• solrize@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    There’s an MD whose stuff I read sometimes, who says he is seeing a way unexpected number of heart problems in younger people since the pandemic started, because of heart damage done by the virus.

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      But the article says young people heart failures are rising because of being overworked and using drugs to keep up. Sure COVID did damage but mostly the system has failed them.

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        In rural America, it’s much harder to get fresh produce, but there’s usually a Dollar General not too far away full of processed food. I’m sure that also doesn’t help.