January 2023

Virus damages heart muscle, causing congestive heart failure

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column on longhaul effects in COVID compared to the flu. About 14 years ago, a young neighbor caught some kind of virus. His wife said he was never the same after that. He was in his mid-40s. There were several fundraisers in the area to try to raise money for the young family. He needed a heart transplant and was put on a waiting list. His cardiologist wrote an article for the local paper explaining that many people suffer heart damage from the flu and other viruses. The doctor was trying to explain that not everyone with heart disease made poor health decisions such as smoking.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City’s Madison Square Garden and other sports venues would be barred from refusing entry to perceived enemies of their owners under a bill introduced to the state Legislature Monday.

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BETTY NELL BELCHER

1932-2023 Betty Nell Belcher of McKinney, Texas passed away January 26, 2023 at the age of 90. She was born on October 30, 1932 to Dennis Pate and Inez (Doremus) Pate in Blue Ridge, Texas.

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RALPH DALE ROSS

1936-2023 Ralph Dale Ross 86, of Denison, Texas passed away January 23, 2023. He was born November 10, 1936, at Havana, Kansas to William Cleon and Laura Marie Davis Ross.

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