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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Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Of 951,033 screenings performed, only 0.07% indicated COVID risk.
Compared to 2020, mortality rates due to COVID-19 among young adults increased significantly in 2021.
Adapting COVID-19 standards of care to evolving information about optimal treatments may have shortened recovery and reduced deaths.
The research team was surprised at how prevalent stigma was, with levels higher in those with a clinical diagnosis.
Protection against Omicron reinfection was lowest, at 60%.
The boosters confer 28% to 56% more protection against symptomatic infections than 2 to 4 doses of the original vaccines, a new study estimates.
Of 35 million who have gotten their booster shots, 16 million were seniors.
Adult US COVID-19 patients who received the antiviral drug Paxlovid within 5 days after diagnosis had a 51% lower hospitalization rate than nonrecipients.
The antiviral drug remdesivir and corticosteroids were tied to better outcomes in COVID-19 patients admitted directly to a hospital ward.
