Overall, 57% of participants had evidence on PET/MRI of inflammation affecting the heart or lungs.
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 COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over the first US presidential debate last night.
Domestic cats and dogs are susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study yesterday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). While both types of animals showed an immune response to the virus, only cats demonstrated viral shedding, and neither animal model showed evidence for a significant role in human infection, the study found.
One study finds that 35% of 77 patients had a heart attack while waiting.
The study is one of only a few showing preliminary data in older populations.
US cases in college-age people more than doubled as students went back to school, the CDC says.
Children have accounted for 12% to 15.9% of new cases in the past 8 weeks.
A JAMA Network Open survey study of US adults' preferences for COVID-19 vaccine allocation in the event of a limited supply ranks frontline medical workers, high-risk children, and high-risk older adults as highest priority for vaccine distribution.
Fifty-two of 54 patients who experienced cardiac arrest had nonshockable rhythms.
Cases in school-aged kids rose in September, with infections in teens twice as common and racial disparities that mirror adult trends.
Experts say rapid tests can help lower-income nations scale up their testing without specialized labs or staff.
