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 highly transmissible Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants caused triple and 10 times the rate of COVID-19 infections in pregnant women compared with other strains, with most cases among unvaccinated mothers and their newborns, finds a prospective study yesterday in JAMA.
"Just as chemicals can build up in the air, viruses can as well."
Patients were able to tolerate only about 2.5 hours per day in the position.
Aspirin appeared helpful for moderately ill but not critically ill patients.
National Football League (NFL) games played with fans in the 2020 season, with mask mandates and physical distancing in place, had no effect on COVID-19 infections in the surrounding county, suggests a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Experts review 13 studies and advise on how to use pulse oximeters to signal when medical care is needed.
Moderna will seek emergency use authorization of a 2-dose primary series of its vaccine.
Cases are up 7% compared to the week before, but COVID-19 deaths declined.
A study yesterday in Clinical Microbiology and Infection suggests that natural infection, but not immunity acquired from COVID-19 vaccinations, is linked to the development of long COVID-19, or symptoms that persist up to a year after acute infection.
One study finds a doubled risk of severe maternal outcomes and preterm birth, and the other details placenta damage that may cause miscarriage.
