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 University of Wisconsin and Purdue University announce the easing of mask requirements.
A new review of 15 studies analyzed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows COVID-19 vaccination is protective against developing symptoms of long COVID, or symptoms lasting longer than 4 weeks after the initial infection.
Of respondents, 95% say the pandemic revealed drug supply chain vulnerabilities.
Remote trials had 49% racial minority participation, compared with 14% in a clinic-based study.
The BA.2 Omicron subvariant now says makes up about 21% of sequenced global cases, the WHO says.
New cases have dropped 40%, hospitalizations are down 28%, and deaths have decreased by 9%.
A new study comparing excess years of life lost (YLL) during the first year of COVID-19 in parts of England and Wales shows that economically deprived areas suffered three times as many deaths as affluent regions, and young adults (15 to 44 years old) were 11 times more likely to die from the virus in poorer parts of the United Kingdom. The study is published in PLOS Medicine.
A second study shows how hard Omicron has hit kids, especially the unvaccinated.
A steady drop in US cases includes a substantial decline in children's infections, but in parts of Eastern Europe, cases have doubled in the past 2 weeks.
A large proportion of US COVID-19 patients were left with thousands of dollars of hospital bills after many health insurers stopped issuing cost-sharing waivers in early 2021, finds a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
