A meta-analysis of 155 observational studies ties influenza, COVID-19, hepatitis C, and herpes zoster (shingles) to a dramatically higher risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke in the weeks after infection, and viruses that linger in the body (eg, HIV) can raise long-term risk. A University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) researcher led the study, a …
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