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How many people have A-Fib? Three times more than we thought

How many people have A-Fib? Three times more than we thought

Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5% of the population, or 10.5 million U.S. adults, according to new estimates from UC San Francisco.

Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease

Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease

The decrease could mark the first time in five years that Latinos haven’t accounted for the largest number of new cases, leading to cautious optimism that the millions of dollars the city has spent to remedy the troubling disparity is working.