The announcement comes just 2 days after Kennedy removed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee.
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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COVID vaccine ordering changes on August 3, the US destroys its last chemical weapons, and Mandy Cohen takes the CDC reins.
More than 100 symptoms have been associated with "post-COVID condition," and studies estimate 3% to 7% of the population is affected.
A compact device designed by US researchers monitors air samples for SARS-CoV-2 variant detection.
The US was an outlier, because though its preparedness score was high, it had gaps in its ability to launch an organized response and keep messaging consistent.
COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped 6% and deaths declined by 9%, but emergency department visits were up 2% and test positivity rose 0.4%.
The researchers observed a dose-response relationship between the number of antibiotic prescriptions and risk of severe outcomes.
Data from hospitals in Chile, Brazil, and Argentina show substantial increases in intravenous antibiotic use at the beginning of the pandemic.
Previous studies have suggested boarding has been an increasing trend for psychiatric youth patients in the US since 2001.
In 2020 the CDC said 4% of survey respondents said they drank or gargled diluted bleach to prevent COVID-19, but a new study calls that into question.
The tool has a diagnostic sensitivity of 97.8% and a diagnostic specificity of 98.9%, the authors say.
