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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India's daily cases topped 300,000, the only country besides the United States to hit that level.
A study yesterday in Cell Reports Medicine shows the B117 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom in December, is 45% more transmissible than the original, wild-type COVID-19 virus, but Pfizer's mRNA vaccine protected elderly populations against infections caused by the variant.
Agencies didn't perform in the roles identified for the emergency return of US citizens, the GAO says.
Also, NIH will fund a trial to test several existing medications for people to self-administer to treat COVID-19.
The country's prime minister addressed the nation about the steps officials are taking to get a handle on the massive surge, which is turning into the world's worst.
An analysis of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use at 17 intensive care units (ICUs) in the greater Paris area during France's first COVID-19 wave reveal that 90-day survival was strongly linked to a hospital's earlier experience with the procedure. Investigators from France detailed their findings yesterday in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
"Big numbers can make us numb. But each one of these deaths is a tragedy for families, communities, and nations."
With thousands of new places to get a vaccine, 9 of 10 Americans live within 5 miles of an immunization site.
Brain abnormalities could explain the confusion and delirium of severe COVID-19.
A study in an Atlanta school district revealed that the highest secondary COVID-19 attack rates were in indoor, high-contact sports settings (23.8%), staff meetings or lunches (18.2%), and elementary school classrooms (9.5%), and that staff were more susceptible to COVID-19 than students were.
