Long-COVID patients were more likely to have reflux, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, dyspepsia, gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and other GI conditions.
A total of 162,886 of these excess natural-cause deaths (90% PI, 14,276 to 308,480) were not reported as COVID-19.
At 3 months, 17% of the intervention group reported that their overall health was "much better now," compared with 8% in the usual-care group.
The authors acknowledge that the findings may have been influenced by confounding factors and bias.
The new outbreak-related death was in Oregon; the previous two were in Minnesota.
In the COVID-19 pandemic years 2020 to 2021, IPD incidence dipped to a low of 1.6 per 100,000 children.
The spurt of infections in Washington state is reminiscent of what Colorado experienced over the summer with illnesses in poultry cullers.
Global cholera deaths in 2024 are up 126% compared with 2023.
The treatment effect was strongest in healthcare workers 30 years and younger.
Researchers say the campaign encouraged 22 million Americans to complete their primary COVID-19 vaccine series, preventing nearly 2.6 million infections.
Also today the USDA confirmed 6 more outbreaks in dairy herds and announced 5 more poultry outbreaks, all from Minnesota.
Risk factors for long COVID were female sex, young and old age, White and Hispanic race, and unvaccinated status.
Sanders has asked long COVID patients, health providers, and researchers to weigh in on draft legislation.
Fifty-four people have been hospitalized, with no deaths reported.
During the follow-up period, 9% of children in the lockdown cohort had at least 1 wheezing episode, compared with 15% in the historical cohort.
The number of favorable lifestyle factors was tied to the risk of long COVID in a dose-dependent manner.
Like two recent 2.3.4.4b viruses, the subtype from the Texas patient is of moderate risk for both future emergence and public health impact.
Testing of 167 samples from 27 states included different cheeses, including aged varieties made from raw milk, butter, ice cream, and milk.
Each additional patient in the nurses' workload pre-pandemic was associated with 20% higher odds of in-hospital mortality.
The authors found no reduction in missed vaccination opportunities during acute or chronic care visits, only for well-child visits.
A CDC- and FDA-led investigation found the outbreak, which sickened 104 people in 14 states, was likely caused by slivered onions supplied by Taylor Farms.
One participant said the psychedelic drug allowed him to see that human suffering could be "transcended and transformed."
As DRC officials await test results, WHO experts are also bringing medicine and test equipment to help local responders.
In other outbreak developments, medical groups announce a vaccine allocation plan and a vaccine trial to begin in pregnant women and in children younger than 2.
Respiratory tract infections, including RSV, are the leading cause of hospitalization for newborns in the first 2 months of life.
