Health
Staying on usual drugs helps hypertension patients survive Covid-19 – study – The Guardian
Findings contradict earlier fears that pills for high blood pressure could worsen disease
Blood pressure medicine improves survival rates from Covid-19 in people with hypertension, according to research that contradicts earlier fears the pills could make the disease worse.
The risk of critical illness or death from Covid for people with high blood pressure was found to be significantly lower if they were taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB).
Researchers from the Norwich medical school at the University of East Anglia (UEA) l…
-
Business17 hours agoBroker names 2 small cap ASX shares to buy for big returns
-
Noosa News23 hours agoQueenslanders not out of the woods as more storms, heatwave conditions to continue after horror three days
-
Noosa News17 hours agoYear 12 student from Wellington Point State High School dies four days before graduation
-
Business24 hours agoWhy EOS shares could rise 75% in just a year