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Is this the death blow to a major anti-vax theory? Landmark 20-year study finds sudden cardiac deaths in athletes have fallen – despite claims Covid jabs fuelled a rise

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Cardiologists have hailed a ‘landmark’ and ‘reassuring’ study showing no spike in sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes.

Debunking a major claim peddled by anti-vaxxers in the wake of Covid, scientists discovered such cases have actually fallen after examining 20 years of US college sports.

Deaths remained stable even during the pandemic, they claimed, with rates having plunged by about 29 per cent every five years. 

Academics credited the drop to more effective and frequent screening systems for heart conditions

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Experts say TOWIE icons have fuelled the trend for cut-price cosmetic surgery abroad

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Reality TV shows such as The Only Way Is Essex have fuelled the trend for getting cosmetic surgery abroad, experts claim.

TOWIE’s star-studded cast, hugely influential among younger crowds, are famed for their pearly white teeth and curvy figures.

Some such as Lauren Goodger, Dani Imbert and Yazmin Oukhellou have undergone BBLs or lipo and publicly shared their results with their thousands of impressionable fans. 

But apparent ‘celeb endorsements’ of cosmetic surgery can trivialise the serious risk and ongoing costs

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