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Doctors say damage seen in deceased coronavirus patients ‘not consistent with typical heart muscle inflammation patterns.’ NEW ORLEANS — It’s become quite evident the past few months that COVID-19 can have an adverse effect on the heart. Still, scientists and doctors are still struggling to fully understand the relationship between COVID-19 and heart health. Now, a series of autopsies performed by Louisiana State University pathologists yield some unusual observations. The team at LSU says that the damage done to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is not consistent with typical heart muscle inflammation patterns seen with myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation). Instead, the observed pattern of cell death is quite unique, and spread across scattered, individual heart muscle cells. “...

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Montana state health officials reported two additional deaths and 104 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map. The state death toll now stands at 42. One of the new deaths was reported in Yellowstone County. Here's the full press release from RiverStone Health: Another COVID-19 related death occurred Tuesday in Yellowstone County. RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health department, reports that a man in his 60s passed away Tuesday at his home. To protect the privacy of the deceased and his family, RiverStone Health will release no further information. This most recent death in Yellowstone County is reflected on today’s state COVID-19 tracking map. This man’s death brings the county’s total deaths related to COVID-19 to 19. “Th...

I’m a grown woman and I’ve never eaten sushi. I’ve never tasted avocado or grapefruit or chicken wings or pickles or yogurt and, not to rock your world, but I’ve never had a cup of coffee. In fact, the list of foods I’ve never eaten is far, far longer than the list of those I have. For most of my life, I had no idea why the thought of eating many foods would make me gag. I knew I wasn’t a garden-variety picky eater, but until very recently, I wasn’t aware that there was a name for it. Now I know better. I have ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder), an eating disorder that used to be called SED (selective eating disorder). In simple terms, it’s a food phobia in which swallowing certain foods, or even thinking of swallowing them, leads to undesirable outcomes like the thro...