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Autopsies revive in pandemic era at New York hospitals
New York doctors credit autopsies with revealing COVID-19’s multi organ effects and guiding treatments. Pathologists say early postmortems showed the virus affects beyond the lungs and informed use of blood thinners and ventilator decisions, despite autopsy rates dropping from about 50 percent in 1950 to 5 11 percent today.
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Amy Rapkiewicz
NYU Langone Hospital
Mineola
N.Y
New York
U.S
Louisiana State University
Richard Vander Heide