How to avoid blood clots in COVID-19
It seems like every week new data comes out about blood clots in patients with COVID-19.
Thrombosis puts someone hospitalized for COVID-19 more at risk...
COVID-19 blood flow changes may cause ‘brain fog,’ depression
In a new study, researchers found that blood vessel damage and impaired oxygen delivery related to COVID-19 play a role in mood changes and...
This common diabetes drug may lower death risk in COVID-19
Metformin is an established, generic medication for managing blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
It also reduces inflammation proteins like TNF-alpha that...
A new method to predict which COVID-19 patients will get worse
In a recent study from Michigan Medicine, researchers developed an algorithm to predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to quickly deteriorate while hospitalized.
The study...
6 ways to manage COVID-19 depression
Depression is increasing in the United States, in no small part due to COVID-19.
According to recent reports, depressive symptoms are at least three times...
This heart drug may help treat COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that a federally approved heart medication could interfere with SARS-CoV-2 entry into the human cell host.
The medication bepridil,...
What to expect post-COVID-19-vaccine
What if it makes me sick? What if it doesn’t work? How long will it protect me?
For some people, anxiety over what may happen...
1 in 5 COVID-19 patients with diabetes dies, study finds
In a new study, researchers analyzed the outcomes of patients with diabetes admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
They found that one in five patients die...
Why does L.A. have so many COVID-19 cases?
Despite a leveling off of the COVID spike in Los Angeles in recent weeks, the city's death toll continues to rise.
It's left people around...
Scientists find two-drug combo that treats COVID-19 effectively
In a recent study at the University of Nebraska and elsewhere, researchers found that a combination of baricitinib, an anti-inflammatory drug, and remdesivir, an...