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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The number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 continues a record-breaking rise.
A small German autopsy study of COVID-19 victims in Nature Neuroscience today demonstrates the presence of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in nasal structures and the brain, suggesting that the virus crosses into the central nervous system (CNS) via nasal surfaces that contain nerve endings for smell.
Through Sep 24, the CDC says, seroprevalence rates ranged from 0% to 23%.
"There are no compelling data to suggest that hydroxychloroquine is effective."
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the US added more than 1 million cases in each of the past 2 weeks.
A study of SARS-CoV-2–positive Canadian children in CMAJ yesterday showed that 64.1% of children were symptomatic, with loss of taste or smell, stomach upset, headache, and fever most predictive of infection.
States that took aggressive steps are seeing results, White House experts say.
The artificial intelligence platform detected COVID-19 10 times faster and was a bit more accurate.
A PLOS One study yesterday showed a 43% overall mortality rate for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients, with an even higher risk of death for patients of advanced age.
The number of drug suppliers able to deliver at least 80% of their products on time dropped 16 percentage points.
