Post #2056505
2026-05-05 21:49 UTC
RE: https://flipboard.com/@ctvnews/top-stories-19khdp21z/-/a-8lqjAbx5QqiAg4mzkEpV2A%3Aa%3A2823982346-%2F0
The drop in heart disease we saw in the latter half of the 20th century turned out to be the people who survived the 1918 "Spanish" flu epidemic dying off, but this recent rise in heart problems in younger people is a complete mystery...
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@jeneralist@mstdn.science 2026-05-06 00:44
@giflian@techhub.social This is the first I'm hearing of the link to the 1918 flu. Could you point me towards more info?
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@pinskia@hachyderm.io 2026-05-06 02:05
@giflian@techhub.social long covid?
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@WiteWulf@cyberplace.social 2026-05-06 06:27
@giflian@techhub.social I’d not heard that about the Spanish Flu and heart disease before. I wonder if/what we’ll see relating to Covid in the late 21st? 🤔