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Have we over estimated the deadliness of covid? So doctors seem to think so.Is the cure worse than the disease?The GREEN GROCER—the ultimate cure.A recent article and study by John Hopkin's University demonstrates that COVID 19 has not attributed at any excessive deaths in Americ ...  Show more

At the end of January, long before the world understood that seemingly healthy people could spread the coronavirus, a doctor in Germany tried to sound the alarm. Today, we look at why that warning was unwelcome.

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Könnte das eine Sepsis sein? Oft keimt der Verdacht zu spät auf – und so stirbt rein rechnerisch alle sieben Minuten in Deutschland ein Mensch an den Folgen einer Blutvergiftung. Auch außerhalb der Klinik sollte man die Sepsis deshalb immer auf dem Schirm haben: Prof. Dr. Michael ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD

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