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Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) is Real

By Dr. Paul Aijian

Mar 13, 2024
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Every week or so, someone tells me the story of a person who just “died suddenly,” without any warning or significant past medical history. The other day, it was a middle-aged person, in good physical condition, who died suddenly while doing a swimming workout. Today, the news is that a 33-year-old healthy Canadian man, who had advocated putting unvaxed…

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