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Certain high blood pressure medications may help reduce the severity of disease and mortality rates for those infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study published in the journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports.Researchers from the University of East Anglia looked at 19 studies in the meta-analysis involving approximately 28,000 patients who took antihypertension medications such as Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors…

Medication for high blood pressure lowers the risk of becoming seriously ill or dying from Covid-19 by one third, a study suggests.  Researchers from the University of East Anglia studied 28,000 patients taking antihypertensives, a class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure.  They found that the risk of severe Covid-19 illness and death…

Share on PinterestJames Hindley, Ph.D. (pictured standing) is part of a group developing a new T cell test.Image credit: James Hindley, Ph.D. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, scientists across disciplines and geographical locations have collaborated in unprecedented ways. The speed at which diagnostic tests went from conception to reality was astounding, as were the global…

thrombus (blood clot) for a variety of reasons. Some blood clots, such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is in a deep vein, can be life threatening. A thrombosis occurring in the coronary artery can interrupt blood flow to the heart, resulting in a heart attack. In situations such as this, doctors must administer rapid…

How severe a case of coronavirus a person will develop may depend on five indicators found in the blood called biomarkers, according to researchers at George Washington University.The biomarkers were associated with higher chances of deterioration from COVID-19 and death, according to a news release from the university. The authors of the study, published in Future…