A prescription from an emergency department physician helped speed antiviral administration.
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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SARS-CoV-2 positivity on PCR tests had no significant effect on the risk of a new asthma diagnosis.
None of the nearly 1,300 death certificates cited COVID-19 vaccination as the cause of death.
US policymakers need to target their distribution approach to providing access to life-saving medical supplies in shortage, the authors say.
Clinical factors tied to delayed testing were the presence of three or more underlying conditions, asthma, and obesity.
One study found that veterans were at 44% higher risk of a preventable hospitalization in the year after infection.
Sanders has asked long COVID patients, health providers, and researchers to weigh in on draft legislation.
The test-to-stay strategy avoided an estimated 7 to 20 days of quarantine per child, with no significant increase in infections.
Inflammation of myeloid cells and activation of immune proteins that are part of the complement system stood out blood from long COVID patients, but it's not clear if that applies to all types of long COVID.
Among blood donors with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, 23.6% reported long-term neurologic symptoms.
Spanish-speaking Hispanic women had the highest self-reported rate of any COVID-19 vaccination.
