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COVID-19 and underlying conditions: Why symptoms may be more severe for people with chronic disease.
COVID-19 and underlying conditions: Why symptoms may be more severe for people with chronic disease.
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27 minutes
Released:
May 6, 2020
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Podcast episode
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People who have diabetes, a heart condition, cancer, kidney disease or other underlying condition are impacted more severely if they contract the coronavirus. Harvard Medical School endocrinologist Dr. Enrique Caballero explains why. Dr. Caballero is on the staff of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the director of diabetes education in the post-graduate medical education department at Harvard Medical School.
Released:
May 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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