Gout drug cuts coronavirus patient hospital stay and need for oxygen, small study suggests – Yahoo Lifestyle Australia

Reducing the time a patient spends in hospital helps save healthcare costs and free up beds. (Posed by a model, Getty Images)
A gout drug may cut short the hospital stay of coronavirus patients, as well as reducing their need for oxygen, research suggests.
The roll-out of long-awaited coronavirus vaccines gives hope for the future. With not everyone able to be immunised, or responding well to the jabs, treatments that fight the infections complications remain important.
The drug colchicine helps…

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