Declines were seen in the domains of executive function and memory, while language was unaffected.
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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Vaccines averted the highest rate of deaths during the Delta period, with 68% of deaths averted.
A retrospective analysis of hospitalized VA patients finds that prior flu or RSV infection more than doubled the odds of subsequent Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
Emphasizing shared clinical decision-making with providers, the CDC now says healthy children ages 6 to 17 "may" receive COVID vaccination if a parent or guardian wants it.
Neutralizing antibodies tested 90 days after infection were greater in participants who had been vaccinated before their variant infections than in those who had been vaccine-naive.
Preschool-aged children were more likely to have a dry cough and daytime tiredness or low energy.
The increase in activity is seen in the Western Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Mediterranean regions.
Yet less than one third of patients received antiviral drugs, perhaps owing to provider concerns about drug-related adverse effects or drug-drug interactions.
Experts say illnesses don't seem more severe and more studies are needed to further assess the risk of antibody escape.
This is the first H5N1 human case reported in mainland China since July 2024.
The move comes just 1 week after the FDA announced that the vaccine would now be offered only to adults 65 years and older or those with underlying conditions.
