Maternal death rates peaked in 2021 as COVID-19 climbed.
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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A higher white blood cell count was associated with greater severity of post-COVID symptoms.
By 180 days, the COVID-19 death rate reached 3.1% in the 2022-23 season and 2.9% in the 2023-24 season.
The 3 MIS-C clusters are characterized by: (1) frequent respiratory findings, (2) frequent shock and/or cardiac complications, and (3) all remaining cases.
The KFF poll, conducted earlier this month, also teases out impressions of Trump's health nominees and perceptions about the H5N1 threat.
In the 5 years leading up to the pandemic, older adults hospitalized with sepsis were half as likely to experience these outcomes.
Test positivity for flu rose to 25%, with emergency department visits very high and affecting all age-groups.
Approximately 93% to 95% of these costs come from productivity losses.
Overall, 21% of women and 16% of men reported long COVID.
Experts fear the move could undercut US and global efforts to monitor and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
Researchers observed lower rates of use among Black and Hispanic patients than among White patients.
