Coronavirus symptoms will be somewhat minor for most people, but some patients will experience a more severe version of COVID-19 that can lead to respiratory complications and potentially death. Researchers have studied sections of the human genome from COVID-19 patients and compared it to healthy people. The scientists identified two spots that contain genes that…
Widely used drugs to control high blood pressure may help protect against severe Covid-19, a new study found, allaying concerns that they could make the illness caused by the coronavirus worse.Overall, patients with high blood pressure did have twice the risk of death and were more likely to need mechanical ventilation to help them breathe…
By Saumya Joseph(Reuters) - Widely used drugs to control high blood pressure may help protect against severe COVID-19, a new study found, allaying concerns that they could make the illness caused by the coronavirus worse.Overall, patients with high blood pressure did have twice the risk of death and were more likely to need mechanical ventilation…
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