Stories Related to Where A Sore Throat Becomes A Death Sentence

DENISE GRADY, NY Times: Health
Sun, 09/16/2018 - 12:00am

Once a year, doctors travel to Rwanda to perform lifesaving surgery on people with damaged heart valves — a disease caused by untreated strep throat.

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