CDC Foundation Launches New Public-Private Coalition for National Campaign to Confront Nation's #1 Killer
ATLANTA, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 has exposed public health vulnerabilities through its connection to underlying medical conditions—chief among these is cardiovascular disease, which remains the leading cause of death in the United States even during the pandemic. There is a relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease: deaths from heart disease and stroke have increased during the pandemic, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Furthermore, the potential long-term effects of COVID-19 on cardiovascular disease are unknown at this...