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                                        NIH supported study shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can damage the heart without directly infecting heart tissue SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a National Institutes of Health-supported study has found. The research, published in the journal Circulation...
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              October 20, 2021|
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    NHLBI Director Dr. Gary H. Gibbons was interviewed by Princeton University Alumni magazine for an Alumni Spotlight.
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	Directores del NHLBI y NIMHD llaman a las minorías a actuar contra la COVID-19
	

    Dos líderes de los NIH llaman a sus comunidades a buscar de información verídica de fuentes confiables y promover la confianza en la ciencia para acabar con la COVID-19.
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	NHLBI and NIMHD directors to communities of color: To stop COVID-19, identify trusted community leaders; squash misinformation; build trust in science
	

    As the toll of illness and death from COVID-19 keeps rising across the country and continues to disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities, two NIH leaders are calling on their communities to get the facts and help build trust in science to turn the tide of the pandemic.
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	NHLBI Director addresses racial disparities in COVID-19 testing data, infections
	

    Data shows that African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans are disproportionally affected by COVID-19, both in rate of infections and deaths, and in the severity of disease.
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