The study raises red flags about the development of drugs that work in a similar way.
The results suggest that the flu virus may have a more specific role in destabilizing and rupturing atherosclerotic plaques, the researchers say.
Nonphysicians and nonnurses reported significantly fewer errors than physicians and registered nurses.
The authors say the finding suggests a risk of sexual transmission but warn against overinterpreting the results.
The unadjusted median time to symptom resolution was 10 days in both the intervention and placebo groups.
About 55,500 patients were flagged for long COVID, compared with 2.1 million who self-reported the condition in a community infection survey.
The group will use the H5 probe to test samples from all 190 WastewaterSCAN sites and share the information with local public health officials and on its dashboard.
The findings suggest that the antiviral can prevent over 90% of viral replication if given at the optimal time, the authors say.
At least 10 people have been sickened by E coli in an outbreak tied to raw milk cheese, and a Salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meats has grown to 70 cases.
Shingles may contribute to cognitive decline through neuroinflammation, direct neuron injury, or the activation of other herpesviruses, the authors say.
More money could be saved in prisons with a high hepatitis C incidence, longer sentence lengths, or higher rates of injecting-drug use, the authors say.
The three cats with suspected infections don't have any known exposure to raw milk, and investigators are examining other potential sources, including raw meat.
Researchers say a 60-fold increase in the use of multiplex panels to diagnose urinary tract infections in older adults could lead to more antibiotic overuse.
Seven percent of patients were diagnosed as having long COVID.
Also, sequencing confirmed N1 and identified two HA mutations, one of which could affect vaccine development.
Immunity after infection with pre-Omicron strains was 81%, regardless of symptoms, compared with 54% for Omicron.
Vaccination of all US adults may be attractive not only for its expected health gains but also for its economic benefits, the authors say.
At day 28, 93% of people who received the single-dose therapy were free of parasites in their blood, compared with 90% of multiple-dose recipients.
Also, states report more international travel-related cases, pushing the national total to 378 so far this year.
Texas health officials say there have been 20 hospitalizations in the outbreak, which began in late January.
Researchers find a marked increase in tetracycline-resistant gonorrhea and increased colonization with tetracycline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following the rollout of doxyPEP.
The increase follows a previously documented 222% surge from 2016 to 2022.
Nearly half of the AMR-related deaths were in children in Southeast Asia and Africa.
In other developments, Indiana reported its first case of the year and Colorado reported its second infection.
A randomized trial finds that a 6- to 9-month regimen of bedaquiline, delamanid, linezolid, and clofazimine worked better in pre-XDR TB patients with limited disease.
