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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Two studies look at pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States and Brazil.
The slowdown is nationwide, but states in the South and Midwest report plummeting numbers.
In a population study of 13- to 18-year-old Icelandic teens, mental health worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study late last week in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Some Asian countries, like Taiwan, continue to battle stubborn COVID spikes.
Most states will not have 70% of adults vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jul 4, an analysis finds.
One study suggests that symptoms like fatigue and depression are common, even with mild illness.
Pressure grows on wealthy countries that have excess doses to start donating them.
Preventive use of bamlanivimab lowered the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 in staff and residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the United States, according to a study yesterday in JAMA.
Nearly 80% of US patients hospitalized for COVID-19 received antibiotics from March through October 2020, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Only 13% had bacterial infections, but 85% received one or more antibiotics.
