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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At 6 months, improvements were seen in fatigue, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, gastrointestinal upset, and general unwellness.
Visits for viral and respiratory illness at the 25 emergency departments included in the study rose 72% over the 4 preceding months.
The authors said their findings should result in a more urgent push to vaccinate pregnant women, especially Black and Hispanic patients.
Nonphysicians and nonnurses reported significantly fewer errors than physicians and registered nurses.
After schools reopened, preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years with special educational needs had significantly fewer emotional and behavioral problems, but adolescents had worse behavior.
Researchers surveyed 15,696 respondents in 17 countries in Africa and the Western Pacific.
At 12 months, 20.3% of COVID-exposed children and 5.9% of the controls received a diagnosis of neurodevelopmental delay.
Post-traumatic stress disorder was the most common psychiatric condition, affecting 26% of patients.
The Home Test to Treat program offers home COVID and flu testing, telehealth visits, and treatment—if needed—for uninsured and underinsured adults.
