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People with Parkinson’s disease have a higher risk of dying from COVID-19 – Science Daily
A new database analysis of approximately 80,000 patients shows that people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a 30 percent higher death rate from COVID-19 than …
A new study of approximately 80,000 patients shows that people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a 30% higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than people without the neurodegenerative condition.The new analysis conducted by researchers with University of Iowa Health Care based on patient data in the TriNetX COVID-19 research network suggests that Parkinson’s disease is an independent risk factor for dying from COVID-19.
The UI research team led by neurologists Qiang Zhang, MD, and Nandakumar Naray…
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