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Covid-19 and rising cases of heart attacks; link EXPLAINED Various studies have shown a long-term, substantial rise in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. According to doctors, young people in their 20s and 30s, who lack risk factors, like diabetes and obesity are being diagnosed with blocked arteries. Read on to know the possible factors behind these. MSN

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COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, studies suggest CIDRAP

Two new studies suggest that COVID-19 Omicron variant infection is deadlier than influenza, with one finding that US veterans hospitalized with Omicron in fall and winter 2022-23 died at a 61% higher rate than hospitalized flu patients, and the other revealing that Israeli adults hospitalized with flu were 55% less likely to die within 30 days than those admitted for Omicron in the 2021-22 flu season.

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Study: US COVID-19 Outcomes Tied to State Characteristics and Policies Numbers of deaths and infections from COVID-19 varied up to almost 4-fold across the 50 states, even when factors like age and comorbidities were taken into account, according to an analysis of outcomes between January 1, 2020, and July 31, 2022. JAMA_current

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