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In March and April of 2020, mortality rates from (clockwise from top left) heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and stroke spiked in states that also had the most COVID-19 deaths: Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York -- particularly New York City -- and Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of JAMA)

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