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Deadly heart attacks are more common on a Monday

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239 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 06 Jun 23 13:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.228s | source
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PreInternet01 ◴[06 Jun 23 13:59 UTC] No.36212892[source]▶
Alternate theory: most deadly heart attacks are reported on a Monday, because that's when the admin assistant tasked with doing the paperwork gets around to clearing out the backlog. And since most reports don't include the actual time of death, Monday 08:02 it will be...
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1. pc86 ◴[06 Jun 23 14:30 UTC] No.36213362[source]▶
Do you honestly think people on dying on a Saturday and it's being logged as a Monday morning death because of the admin assistant? That's insane, and has no basis in reality.