Overall, 57% of participants had evidence on PET/MRI of inflammation affecting the heart or lungs.
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 GAO offers 16 actions to address "catastrophic loss of life and profound economic disruption."
A study released this week shows a 40% asymptomatic rate among healthcare workers (HCW) testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 at the time of screening—meaning they had no symptoms compatible with a COVID-19 diagnosis—raising concerns about silent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings.
Deaths outpace an earlier projection, more upheaval keeps the US response unsteady, and new developments add clarity to vaccine expectations.
Blacks and Hispanics were 1.9 and 1.8 times, respectively, more likely than whites to test positive.
Facilities with higher rates of minorities had almost 4 times the COVID-19 cases.
The CDC again waffles on guidance, this time regarding the mode of virus spread.
One involves a symptomatic passenger who likely infected at least 12 others.
India, with 5.5 million cases, is closing in on the US, which has 6.8 million.
Acute stress and depression rates rose in US adults as COVID-19 cases and deaths accumulated from mid-March to mid-April, largely related to preexisting mental and physical conditions and stressors such as job and wage loss, according to a study of 6,514 people from three large, nationally representative cohorts.
Also, the CDC reverses itself on controversial testing guidance.
