The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has demonstrated the severe impact of infectious diseases on global society, politics, and economies. To mitigate future pandemics, preemptive measures for effectively managing infection outbreaks are essential. In this…
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Response to the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic required the unprecedented, rapid activation of the COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) representing hundreds of sites conducting vaccine clinical trials. The CoVPN Volunteer Screening Registry (VSR) collected participant information, distributed…
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The White House has replaced a federal website that provided information about COVID-19 with a web page titled “Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19” that cites the controversial theory that the virus was…
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Understanding the factors associated with persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection is critical to improving long-term health outcomes. Using a wearable-derived behavioral and physiological dataset (n = 20,815), we identified individuals characterized by self-reported persistent fatigue and…
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Background: The use of digital interventions by patients for remote monitoring and management of health and disease is increasing. This observational study examined the feasibility, use, and safety of a digital smartphone app for…
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Integral Molecular, a company that develops vaccines and therapeutics, announced a five-year $8 million contract from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).The funding will be used to…
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Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as Long-COVID, encompasses a variety of complex and varied outcomes following COVID-19 infection that are still poorly understood. We clustered over 600 million condition diagnoses from…
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To better understand the impact of Long COVID on an individual, we explored changes in daily wearable data (step count, resting heart rate (RHR), and sleep quantity) for up to one year in individuals…
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The NIH-backed study exposes how COVID-19 induces heart damage via inflammation rather than direct infection. Investigating SARS-CoV-2-associated ARDS, researchers find cardiac macrophage dysregulation, irrespective of viral presence. They discern that severe lung inflammation alone…
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Daily routines, including in-person school and extracurricular activities, are important for maintaining healthy physical activity and sleep habits in children. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted daily routines as in-person school and activities closed to…
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