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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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Teens reported low physical activity, poor quality of life, and high rates of anxiety and depression in 2020.
COVID activity continued to rise in many European countries last week, up 14% compared to the previous week, in people ages 65 and older, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today in a regular update.
In the United States, COVID indicators continue to fall, with the BA.5 Omicron variant still dominant, but newer subvariants are slowly making more of a mark.
Children who had an underlying illness were at greatest risk for severe COVID-19 and death, but those who were vaccinated were fairly well protected, according to an observational study presented this week at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim, California.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged clinicians to consider Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fever illness in the workup of people who have symptoms of the diseases and to immediately take a travel history with an eye toward identifying those who have been in parts of Uganda affected by the recent Ebola Sudan outbreak.
Protection from earlier pre Omicron infection was modest, but strong from earlier Omicron infection.
In its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that global COVID-19 cases declined 6% last week compared to the previous week, though the pace of activity increased in the European region, which experienced an 8% rise compared to the week before.
People living in states with more complex guidelines were less likely to correctly indicate their eligibility.
Vaccination was tied to a 12% lower risk of NICU care, 27% lower rate of stillbirth, and 54% lower odds of maternal COVID-19.
New statistics from Ohio and Florida published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) show that Republicans have suffered more COVID-related excess deaths than Democrats, adding to the literature that demonstrates the link between political party affiliation, vaccination uptake, and COVID-19 mortality.
Older people were more likely to report symptoms and have abnormal chest imaging and lung function.
