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Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation is a safe, effective alternative to traditional pulmonary rehabilitation programs for people ...

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An autopsy confirms the cause of Hackman's death was heart disease. He was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s and may have ...

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Actor Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died after contracting Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a New Mexico medical examiner announced last month. Hackman and Arakawa, 65, were found dead in ...