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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Moderna says its new 2-strain vaccine boosts Omicron antibody response eightfold.
COVID-19 infection and pregnancy independently raised the risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, the need for supplemental oxygen, and death among hospitalized women in sub-Saharan Africa, finds a study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Novavax would give the US a fourth vaccine against COVID.
COVID caused 62% of deaths, but it ranged from 77% to 82% among minority officers.
People who believe in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic are at an increased risk of experiencing anxiety and depression, according to new research presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry and published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.
Voting behavior seemed to be a proxy for compliance with and support for public health measures.
Meanwhile, FDA advisers will meet tomorrow to discuss emergency use of the Novavax COVID vaccine.
Nearly all long-COVID patients at an Ohio health system reported moderate to severe fatigue, and about half said they had serious sleep disruptions, which were up to three times more common in Black participants, according to findings presented this week at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies' annual meeting.
The research abstract was published May 25 in an online supplement of Sleep.
Experts say the vaccine will likely provide meaningful protection against Omicron.
Screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer fell 6% and 11%, respectively.
