Overall, 57% of participants had evidence on PET/MRI of inflammation affecting the heart or lungs.
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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Cases are tracking upwards from the lowest levels of the pandemic, most notably in the West and South.
Text messages increased 30-day COVID-19 booster uptake by 21%.
Obesity during COVID-19 infection was linked to difficulty breathing in the PCC period.
By day 28, 70% of recipients of remdesivir plus standard care and 53% who received standard care alone had been released from the hospital, a 16% difference.
A second study finds link between parental attitudes and social norms and intention to vaccinate kids against COVID-19.
Compared to those who had not received an updated XBB vaccine, recipients had 62% protection against COVID-19 hospitalization.
Cannabis use was significantly associated with increased risk of hospitalization.
COVID test positivity, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths are are on the rise, but remain at low levels.
The infants showed median reductions in brain volumes of white matter, right hippocampus, and left amygdala.
Protection from booster doses was high, hovering around 75%.
