HHS received a list of 100 ways it could better prepare for and respond to public health emergencies such as pandemics.
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 head of the WHO said 1 in 10 people who contract COVID experience long COVID, and he urged countries to plan for longer-term care.
Brains may have compensated for their deficits by reorganizing networks to maintain performance.
Data show that regular exercise was linked to COVID-19 infection early in the pandemic but also associated with a significantly lower risk of developing severe symptoms.
Vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant, the only strain identified through whole-genome sequencing, was 82.0%.
ICU patients reported more mobility problems, and at 12 months 20% of ICU patients had severe problems or were unable to perform their usual activities.
The proportion of residents who received benefits without a preceding 3-day hospitalization rose from 3% to 18% from 2020 to 2021.
The drugs were highly safe and effective at reducing the severity of COVID-19 infections before the latest variants, especially among unvaccinated people.
Clashes of values and political differences didn't cause the policy failures, but were the result of them, the group found.
Long COVID was diagnosed at 6 months in 19% in the molnupiravir group and 22% in the no-treatment group.
Immigrant families living in the United States took some of the hardest economic hits during COVID-19.
