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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Very few serious adverse events were reported, and instances of myocarditis were lower than initially reported.
A total of 3.5% of respondents said they had worse healthcare experiences than people of other races due to discrimination.
The study was based on patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 seen at 155 Canadian hospitals.
The move supports a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration.
Among test users, nearly 1 in 4 said they wouldn't have tested if they didn't have the free tests.
A study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed longstanding racial dynamics in prison sentencing.
Reports from UNICEF and the WHO highlight COVID-19's impact on the public perception and distribution of childhood vaccines.
Two thirds (65.3%) of preprints had spin in the conclusion section, compared with 41.3% in published preprint abstracts and 34.7% in published abstracts.
CDC's recommendations are similar to FDA's updates, and officials could finalize them as soon as today.
COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely than non-severely ill peers to experience ventricular tachycardia, data show.
