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A healthcare employee prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring, Maryland on November 21, 2022. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Heart problems from vaccines are rare

Matthew Rozsa
Young man suffering from heart attack (Getty Images/mdaffodil/500px)

Why youth heart attack rates are rising

Matthew Rozsa
Damar Hamlin #3 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a play against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Highmark Stadium on October 9, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

Football's big problem is ... football

Irvin Muchnick
Kaiir Elam #24 and Taiwan Jones #25 of the Buffalo Bills wave flags in support of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin at Highmark Stadium on January 08, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

Football's way-too-rapid recovery

Irvin Muchnick
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Tre'Davious White (left) and Mitch Morse of the Buffalo Bills react to teammate Damar Hamlin collapsing after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Jan. 2, 2023. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Media responsibility on Damar Hamlin

Nicole Kraft - The Conversation
Damar Hamlin #3 of the Buffalo Bills walks through a tunnel during pregame against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field on November 20, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Damar Hamlin: Time to defund football

Irvin Muchnick
Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)

What happened to Damar Hamlin?

Matthew Rozsa
Buffalo Bills players react after teammate Damar Hamlin was injured against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium on January 02, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

Anti-vaxxers target NFL player collapse

Igor Derysh
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