After a brief dip in March 2020, the proportion of people who received one or more inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions returned to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021.
Wastewater COVID detections declined to the minimal level and are highest in the Midwest.
Nearly half of all physically able vaccine seekers (47%) could walk to COVID-19 vaccination sites within 15 minutes, and 87% could do so within 60 minutes.
A total of 19% of adults with diabetes reported a functional limitation with an onset after 2020, compared to 13% of adults without diabetes.
Women aged 40 to 64 years experienced increases of 33.3% to 56.0% in serious alcohol complication episodes in 10 of the 18 months.
Median total sperm count and concentration, total sperm motility and progressive motility were significantly lower after infection, and the promotion of immobile sperm was higher.
Outpatient visits for flulike illness is below the national baseline for the first time since October.
US policymakers need to target their distribution approach to providing access to life-saving medical supplies in shortage, the authors say.
The test-to-stay strategy avoided an estimated 7 to 20 days of quarantine per child, with no significant increase in infections.
Spanish-speaking Hispanic women had the highest self-reported rate of any COVID-19 vaccination.
Physicians with the largest proportion of unvaccinated patients were more likely to be male.
With the drop in flu activity gaining momentum, several parts of the US are now below their regional baselines.
Patients in the neurologic cohort were more likely to die post-discharge compared to controls.
By day 29 of the trial, 11.2% in the remdesivir group and 11.3% in the control group had an adverse cardiac event.
Of US measles cases, 59% weren't vaccinated and immunization status wasn't known for 24%.
Flu levels trended downward for the second straight week, as markers for COVID and RSV continue steady drops.
Multiple sclerosis was associated with a 7-times-greater rate of COVID-19 hospitalization and quadruple the risk of death.
The new version offers longer shelf-life advantages and paves the way for a flu-COVID combo vaccine.
Of those who had long COVID, 61% had been hospitalized after contracting the virus.
The results suggest that waning SARS-CoV-2 immunity levels over time can lead to reinfections and a new pandemic wave, the authors say.
Patients also had a significantly lower rate of early-stage cancer and a significantly higher rate of advanced tumors.
The pre-exposure treatment is indicated for adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe immunocompromising conditions.
Advice includes optimizing HVAC systems and other steps to improve air quality and circulation.
The prevalence varied from 5% in men who had COVID-19, to 15% among the unemployed.
Flu indicators declined last week, as COVID wastewater detections declined to the low level.