The incidence of nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York City was three times higher during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the same period the year before, which researchers who published a study late last week in JAMA Cardiology say points to a need for more effective healthcare outreach amid crises.The findings of a separate study, published today in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, highlight the importance of seeking emergency care amid the pandemic, with emergency department (ED) visits down 23% for heart attack, 20% for stroke, and 10% for critically high blood glucose levels from Mar 15 to May 23 from the previous 10 weeks.Tripling of