The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
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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Immigrant families living in the United States took some of the hardest economic hits during COVID-19.
XBB.1.16 doesn't seem to come with additional health risks compared to XBB.1.5, but it may become dominant in some countries.
Shielded people had a slightly higher known infection rate—5.9% versus 5.7%—compared with controls.
Dog-based COVID-19 detection takes only seconds and is free of medical waste.
The rate of suicide attempts through poisoning rose 30% in 2021 over prepandemic (2019) rates.
The subvariant could spread globally and fuel increased cases, due its growth advantage and immune escape properties.
The strains are most closely related to variants circulating in humans more than 2 years earlier, the possible result of undetected circulation in the animals.
Very few serious adverse events were reported, and instances of myocarditis were lower than initially reported.
A total of 3.5% of respondents said they had worse healthcare experiences than people of other races due to discrimination.
The study was based on patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 seen at 155 Canadian hospitals.
