Heart Hospitalizations May Spike Days After Snowstorms Pass

Heart Hospitalizations May Spike Days After Snowstorms Pass
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Hospitalizations for heart problems may drop the day of a major snowstorm then climb above average in the aftermath, a U.S. study suggests. 

Over five winters in Boston, Massachusetts, researchers found that admissions for health issues like abnormal heart rhythm and heart attacks were 32 percent lower on the day of a major storm than on days without snow.



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