Superstorm Sandy ripped houses from their foundations, reshaped the Jersey Shore and shuttered countless businesses in October 2012, but now researchers at Rutgers University tell of another devastating consequence: It increased the rate of heart attacks and stroke among people grappling with the disaster, leading to many additional deaths. In one of the first studies of…
Posted: December 13th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care, Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth County, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: Heart Attack, Hurricane Sandy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, Stroke, Superstorm Sandy | Comments Off on Study finds dramatic jump in heart attacks after Superstorm Sandy struck