If you're in need of a silver lining about 2020, look no further than cardiologist DR. ANAND CHOCKALINGAM's take on the effects of COVID-19 on heart health. He says emergency calls for heart attack victims have actually gone down; he believes that's because people's daily stress levels have gone down due to the ongoing hold placed on life as we know it. November 13, 2020
Paul Pepper: Dr. Anand Chockalingam, Truman Veterans' Hospital, "COVID and Cardiology"
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