How Many More Will Die From Fear of the Coronavirus?

New York Times op-ed by Cleveland Clinic CEO, President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., and Mayo Clinic President, CEO Gianrico Farrugia, M.D.

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Drs. Mihaljevic and Farrugia point to “sizable decreases” in new cancer diagnoses (45 percent) and reports of heart attacks (38 percent) and strokes (30 percent).

“To prevent further harm, people with serious, complex and acute illnesses must now return to the doctor for care,” they write, adding, “The novel coronavirus will not go away soon, but its systemic side effects of fear and deferred care must.”

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