Health
Blood pressure medication may improve Covid-19 survival rates – study – BreakingNews.ie
Researchers found the risk of severe Covid-19 illness and death was reduced for patients with high blood pressure who were taking the medication.
Medication for high blood pressure could improve Covid-19 survival rates and reduce the severity of infection in patients with high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Researchers studied 28,000 patients taking antihypertensives, a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure).
They found that the risk of severe Covid-19 illness and death was reduced for patients with high blood pressure who were taking Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or Angiotensin…
-
General16 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
Noosa News23 hours agoBarn-owl project reducing farmers’ reliance on poison to manage rats and mice
-
Noosa News20 hours agoSouth-west Queensland highway closed after truck carrying oxygen cylinders catches fire
-
Noosa News15 hours agoWoman airlifted to Brisbane hospital after big cat mauling at south-east Queensland zoo near Toowoomba