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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Two doses offer 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 but about 65% against the Delta variant.
Dutch advisers have suggested a 2-week lockdown that would cancel events and close theaters but allow schools to stay open.
Several industry groups have sued the Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Positive COVID-19 test results were more than 10 times more common among unvaccinated, asymptomatic healthcare professionals (HCP) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) long-term care facilities than among their fully vaccinated counterparts, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Missed measles vaccinations and eroded surveillance during COVID-19 are setting up a perfect storm.
Mandates have cut the number of unvaccinated Americans by 40% from this summer, an official says.
Sleep-related hypoxia was tied to a 31% higher risk of hospitalization and death.
The corticosteroid dexamethasone was associated with a 56% lower risk of death and intensive care unit (ICU) admission among hospitalized COVID-19 patients and is safe to use in monitored diabetes patients, according to research presented at this week's Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The data underscore the importance of weighing all possible causes, including COVID-19.
Currently, at least 69% of adult US Pfizer vaccine recipients qualify for a booster dose.
