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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The findings, of course, do not suggest infection is preferred over vaccination, which is much safer.
Given our polluted world, "the association may be of great significance to public health," one author says.
A randomized controlled trial found that suppressing androgen hormones in male COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the virus did not improve outcomes. The study was published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Also, new CDC data show that 9 of 10 young kids hospitalized with Omicron were not vaccinated.
A commentary, however, cautions about applying the findings to all patient populations.
Use of the common maintenance drugs angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), warfarin, statins, direct-factor Xa inhibitors, and P2Y12 inhibitors was tied to lower risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death, a large US National Institutes of Health (NIH) study suggests.
Review of 31 studies finds fatigue, memory problems, and shortness of breath are most common.
A federal judge in Florida strikes down the CDC mask mandate for airline and other public transport.
"When prescription drugs are not affordable or accessible for any reason, consumers can experience lost work days, disease...
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine effectiveness (VE) against infection was 5% to 7% higher when the two primary doses were given at least 7 weeks rather than 3 to 5 weeks apart, according to an observational study of hospital and community healthcare workers (HCWs) in British Columbia published late last week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
