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People still delaying treatment for potentially life-threatening conditions

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People still delaying treatment for potentially life-threatening conditions
People still delaying treatment for potentially life-threatening conditions

When the pandemic began people were told to avoid the emergency room and to cancel elective procedures, but now that the peak is behind us, doctors are sounding a new alarm: People are still delaying treatment for potentially life-threatening conditions.

KATIE: HOSPITALS IN BOSTON AREBUSY WITH PATIENTS SEEKINGTREATMENT FOR COVID -19BUT RESEARCHERS ARE REPORTINGLOWER THAN AVERAGE NUMBERS OFPATIENTS WITH OTHER POTENTIALLYLIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES LIKEHEART ATTACK, STROKE, ANDCANCER.

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