Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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-19 cases worldwide rose last week for the fifth week in a row, but deaths overall held steady.
A study yesterday in the Journal of Virology suggests that, while co-infection with influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 does not change the trajectory of influenza A, contracting influenza A first could suppress any COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2.
BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now make up about 81% of circulating viruses in the US.
The drop grew to 25% when the study period was longer.
Long-COVID patients in Israel who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) saw improvement in brain function and cognitive, psychiatric, and physical symptoms, according to a report published today in Scientific Reports.
Inhaled high-dose nitric oxide shortened time on supplemental oxygen and hospital stays.
The Biden administration announced this morning that it would buy 3.2 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to soon receive authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) news release.
Phase 1 and 2 trials reveal inconclusive subjective results for the drug, which opens respiratory passages.
Americans are not happy with the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center.
Researchers also estimate that vaccines averted 27 million infections and 1.6 million hospitalizations.
