Health disparities are shortening lives by decades in high- and low-income countries alike, the World Health Organization says.
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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On top of 2020 losses, life expectancy fell further in 2021 in 12 countries, including the US.
The emergence of several more Omicron subvariants adds uncertainty about COVID in the months ahead.
Among a group of vaccinated college athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 and underwent rapid antigen testing 7 days later, 27% were still positive—a proportion that climbed to 35% in symptomatic athletes and 40% in those infected with the Omicron BA.2 subvariant.
Recent vaccination with 2 or 3 vaccine doses was linked to fewer symptoms, shorter illness, fewer medical visits, and smaller viral load.
Work on a hybrid SARS-CoV-2 virus has inflamed more controversy about lab biosafety and federal oversight
New research from the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that various state restrictions and lockdowns imposed during the first 6 months of the pandemic were not related to worsening mental health. The study is published in Health Psychology.
Women who survived COVID had double the healthcare visits later on compared with uninfected women.
Previous non-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection was tied to a 44% lower risk of Omicron reinfection and 81% lower odds of related hospitalization, which was further improved by one, two, or three mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses (86%, 94%, and 97%, respectively), according to a study published late last week in JAMA Network Open.
Multiple new Omicron lineages are steadily cutting into the dominance of the BA.5 subvariant.
The findings "have substantial implications when considered at the population level," the researchers wrote.
