Covid phobia keeping people with heart symptoms away from ERs

Many patients with heart problems are staying away from ERs over fears of contracting the virus, and the trend has many cardiologists worried that delays in getting treatment might cause a second wave of deaths among cardiac patients that are not directly related to Covid-19. A survey released earlier this month showed that 40% fewer heart attacks are being treated at hospitals. And it's not just heart patients who are putting off seeking care — physicians are also reporting seeing fewer stroke and appendicitis patients. STAT contributor Usha Lee McFarling has more here.

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