptoms were cough, fatigue, and memory loss.
Though COVID wastewater and test positivity are higher than last year at this time, medical encounters are trending lower.
Estimated effectiveness against intensive care unit admission was 73%.
More attention must be paid to the mechanisms linking telehealth and healthcare use to avoid inadvertently deepening disparities, the authors said.
The prescribing rate rose slightly over time, from 28% in 2022 to 35% in 2023.
A second study suggests that long-COVID fatigue is linked to changes to the mitochondria in muscle cells.
Currently, there aren't any authorized or approved pre-exposure treatments for COVID.
The researchers estimated that 42% of reported infections and 72% of total cases were asymptomatic.
Food insecurity among low-income US adults dropped by nearly 5% during the pandemic.
Relative to flu patients, those infected with Omicron BA.5 had higher rates of vasopressor use, renal replacement therapy, and in-hospital death.
