Rising heart infections tied to US opioid epidemic

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(Reuters Health) - As the opioid epidemic continues in the U.S., more cases of an infection that damages the heart are being seen, researchers ...

- As the opioid epidemic continues in the U.S., more cases of an infection that damages the heart are being seen, researchers say.

"Patients affected are vulnerable: they are young, have low income and commonly have other serious infections," he told Reuters Health by email."They need help." "Infective endocarditis related to substance abuse is a nationwide epidemic," Harb said."Nationwide public health measures and multidisciplinary teams are needed to address this rapidly growing nationwide problem."

 

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